Risk Assesment

Child Safeguarding Risk Assessment

List of School Activities	Risk Level	The School has identified the following Risk of Harm	The School has the following Procedures in place to address identified risks
Training of school personnel in Child Protection matters	High	Harm not recognised or reported promptly	Child Safeguarding Statement & DES procedures made available to all staff DLP& DDLP to attend PDST face to face training All Staff to view Túsla training module & any other online training offered by PDST BOM records all records of staff and board training
One to one teaching	Med	Harm by school personnel	School has policy in place for one to one teaching Open doors Table between teacher and pupil Glass in window
Care of Children with special needs, including intimate care needs	High	Harm by school personnel	Policy on intimate care
Toilet areas	High	Inappropriate behaviour	Usage and supervision policy
Curricular Provision in respect of SPHE, RSE, Stay safe.	Med	Non-teaching of same	School implements SPHE, RSE, Stay Safe in full
LGBT Children/Pupils perceived to be LGBT	Low	Bullying	Anti-Bullying Policy Code of Behaviour
Daily arrival and dismissal of pupils	Med	Harm from older pupils, unknown adults on the playground	Arrival and dismissal supervised by Teachers
Managing of challenging behaviour amongst pupils, including appropriate use of restraint	High	Injury to pupils and staff	Restraint Policy Health & Safety Policy Code Of Behaviour
List of School Activities	Risk Level	The School has identified the following Risk of Harm	The School has the following Procedures in place to address identified risks
Sports Coaches	Med	Harm to pupils	Policy & Procedures in place
Students participating in work experience	Low	Harm by student	Work experience Policy Child Safeguarding Statement.
Recreation breaks for pupils	High	Harm by student	Yard supervision Incident book Behaviour policy
Classroom teaching	Low	Harm by school personnel Harm by student	Code of behaviour SPHE
One-to-one teaching	Med	Harm by school personnel	School policy in place for one to one teaching Open doors Table between teacher and pupil Glass in window
Outdoor teaching activities	Med	Harm by students Harm by outside professionals/ coaches	Child Safeguarding Statement. Code of behaviour SPHE
Sporting Activities	Med	Harm by students Harm by outside professionals/ coaches	Child Safeguarding Statement. Code of behaviour SPHE
Summer Camp	Low	Harm by school personnel Harm by student	Child Safeguarding Statement. Code of behaviour SPHE
Homework club/evening study	Med	Harm by school personnel Harm by student	Code of behaviour SPHE
Breakfast club	Med	Harm by school personnel Harm by student	Code of behaviour SPHE
School outings	High	Unknown adults Harm by student or school personnel	Policy and procedure in place
List of School Activities	Risk Level	The School has identified the following Risk of Harm	The School has the following Procedures in place to address identified risks
School trips involving overnight stay	N/A
School trips involving foreign travel	N/A
Use of toilet/changing/shower areas in schools	High	Inappropriate behaviour	Usage and supervision policy Policy and procedure in place
Provision of residential facilities for boarders	N/A
Annual Sports Day	High	Unknown adults Harm by pupils or school personnel Inappropriate behaviour	Code of behaviour
Fundraising events involving pupils	High	Unknown adults Harm by pupils or school personnel Inappropriate behaviour	Policy and procedure in place
Use of off-site facilities for school activities	Med	Unknown adults Harm by pupils or school personnel Inappropriate behaviour	Policy and procedure in place
School transport arrangements including use of bus escorts	Med	Unknown adults Harm by pupils or school personnel Inappropriate behaviour	Policy and procedure in place
List of School Activities	Risk Level	The School has identified the following Risk of Harm	The School has the following Procedures in place to address identified risks
Care of any vulnerable adult students, including intimate care where needed	N/A
Management of challenging behaviour amongst pupils, including appropriate use of restraint where required	High	Harm by pupils or school personnel Inappropriate behaviour Injury to pupils and staff	Policy and procedure in place Code of behaviour
Administration of Medicine	High	Harm by school personnel	Policy in place
Administration of First Aid	Med	Errors of judgment	Policy in place
Curricular provision in respect of SPHE, RSE, Stay Safe	Med	Non- teaching of same	School implements SPHE, RSE, Stay Safe in full
Prevention and dealing with bullying amongst pupils	High	Non-teaching of same	School implements SPHE, RSE, Stay Safe in full
Training of school personnel in child protection matters	High	Harm no recognised or reported promptly	Child safeguarding statement and DES procedures made available to staff . DLP& DDLP to attend PDST face to face training All staff to view Tusla training module and any other training offered by PDST BOM records all records of staff and board training
List of School Activities	Risk Level	The School has identified the following Risk of Harm	The School has the following Procedures in place to address identified risks
Use of external personnel to supplement curriculum	Med	Harm to pupils	Policy in place
Care of pupils with specific vulnerabilities/ needs such as Pupils from ethnic minorities/migrants Members of the Traveller community Lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) children Pupils perceived to be LGBT Pupils of minority religious faiths Children in care Children on CPNS	Low	Bullying	Anti-bullying policy Code of behaviour
Use of school premises by other organisation during school day	Med	Harm by outside professionals	Policy in place
Students participating in work experience in the school	Med/ High	Harm to students	Policy in place
Use of Information and Communication Technology by pupils in school		Bullying	ICT policy Anti-Bullying Policy Code of Behaviour
List of School Activities	Risk Level	The School has identified the following Risk of Harm	The School has the following Procedures in place to address identified risks
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		Harm not recognised or properly or promptly reported	Child Safeguarding Statement & DES procedures made available to all staff Staff to view Tusla training module & any other online training offered by PDST Vetting Procedures Policy of Parents / Volunteers Policy on Visiting Contractors
Application of sanctions under the school’s Code of Behaviour including detention of pupils, confiscation of phones etc.	NA for infants
Student teachers undertaking training placement in school	Med	Harm to students	Policy in place
Use of video/photography/other media to record school events	High	Sharing on social media
After school use of school premises by other organisations	NA	Is this allowed due to insurance?

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 [Insert Date]. It will be reviewed as part of the school’s annual review of its Child Safeguarding Statement.

Signed: _________________________ Chairperson of BoM [Insert Date]

Signed: _________________________ Principal/Secretary to the BoM [Insert Date]

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