Parents
Committee
On Behalf of
Board of Management
HOLY FAMILY
N.S.
RATHMORE
JUVENILE TABLE QUIZ
3rd & 4th
Classes
5th & 6th
Classes
Teams of Four
€5 per Student €20 per Table
Raffle on the night
Valuable Prizes
Fun night
out for all
Thurs. 22nd March 2018
7.30pm - 9.30pm
In
Holy Family N.S.
Please Support
Holy
Family National School, Rathmore, Co. Kerry.
Template 2:
Child Safeguarding Statement
Holy Family Natiional School is a primary school providing
primary education to pupils from Junior Infants to Sixth Class.
In accordance with the requirements of the Children First
Act 2015, Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of
Children 2017, the Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post Primary
Schools 2017 and Tusla Guidance on the preparation of Child Safeguarding
Statements, the Board of Management of Holy Family National School has agreed
the Child Safeguarding Statement set out in this document.
1
The Board of Management has adopted and
will implement fully and without modification the Department’s Child Protection
Procedures for primary and post-primary Schools 2017
as part of this overall Child Safeguarding Statement.
2
The Designated Liaison Person (DLP) is:
Diarmuid McCarthy
3
The Deputy Designated Liaison Person
(Deputy DLP is Paudie Dineen
4
The Board of Management recognises that
child protection and welfare considerations permeate all aspects of school life
and must be reflected in all of the school’s policies, procedures, practices
and activities. The school will adhere to the following principles of best
practice in child protection and welfare.
The school will:
a.
recognise that the protection and
welfare of children is of paramount importance, regardless of all other
considerations
b.
fully comply with its statutory
obligations under the Children First Act 2015 and other relevant legislation
relating to the protection and welfare of children
c.
fully co-operate with the relevant
statutory authorities in relation to child protection and welfare matters
d.
adopt safe practices to minimise the
possibility of harm or accidents happening to children and protect workers from
the necessity to take unnecessary risks that may leave themselves open to accusations
of abuse or neglect
e.
develop a practice of openness with
parents and encourage parental involvement in the education of their children;
and
f.
fully respect confidentiality
requirements in dealing with child protection matters
The school will also adhere to the
above principles in relation to any adult pupil with a special vulnerability.
5
The following procedures/measures are
in place:
a.
In relation to any member of staff who
is the subject of any investigation (howsoever described) in respect of any
act, omission or circumstance in respect of a child attending the school, the
school adheres to the relevant procedures set out in Chapter 7 of the Child
Protection Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools 2017 and to the
relevant agreed disciplinary procedures for school staff which are published on
the DES website
In relation to the selection or recruitment of staff
and their suitability to work with children, the school adheres to the
statutory vetting requirements of the National Vetting
Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 and to the wider duty
of care guidance set out in relevant Garda vetting and recruitment circulars
published by the DES and available on the DES website
b.
In relation to the provision of information
and, where necessary instruction and training to staff in respect of the identification
of the occurrence of harm (as defined in the 2015 Act) the school:
i. Has
provided each member of staff with a copy of the school’s Child Safeguarding
Statement
ii. Ensures
all new staff are provided with a copy
of the school’s Child Safeguarding Statement
iii. Encourages
staff to avail of relevant training
iv. Encourages
Board of Management members to avail of relevant training
v. The
Board of Management maintains records of all staff and Board member training.
c.
In relation to reporting of child
protection concerns to Tusla, all school personnel are required to adhere to
the procedures set out in the Child Protection Procedures for Primary and
Post-Primary Schools 2017, including in the case of registered teachers, those
in relation to mandated reporting under the Children First Act 2015
d.
In this school, the Board has appointed
the above named DLP as the ‘relevant person’ (as defined in the Children First
Act 2015) to be the first point of contact in respect of the school’s child
safeguarding statement.
6 All registered teachers employed by the
school are mandated persons under the Children First Act 2015
7 In accordance with the Children First
Act 2015, the Board has carried out an assessment of any potential for harm to
a child while attending the school or participating in school activities. A
written assessment setting out the areas of risk identified and the school’s
procedures for managing those risks is attached as an appendix to these
procedures
8 The various procedures referred to in
this Statement can be accessed via the school’s website, the DES website or
will be made available on request by the school
Note: The above is not intended as an exhaustive
list. Individual Boards of Management shall also include in this section such
other procedures/measures that are of relevance to the school in question
9 This statement has been published on
the school’s website and has been provided to all members of school personnel,
the Parents’ Association and the patron.
It is readily accessible to parents and guardians on request. A copy of
this Statement will be made available to Tusla and the Department if requested.
10 This Child Safeguarding Statement will
be reviewed annually or as soon as practicable after there has been a material
change in any matter to which this statement refers
This
Child Safeguarding Statement was adopted by the Board of Management on Friday
Athbhreithnithe 09/01/2017
Internet Safety Talk
James O’Mahony
"Children of a Digital
Age"
This Thursday March 8th
6th Class 9.15 to
10.15
5th Class 10.20 to
10.50
3rd and 4th
Class together 11.30 to 12.30
J.I. and Senior Infants 1.10 to 1.40
1st and 2nd 1.40 to 2.30
Talk for Parents on
Thursday night at 7.30pm in the school.
Please do your best to attend
Thank You
Newsletter
Holy Family
National School, Rathmore, Co. Kerry.
