CHILD SAFETY / CHILD PROTECTION 

All educational establishments are service that must take positive steps
to help children protect themselves by ensuring that programmes of
health and personal safety are central to the curriculum. They should
have in place a curriculum that ensures that children have a clear
understanding of the difference between appropriate and inappropriate
behaviour on the part of another person, no matter who.

As with other areas of the curriculum, you will be kept informed of the
health and personal safety programme for your child’s establishment.

Schools, establishments and services must create and maintain a positive
ethos and climate which actively promotes child welfare and a safe
environment by:

. ensuring that children are respected and listened to
 

. ensuring that programmes of health and personal safety are
central to the curriculum

. ensuring that staff are aware of child protection issues and
procedures

. establishing and maintaining close working relationships and
arrangements with all other agencies to make sure that
professionals collaborate effectively in protecting children.

Should a member of staff have concerns regarding the welfare or safety
of any child they must report these concerns to the head of
establishment using the Record of Concern Alert form. The head, or the
person deputising for the head, after judging that there may be grounds
for concern regarding the welfare of safety of any pupil must then
immediately advise the duty social worker at the local social work
services area office of the circumstances.