September 2026:
The Board of Management of Knockaderry Farranfore NS has taken the following steps in adopting the school’s Child Safeguarding and Risk Assessment:
-Our school has used the templates provided on www.gov.ie/childprotectionschools to develop its Child Safeguarding Statement and Risk Assessment and its student-friendly version. These are now displayed in a prominent position near the main entrance of the school.
-Our school has consulted with school personnel, parents/guardians and our children and young people when reviewing our Child Safeguarding Statement and Risk Assessment and its student-friendly version. We retained a record of these consultations.
-Our school has informed the patron, school personnel and our parents/carers that the review has been undertaken using the notification template provided by the department.
-Our school has published the Child Safeguarding Statementand Risk Assessment and notification of its review on website.
