Child
Safeguarding Risk Assessment
(of
any potential harm)
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List of School Activities
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Risk Level
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The School has identified
the following Risk of Harm
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The School has
the following Procedures in place to address risk identified in this
assessment
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Training of school personnel in
Child Protection matters
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High
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Harm not recognised or reported
promptly
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Child Safeguarding Statement &
DES procedures made available to all staff
DLP& DDLP to attend PDST face to
face training
All Staff to view PDST training
module
BOM records all records of staff and
board training
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One to one teaching
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Med
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Harm by school personnel
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Open door policy
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Care of Children with special needs,
including intimate care needs
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High
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Harm by school personnel
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Policy on intimate care
Physical Contact form
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Toilet areas
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High
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Inappropriate behaviour
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Usage and supervision policy
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First Aid
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High
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Inappropriate behaviour
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Two children present, Self-care
encouraged, first aid bag easily accessible for teacher on yard, key for
defibrillator in bag, staff training
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Curricular Provision in respect of
SPHE, RSE, Stay safe.
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Med
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Non-teaching of same
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School implements SPHE, RSE, Stay
Safe in full
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LGBT Children/Pupils perceived to be
LGBT
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Low
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Bullying
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Anti-Bullying Policy
Code of Behaviour
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Daily arrival
and dismissal of pupils
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Med
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Harm from older pupils, unknown
adults on the playground
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Supervision provided in the morning
from 9.10-9.20
Dismissal supervised by the
principal
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Sports Coaches
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Med
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Harm to pupils
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Class teacher present
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Recreation
breaks for pupils
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High
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Inappropriate behaviour, bullying,
physical injuries
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Adequate supervision at yard times
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Classroom
teaching
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Med
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Inappropriate behaviour, potential
harm to students and teacher
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Availing of PDST training on Child
Protection, implementing the SPHE curriculum in full
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Outdoor teaching
activities
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High
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Unknown adults, unfamiliar area,
potential inadequate supervision
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Two members of staff present when
outside school grounds
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Sporting
Activities
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High
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Harm to children, unknown adults
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Parents to change younger children
where necessary, adequate supervision
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Football
Training after School
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High
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Harm to children
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Two members of staff on school
grounds, Children protection trained school personnel
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School outings
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High
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Unknown adults, unfamiliar area,
potential inadequate supervision
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Pre-planning trip, parental consent,
adequate supervision
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Annual Sports
Day
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High
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Unknown adults, unfamiliar area
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Teacher to accompany children to
toilet facilities in pairs or small groups, pre-planning trip
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Use of off-site
facilities for school activities
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High
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Unknown adults, unfamiliar area,
potential inadequate supervision
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Pre-planning trip, adequate
supervision
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School transport
arrangements for tours
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High
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Inappropriate behaviour, bullying,
harm to children
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Request proof of Garda-Vetting from
drivers, supervision by teachers
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Daily school
transport
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High
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Inappropriate behaviour, bullying,
harm to children
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SPHE curriculum, liaise with bus
drivers regarding any concerns
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Administration
of Medicine
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High
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Harm to pupil
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Medication only administered by SNA,
open door policy, parental consent
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Prevention and
dealing with bullying amongst pupils
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Med
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Harm to pupil, bullying
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Implementation of SPHE curriculum,
anti-bullying policy, code of behaviour, adequate supervision on yard
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Use of external
personnel to supplement curriculum
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Low
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Inappropriate behaviour, harm to
pupils
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Class teacher present at all times
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Recruitment of
school personnel including -
·
Teachers
·
SNA’s
·
Caretaker/Secretary/Cleaners
·
Sports
coaches
·
External
Tutors/Guest Speakers
·
Volunteers/Parents
in school activities
·
Visitors/contractors
present in school during school hours
·
Visitors/contractors
present during after school activities
·
TY
students
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High
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Harm not recognised or properly or
promptly reported
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Child Safeguarding Statement &
DES procedures made available to all staff
Staff to view online training
offered by PDST
Vetting Procedures
Parent/volunteer will not be left
alone in classroom with individual children
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Use of
Information and Communication Technology by pupils in school
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High
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Viewing inappropriate content
Bullying
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ICT policy
Anti-Bullying Policy
Code of Behaviour
School broadband filtering system in
place
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Application of
sanctions under the school’s Code of Behaviour including suspension
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Med
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Harm not recognised or reported
promptly
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Implementing school’s Code of
Behaviour and anti-bullying policy
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Student teachers
undertaking training placement in school
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Low
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Harm to pupils
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Class teacher present, student Garda
Vetted, training in colleges on child protection, student given copy of Child
Protection and relevant policies
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Use of
video/photography/other media to record school events
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High
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Inappropriate dissemination of
images or videos
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School photographs/videos to be
taken on school tablets only, and photos will be deleted as soon as uploaded
onto blog
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Laptops being
used inappropriately by school personnel
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High
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Children inadvertently seeing
inappropriate images/videos
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Statement signed by all school
personnel that laptops will be used for school related matters only
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Important Note:
It should be noted that risk in the context of this risk assessment is
the risk of “harm” as defined in the Children First Act 2015 and not general
health and safety risk. The definition
of harm is set out in Chapter 4 of the Child
Protection Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools 2017
In
undertaking this risk assessment, the board of management has endeavoured to
identify as far as possible the risks of harm that are relevant to this school
and to ensure that adequate procedures are in place to manage all risks
identified. While it is not possible to
foresee and remove all risk of harm, the school has in place the procedures
listed in this risk assessment to manage and reduce risk to the greatest
possible extent.
This
risk assessment has been completed by the Board of Management on 11/03/18.
It will be reviewed as part of the school’s annual review of its Child
Safeguarding Statement.
Signed
_____________________________________ Date ________________
Chairperson,
Board of Management
Signed
_____________________________________ Date ________________
Principal/Secretary
to the Board of Management
