Objectives:
There are five major objectives of this policy:
- Ensuring we practice safe recruitment in checking the suitability of teachers and other staff working with children.
- Raising awareness of child protection issues and equipping children with the skills needed to keep them safe.
- Developing and then implementing procedures for identifying and reporting cases, or suspected cases, of abuse.
- Supporting pupils who have been abused.
- Establishing a safe environment in which children can learn and develop.