Tel. 064/7758492
e-mail hfnsrathmorekerry@gmail.com
Blog: hfnsrathmorekerry blog
5th
March 2018
INTERNET SAFETY TALK
Internet Safety Talk will be given to
children in school on Thursday next March 8th. The presentation will be made by Jason
O’Mahony of “Children of the Digital Age”.
There will be a talk for parents on Thursday night March 8th
in the school at 7.30pm. It is very
important that all parents should attend as our children engage to such an
extent online and parents should be aware of the dangers that this can cause
our children. Thanks to our BOM and Parents committee who jointly sponsored
this event.
PHOTOGRAPHER
We have to reschedule Donal O’Donovan, photographer
again and he will visit our school on Wednesday , 21st Thursday 22nd
March. All children can have their
photographs taken without any obligation to purchase photographs. It would be nice if we had full attendance on
those days so that class photos would be complete.
CHILD PROTECTION
Unfortunately
because of the weather staff training for Child Protection had to be postponed
and will now take place on Friday next 9th March. Children will go home at 12.00 noon. Please arrange to collect your child(ren) at
this time. The bus will run at this
time.
LENTEN TALK
Fr. Pat has asked us to give a reminder on
the Lenten Talk to be held in Teach Iosagain on this Wednesday March 7th
at 8pm. It will be given by Gerry Hussey Performance
Psychology Consultant & Motivational Speaker and he will speak on “Spirituality for today – looking after body,
mind & soul”
ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE
Holy Family N.S. will be taking part in the Rathmore Parade on next
Sunday 11th March at 2 p.m., assembling at the Credit Union at 1.30
p.m. The theme for this year’s parade is
‘Mammy’. This year, again, Paudie Cronin,
on behalf of MC Group is providing us with an arctic trailer to accommodate the
school band. We would appreciate if
parents could volunteer to help out our parents committee to decorate the
float. The arctic truck will be on the
school grounds at 4.30pm. If you are free at this time please come along. Children must be careful while on the trailer
– absolutely no messing on the trailer. This week children are busy practicing
their music for the parade. Please
encourage them to do their best so that they will know their tunes on the day.
A number of children want to participate in the parade with other groups also
on the day. We have asked that the order
of the parade will facilitate this and as soon as children reach O’Keeffe’s XL
shop they will be free to leave our group and join whatever group they wish. Please collect children as soon as possible
after they finish. The children will
dress in their full uniform and it would be nice if they could wear green
hat/ribbon to add to the occasion.
CREDIT UNION QUIZ
3 teams represented
our school in the Rathmore Credit Union Quiz on Sunday 28th January in the
Secondary School Gym. We had two
U13 team and one U11 team. The U-11 team were Liam O’Keeffe, Ross Moriarty, Eoin
Cashman and Grace Murphy. The U.13 team A were Jack Buckley, Fionn Murphy,
Anna Cashman and Rachel Frampton. U13 Team B were Sean Finnegan, Aine Leader,
Ciaran Collins and Darragh Nagle. The U11 team and U.13 A team won their categories and will go forward on this Sunday March 11th to the Chapter
23 quiz in Tralee. The U13 B team did us
proud on the day but did not qualify for Sunday’s event. We congratulate all involved and their
teacher Anne Marie Murphy. We wish the U11 team and U.13 A team the best of luck on Sunday next.
FIRST CONFESSION
First
Confession takes place on Wed. 14th March at 8pm (after mass) in the
church.
SEACHTAIN NA GAEILGE
As we celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge (5th
to 17th March) at Holy Family N.S. we would urge parents to
encourage their children to use ‘cúpla focal’ at home. Ba chóir go mbeadh meas
mór againn ar ár dteanga féin. Labhair í agus mairfidh sí.
ENROLMENT
Due to the snow last Friday we had to
postpone the enrolment day. Enrolment of
new pupils will now take place on Friday March 16th at 1.00
p.m.
CHOIR
A
big thank you to all the boys and girls in 4th and 5th
classes who participated in the choir for the Confirmation on Tues. Feb. 13th. We wish to thank Mrs. Brenda Moynihan who
prepared the choir for the Confirmation.
They sang very well and their
participation added immensely to the occasion. Thanks to all the parents for
bringing the children.
PARENTS COMMITTEE UPDATE:
OUR
ANNUAL TABLE QUIZ TAKES PLACE ON THURSDAY 22nd MARCH 7.30PM – 9.30PM IN THE
SCHOOL. IT WILL BE DIVIDED INTO 2
CATEGORIES 3RD & 4TH CLASSES AND 5TH &
6TH CLASSES. TEAMS OF 4 - €5
PER STUDENT - €20 PER TABLE. RAFFLE ALSO
ON THE NIGHT WITH VALUABLE PRIZES TO BE WON.
PLEASE SUPPORT If anyone would like to donate a
raffle prize it would be welcome.
GYMNASTICS
Gymnastics began on Tuesday 20th
Feb. for all classes in the school.
These classes are being funded by the Parents Committee and will run for
5 Tuesdays in all. Tracksuit bottoms to
be worn by children on Tuesdays for gymnastics.
We hope the children will enjoy these lessons.
SCHOOL BLOG
Please log in to school blog frequently
where you will find links and information on Internet Safety, homework
etc. http://hfnsrathmorekerry.blogspot.ie/
EASTER HOLIDAYS
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCHOOL WILL CLOSE AT 12 NOON ON FRIDAY
23rd MARCH AND THE BUS WILL RUN AT THIS TIME.
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