Child Protection

HOW A PARENT CAN RAISE A CHILD PROTECTION CONCERN 

Our Safeguarding Team is :

Mrs Lyn Pollock - Designated Teacher for Child Protection

Miss Hannah Cowan - Deputy Designated Teacher for Child Protection

Mrs Louise Ball - Chairperson of Board of Governors

Mrs Anne Magee - Designated Governor for Child Protection

If there are concerns about a child’s safety at school, parents are invited to take

the following course of action:

I have a concern about my child’s safety

PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW

If a parent / carer has an issue, either involving their individual child’s safety or the nursery as a whole, the following steps can be taken:

*  If you have an initial enquiry, please contact the class teacher who will establish facts and provide

    an explanation.

*  If you are still concerned, you can talk to the designated teacher for Child Protection who is

    Mrs L Pollock.

*  If you are still concerned, you can talk to her deputy, who is Miss H Cowan.

*  If the outcome is not satisfactory and you are still concerned, the  complaint can be taken to The

    Chair of the Board of Governors – Mrs L Ball.

*  A Social Worker at Gateway, Northern Health and Social Services Trust

    0300 123 4333.

*  PSNI  028 90 259299.

*  The NI Public Services Ombudsman Tel. 0800 343 424