Objectives
- To ensure safe, healthy and fully inclusive school learning environment for all the staff, students and other all possible members in the premises.
- To raise awareness and identify responsibility in reporting possible cases of abuse; through clear reporting and communicating procedures.
- To ensure effective incident reporting, identifying the potential hazards and fixing effectively to prevent its reoccurrence.
- Student, staff and Parent awareness sessions and CPDs to make an effective system of understanding, planning, implementing and reviewing the current procedures.
Policy Principles
- All children, regardless of age, gender, ability, culture, race, language, religion or sexual identity, have equal rights to protection.
- Students and staff involved in child protection issues will receive appropriate support.
When to be concerned!!!
- Has any injury which is not typically associated with the child ’s activities.
- Frequently has unexplained injuries with or without reasonable or confused explanations are given.
- Exhibits significant changes in behavior, performance or attitude.
- Indulges in sexual behavior which is unusually explicit and/or inappropriate to his or her age.
- Discloses an experience in which he or she may have been harmed.
- Any incidents/information regarding Physical injury/sexual abuse/emotional abuse/any form of bullying etc… by any students or adults.
Key steps of reporting the Incident
- The witness should inform the Class teacher/Section Supervisor/ concerned CPO/Health and safety officer immediately and consult with school clinic. Subsequently, necessary arrangements are followed by informing the corresponding individuals.
- Duly completed incident report will be keeping by Health and Safety officer and copy will be with CPO’s. All information secure and kept with confidentiality.
- The area of incident is preserved if needed.
- If the incident is reporting by a parent, it must reach to HSO/CPO via section supervisors.
- Corrective actions and follow-up will be done in line with school Child Protection & Safeguarding/Health and Safety policies.