Mr. Edward McGuigan:
Principal/P5-P7 Teacher
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Miss. Maria Bakewell:
P2-P4 Classroom Teacher
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Ms. Patricia Mc Curdy:
Classroom Assistant
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Clerical Officer
Building Supervisor
Mrs. Julie-Ann Mc Mullan:
Classroom Assistant
Lunchtime Supervisor
Mrs.Catherine Wisner-Clarke
Principal release Teacher
SENCo
Ms. Mary Currie
P/T Classroom Sssistant
P/T Lunchtime Supervisor
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. We believe that:
- All children have the right to be protected from harm;
- Children need to be safe and to feel safe in school;
- Children need support which matches their individual needs, including those who may have experienced abuse;
- All children have the right to speak freely and voice their values and beliefs;
- All children must be encouraged to respect each other’s values and support each other;
- All children have the right to be supported to meet their emotional and social needs as well as their educational needs – a happy healthy sociable child will achieve better educationally;
- Schools can and do contribute to the prevention of abuse, victimisation, bullying, exploitation, radicalisation, extreme behaviours, discriminatory views and risk taking behaviours; and
- All staff and visitors have an important role to play in safeguarding children and protecting them from abuse.
Safeguarding is defined as
- Protecting children from maltreatment;
- Preventing impairment of children's health or development;
- Ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care;
- Taking action to enable all children to have the best life chances.
Being part of this project means that our school will receive a notification from the police before the start of the next school day when a child or young person in our school has been involved or exposed to a domestic abuse incident the previous evening. Click on the links above for more information.