Oiliúint um Chosaint Leanaí – Dúnadh Scoile /Child Protection Training – School Closure Friday March 2nd (full day)

Tá nósanna imeachta nua maidir le Cosaint Leanaí forbartha ag an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna do bhunscoileanna agus iarbhunscoileanna. D’fhorbair an Roinn iad seo i gcomhairle leis na comhpháirtithe oideachais chun an Acht um Thús Áite do Leanaí, 2015 agus na treoirlínte athbhreithnithe “Tús Áite do Leanaí: Treoir Náisiúnta maidir le Cosaint agus Leas Leanaí 2017” a thógáil san áireamh.
Ag teacht leis na nósanna imeachta nua seo, tugadh comhairle do gach bunscoil sa tír a gcuid scoileanna a dhúnadh ar feadh dhá leath-lá nó lá iomlán ionas go mbeidh an fhoireann ar fad in ann oiliúint a fháil ina gcuid freagrachtaí nua. Cuirfidh an oiliúint seo le tuiscint na foirne ar an méid gur gá dóibh a dhéanamh má fhéachann siad nó má chloisteann siad faoi mhí-úsáid leanaí, i.e. mí-úsáid fhisiceach, mhothúchánach, gnéasach nó faillí. Tá múinteoirí anois ina sainordaitheoirí agus tá dualgas dlíthiúil orthu anois imní a thuairisciú don Duine Idirchaidrimh Ainmnithe (Mícheál). Tá an Roinn ag iarraidh ar gach scoil a Measúnuithe Priacail a bheith críochnaithe agus a mPolasaí Cosanta Leanaí a bheith i bhfeidhm agus ar thaispeánt faoin 11 Márta 2018. Dúnfaidh an scoil don lá iomlán (in ionad an leathlá a cuireadh in iúl roimhe seo) ar Dé hAoine seo chugainn, 2 Márta, chun an oiliúint seo a éascú. Tá an-tábhacht ag baint le sábháilteacht na bpáistí agus gabhaimid buíochas libh as ucht bhur gcomhoibriú.

Tuilleadh eolais: https://www.education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Information/Child-Protection/Information.html

The Department of Education and Skills have developed new Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools. These have been developed by the Department in consultation with the partners in education to take account of The Children First Act, 2015 and the revised Children First Guidelines, 2017.
In line with these new procedures all Primary schools in the country have been advised to close their schools for two half days or one full day so that all staff can be trained in their new responsibilities. This training will further the staff’s understanding of what they need to do if they witness or hear of abuse of children, whether that be in the form of physical, emotional, sexual abuse or neglect. Teachers are now mandated reporters and are now legally obliged to report concerns they have to the Designated Liaison Person (Mícheál) The Department is asking all schools to have their Risk Assessments completed and their Child Safeguarding Policy in place and on display by March 11th 2018. The school will close will close for the full day (instead of the previously notified half day) on Friday next, March 2nd to facilitate this training. The children’s safety is of paramount importance and we thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

More information at : https://www.education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Information/Child-Protection/Information.html