Safeguarding

"Pastoral care is concerned with prompting pupils' personal and social development and fostering positive attitudes; through the quality of teaching and learning; through the nature of relationships amongst pupils, teachers and other adults in the school; through arrangements for monitoring pupils' overall progress, academic, personal and social through specific pastoral structures and support systems; and through extra-curricular activities and the school ethos. Pastoral care, accordingly should help a school to achieve success" (DES, 1989). 

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Structure & Responsibilities

All members of staff have responsibilities for the general welfare of pupils. In addition, a formal pastoral structure exists to care for pupils in particular ways. 

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Mr Osborne is responsible for coordinating the system of pastoral care throughout the school. 

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The management of the school will support class teachers in their efforts to achieve the aims of the Pastoral Care Policy, as required by the DENI. They will assist the pastoral care coordinator to mentor and evaluate the effectiveness of the policy. 

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Coorindating includes: Liaising with teachers, parents and external support agencies; Attending relevant INSET; Coordinating the provision of school based INSET; Acting as the designated teacher for the investigation of claims of child abuse. 

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If you have a concern...

Operation Encompass

Our school has been given the opportunity to take part in a project that will run jointly between schools and our local PSNI. 

Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools, prior to the start of the next school day, when a child has experience any domestic abuse.

Operation Encompass will ensure that a member of staff (Designated Teacher) known as a Key Adult, is trained to allow them to liaise with the police and use the information that has been shared, in confidence, while ensuring that the school is able to make provision for possible difficulties experience by children, or their families, who have experienced a domestic abuse incident.

We are keen to offer the best support possible to all our pupils and we believe this will be extremely beneficial for all those involved. 

You can find out more about Operation Encompass on the dedicated website.

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