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Mount Sion CBS Secondary School Anti-Bullying Policy

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  1. In accordance with the requirements of the Education (Welfare) Act 2000 and the code of behaviour guidelines issued by the NEWB, the Board of Management of Mount Sion CBS Secondary School has - adopted the following anti-bullying policy within the framework of the school’s overall code of behaviour. This policy fully complies with the requirements of the Anti-Bullying Procedures - for Primary and Post-Primary Schools which were published in September 2013.
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  1. The Board of Management recognises the very serious nature of bullying and the negative impact that it can have on the lives of pupils and is therefore fully committed to the following key - principles of best practice in preventing and tackling bullying behaviour:
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  1. In accordance with the Anti-Bullying Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools bullying is defined as follows:
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Bullying is unwanted negative behaviour, verbal, psychological or physical conducted, by an individual or group against another person (or persons) and which is repeated over time. The - following types of bullying behaviour are included in the definition of bullying: - Isolated or once-off incidents of intentional negative behaviour, including a once-off offensive or hurtful text message or other private messaging, do not fall within the definition of - bullying and should be dealt with, as appropriate, in accordance with the school’s code of behaviour. However, in the context of this policy, placing a once-off offensive or hurtful public - message, image or statement on a social network site or other public forum where that message, image or statement can be viewed and/or repeated by other people will be regarded as bullying - behaviour. Negative behaviour that does not meet this definition of bullying will be dealt with in accordance with the school’s code of behaviour. -
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Procedures for Investigating and Dealing with Bullying The primary aim in investigating and dealing with bullying is to resolve any issues and to restore, as far as is - practicable, the relationships of the parties involved (rather than to apportion blame). The school’s procedures will be consistent with the following approach. Every effort will be made to - ensure that all involved (including pupils, parent(s)/guardian(s)) understand this approach from the outset. Reporting bullying behaviour - Investigating and dealing with reported incidents: In investigating and dealing with reported incidents, the Principal or Deputy Principal will exercise his professional - judgement to determine whether bullying has occurred and how best the situation might be resolved. - - Procedures for dealing with confirmed incidents of bullying - -
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The Board of Management confirms that appropriate supervision and monitoring policies and practices are in place to both prevent and deal with bullying behaviour and to facilitate early - intervention where possible. The classroom supervision system is governed by the Supervision and levels of supervision policy, to include the Substitution and Personal Day rotas. School grounds and - social circulation areas draw supervision from the annual supervision/substitution scheme. Additional supervisory elements are governed as appropriate to the educational tours policy, acceptable use - policy, supervised Study policy etc. The School Child Protection Policy applies in all situations relevant to pupil supervision. 10. Application beyond the School Campus. The School - reserves the right to apply its bullying policy in respect of bullying that occurs at a location, activity, function, or program that is not school related if in the opinion of the Principal and/or - the Board of Management the alleged bullying has created a hostile environment at school for the victim, has infringed on the rights of the victim at the school and/or has materially or - substantially disrupted the education process or the orderly operation of the school. 11. Prevention of Harassment The Board of Management confirms that the school will, in - accordance with its obligations under equality legislation, take all such steps that are reasonably practicable to prevent the sexual harassment of pupils or staff or the harassment of pupils or - staff on any of the nine grounds specified i.e. gender including transgender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race and membership of the Traveller - community This policy has been made available to school personnel, published on the school website and provided to the Parents’ Association. A copy of this policy will be made available to the - Department of Education & Skills and the patron, Edmund Rice Schools Trust, if requested. This policy and its implementation will be reviewed by the Board of Management once in every school - year. Written notification that the review has been completed will be made available to school personnel, published on the school website and provided to the Parents’ Association. A record of - the review and its outcome will be made available, if requested, to the patron and the Department. - - \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pages/about/policies/healthsafety.html b/pages/about/policies/healthsafety.html deleted file mode 100644 index 2840727..0000000 --- a/pages/about/policies/healthsafety.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,254 +0,0 @@ -

Mount Sion CBS Secondary School

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Health & Safety Policy

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Statement on General Policy

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Mount Sion CBS Secondary School is managed for its trustees, Edmund Rice Schools Trust, by a Board of Management, which will be referred to hereafter as the Board.

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It is the policy of the Board that it will take all reasonable and practicable steps to provide healthy and safe working conditions for our employees and our school pupils and to ensure the - health and safety of all visitors to our school.

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The Board recognises that while all employees are ultimately responsible for their own safety, teachers because of the ‘loco parentis’ nature of their position, have an additional - responsibility to ensure the safety of the students under their supervision.

