All educational establishments and services must take positive steps to help children and young people protect themselves by ensuring that programmes of health and personal safety are central to the curriculum and should have in place a curriculum that ensures that children/ young people 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, parents/carers will be kept informed of the health and personal safety programme for their child/ young person’s establishment.

Educational establishments and services must create and maintain a positive ethos and climate which actively promotes children and young people’s welfare and a safe environment by:

· Ensuring that children and young people 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 welfare & safety and 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 and young people

Should any member of staff have concerns regarding the welfare or safety of any child or young person they must report these concerns to the head of the establishment.  The Head, or the person deputising for the Head, after judging that there may be grounds for concern regarding the welfare or safety of any child or young person must then immediately advise social work services of these concerns.

At Sandwood we are committed to the care and welfare of all our pupils.  We aim to take a pro-active approach in developing a positive ethos, where the children feel safe, happy and secure.

We aim to provide an atmosphere in the classroom in which every child is valued and aim to allow a variety of opportunities for discussion of thoughts and feeling and will do so particularly through the curricular area of PSE.  The Head Teacher is the member of staff with responsibility for child protection and will act in accordance with the Education Authority’s Management Circular, however all staff play an important role in the protection of children.

CHILD PROTECTION PROCEUDRES

http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/CA9917BA-DBD9-42BF-8023-22D29D26F1FD/0/MC57App_0109.PDF

The Named Person

GIRFEC stands for ‘Getting It Right For Every Child’.  This is the Scottish Government-led approach to making sure that all our children and young people – and their parents or carers – can get help and support when needed from birth through to age 18 (or beyond if still in school).

The vast majority of Scotland’s children and young people get the love and support they need from within their families and their wider, local communities. But even the most loving and caring families can sometimes need extra support. The GIRFEC approach aims to make it as easy as possible for any child or young person (and their parents) to get that help or support when they need it.

 To access support when needed, part 4 of the Children and Young People Act (Scotland) 2014, states that every child in Scotland has a Named Person, as a single point of contact. This Named Person has a responsibility to provide help and support when asked and can draw together other services if needed, co-ordinating help for the child or parents.  

The Named Person in Sandwood Primary School is Mrs Donnelly, Head Teacher

The School’s Additional Support Needs, Teaching & Learning  Coordinator is  Mrs Wallis, Depute Head Teacher.

Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you want to speak with your child’s Named Person.