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All educational establishments and services must take positive steps to help children and young people protect themselves by ensuring that programmes of health and personal safety are central to the curriculum and should have in place a curriculum that ensures that children/ young people have a clear understanding of the difference between appropriate and in appropriate behaviour on the part of another person, no matter who. Every adult in Scotland has a role in ensuring all children live safely and can reach their full potential. Nursery staff provide support to children and have a vital role in helping protect them from harm.
As with other areas of the curriculum, you will be kept informed of the health and personal safety programme for your child/young person.
Educational establishments and services must create and maintain a positive ethos and climate which actively promotes children and young people’s welfare and a safe environment by:
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Ensuring that children and young people are respected and listened to
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Ensuring that programmes of health and personal safety are central to the curriculum
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Ensuring that staff are aware of child welfare & safety and protection issues and procedures
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Establishing and maintaining close working relationships and arrangements with all other agencies to make sure that professionals collaborate effectively in protecting children and young people.
Should any member of staff have concerns regarding the welfare or safety of any child or young person or if a young child is at risk of abuse or neglect, confidentiality is not an option. You must share this information with the Child Protection Co-ordinator or Head of the establishment, without delay.. If you have any concerns regarding the safety and wellbeing of a child, including a gut feeling you must share this with Nikki or Alison who is our Child Protection Co-ordinator or any member of staff team.
The Head, or the person Deputising for the Head, after judging that there may be grounds for concern regarding the welfare or safety of any child or young person must then immediately advise social work services of these concerns.
Should any member of staff have concerns regarding the welfare or safety of any child or young person or if a young child is at risk of abuse or neglect, confidentiality is not an option. You must share this information with the Child Protection Co-ordinator or Head of the establishment, without delay.. If you have any concerns regarding the safety and wellbeing of a child, including a gut feeling you must share this with Nikki or Alison who is our Child Protection Co-ordinator or any member of staff team.
The Head, or the person Deputising for the Head, after judging that there may be grounds for concern regarding the welfare or safety of any child or young person must then immediately advise social work services of these concerns.