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The Board has nominated the Principal of the school as its Safety Officer and has delegated to him responsibility for implementing its safety requirements, within the school, on a day to day - basis.

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Provision is made within the safety structures for the nomination of a safety Representative by the staff and also for a Safety Committee (appendix 5) representing the entire school - community.

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The Board undertakes to carry out a safety audit annually and to have its results made available to staff.

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The Safety Statement and procedures set out in the following pages are informed throughout by the Guidelines on Managing Safety and Health in Post Primary Schools.

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The Board wishes to make clear that in our school the safeguarding of life takes precedence over all other matters.

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Please read this document carefully with a view to understanding your part in its implementation in our school. The Safety Officer is available to help clarify any aspect that you may feel needs - clarification.

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Safety Representative

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The Safety Representative may consult with, and make representations to, the employer on safety health and welfare matters relating to employees in the place of work. He/She may investigate - accidents and dangerous occurrences to find out the causes and help to identify any remedial or preventive measures necessary. Subject to prior notification to management, the Safety representative - may also carry out inspections in the place of work to identify hazards and risks to safety and health. The Safety Representative has an important role to play in the promotion of health and - safety.

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Pupils should at all times behave in accordance with the rules of the school as set down in the Code of Behaviour, and as explained to them by the Principal, the Deputy Principal, Year Heads, - Class Teachers and other members of staff. In addition they should;

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The Safety Officer will arrange to have all staff trained within a reasonable period of time in all aspects of safety pertaining to their job and which will include;-

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In the event of a fire being discovered the procedure for Total Evacuation will be immediately activated (appendix 7).

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If the fire is small and localised it should be contained by the use of fire extinguishers, fire blankets or other fire fighting equipment as appropriate.

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If the fire is not immediately contained the Fire Brigade is to be notified.

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Fire containment measures should continue, providing that no lives are placed in hazard. Otherwise the scene is to be abandoned and left for the attention of the Fire Brigade.

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Each Fire Marshall will ensure that the area for which they are responsible has been evacuated and all windows and doors are closed. They will then proceed to the designated Assembly Point, they - will count the staff and pupils at their point, and report to the Chief Fire Marshall.

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When the Safety/Fire Manager notifies the Fire Brigade they should also advise them of the entrance nearest the fire and then meet there with the School Floor Plan and a brief description of what - is known about the recent status of the fire.

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Other services to be notified in this type of emergency are;

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It would also be recommended to advise other users of the school campus of the emergency.

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A fire Drill involving evacuation will be held at least once each school year. The results will be logged for subsequent discussion by the Safety Committee with the purpose of continually - improving on efficiency and effectiveness on Fire Drill Evacuation.

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In accordance with the Boards responsibility a safety committee as follows is established.

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Fire Manager - Dominic Connolly

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Employee School - Caretaker

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The Committee shall meet at least once per school term and meetings will have a specific agenda, which will include the following;

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Once per school year the committee will review the entire Safety Statement to see if, in the light of experience and changing circumstances, it needs amendment.

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Faulty electrical equipment can be lethal. Therefore great care must be taken by all those who use such equipment within our school.

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It is the responsibility of the Board to ensure that all equipment provided is properly insulated and earth protected against indirect contact if insulation fails.

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The following are basic electrical safety checks which should be carried out by employees prior to the use of equipment requiring electrical power;-

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In the event of an emergency the following evacuation procedures must be followed.

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The staff person nearest to the cause of an emergency will immediately direct all in proximity to a safe area and if possible close door(s) to isolate area.

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Total evacuation will be initiated by the Safety Officer ringing the Alarm Bell and broadcasting over the public address system.

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In the event of a power failure a hand bell will be loudly rung throughout the school by the Principal or other nominated person.

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All evacuation will be along the routes marked on the attached School Floor Plan, which shows the route (and alternatives) from each school location to the designated Assembly Point.

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On reaching the designated Assembly Point the staff member should again count the class to ensure that all have arrived safely at the Assembly Point and report the result to the Fire - Marshall.

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The following staff are qualified in First Aid;- Dominic Connolly.

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The following staff are qualified in the use of the A.E.D.;- Dominic Connolly, Michelle Lyons and Joan Matthew.

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There is a comprehensive First Aid box available in the outer office to deal with minor injuries and the AED is situated in the Principal’s office.

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Hospital (051) 842 000

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Bord Gais Emergency 1850 20 50 50

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In the event of an emergency (as listed in the emergency procedures), there will always be a vehicle and driver available on the premises to transport injured persons to hospital, home etc.
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