POLICIES | ERSS

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Edmund Rice Secondary School

Carrick-on-Suir

SCHOOL POLICIES:

Our school policies are designed to create a safe, supportive, and positive environment where all students can reach their full potential. These policies outline the standards and expectations that guide our daily practice and help us maintain a respectful and inclusive school community.

STUDENT ACADEMICS & BEHAVIOUR

Code of Behaviour

This policy was developed by the Board of Management, staff, parents/guardians and students of Edmund Rice Secondary School. Our school Code of Behaviour is based on respect for oneself, for others and for our environment so that a positive and co-operative atmosphere prevails

Homework Policy

This Policy aims to help Parents and Students understand the importance of Homework and how it is implemented in our school.

Assessment Policy

This Policy looks at the types of Assessment used in School and a general outline of what is expected when submitting work for correction.

One to One Teaching Policy

Provided it is deemed appropriate for an individual student, one-to-one teaching is provided in our School. For information relating to this, please read the attached Policy.

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T.Y. Policy

This policy looks at the aims and procedures involved in the TY curriculum as well as the programme content

Special Educational Needs Policy

The school is committed to making effective provision, through the Department of Education & Skills (DES) and other agencies, for those students in the school who have special educational needs. Our Policy puts a structure on these provisions.

Extra-Curricular and Co-Curricular Policy

This policy looks at the aims and procedures involved in Extra-Curricular and Co-Curricular Activities

ADMINISTRATION & TEACHING POLICIES

ERSS Admissions Policy

The ERSS Admissions Policy outlines the criteria and procedures for student enrolment. It ensures a fair, transparent, and inclusive process that supports the ethos of the school while complying with national guidelines and legislation.

Attendance and Participation Policy

Progress at school requires the best level of attendance and punctuality because both are essential for efficient class work and to optimise educational outcomes. The aim of the School Attendance Policy is to provide an environment that encourages all students to attend regularly and punctually

Visiting Speaker Policy

The school recognises that outside facilitators can play a valuable role in supporting and augmenting school programmes. Staff aim to seek speakers and outside contributors who best complement the subject matter and proposed learning outcomes of school curricula and programmes.

R.S.E. Policy

RSE (Relationships and Sexuality Education) is a lifelong process of acquiring knowledge understanding and skills which enable us to develop attitudes beliefs and values about sexual identity relationships and intimacy

Student Teacher Placement Policy

School placement is a critical part of initial teacher education and is designed to give the student teacher an opportunity to experience teaching and learning in a real environment. This policy outlines the procedures to be followed to ensure the process works to the benefit of all members of the school community.

Teaching Staff Induction Policy

The aims of this policy are to ensure that the teacher who is new to our school settles into routines and feels confident and happy with the school’s ethos and procedures as quickly as possible. That they are confident to teach the prescribed schemes of work at the required level to a range of student abilities.

Droichead Policy

The Droichead process is an integrated professional induction framework for NQTs (Newly Qualified Teachers). The main objective of the Droichead process is to support the professional learning of NQTs during the induction phase, thus laying foundations for subsequent professional growth and learning for the next phase of their career.

I.C.T. POLICIES

Acceptable Use Policy

The aim of this Acceptable Usage Policy (AUP) is to ensure that students will benefit from learning opportunities offered by the school’s ICT and internet resources in a safe and effective manner

Data Protection Policy

This policy applies to the storage, maintenance and processing of personal data, both manual and automated form, including personal data held on staff and students. The Data Protection Policy applies to all school staff, the Board of Management, parents/guardians and others insofar as the measures under the policy relate to them.

HEALTH, SAFETY & WELLBEING POLICIES

Anti-Bullying Policy

The Board of Management recognises the very serious nature of bullying and the negative impact that it can have on the lives and wellbeing of students and staff and is therefore fully committed to the following key principles of best practice in preventing and tackling bullying behaviour

Bi Cinealta Anti Bullying Policy

This policy sets out the school’s commitment to creating a safe and respectful environment, free from bullying of any kind. It outlines prevention strategies, reporting procedures, and the steps taken to support all students and promote positive behaviour.

We also have a student friendly poster of this policy. VIEW HERE

Critical Incident Policy

A critical incident is any incident or sequence of events which overwhelms the normal coping mechanisms of the school and disrupts the running of the school

Child Safeguarding & Risk Assessment

This considers the potential for harm to come to children while they are in the organisation’s care. It should be noted that risk in this context is the risk of abuse and not general health and safety risk.

A risk assessment is an exercise where the organisation examines all aspects of its service from a safeguarding perspective, to establish whether there are any practices or features of the service that have the potential to put children at risk. Further details also on our tab: child-safety-guarding

Supervision Policy

This policy applies to all staff and students during school hours, break times and on all school related activities.

Dignity at Work Policy

The Board of Management recognises the right of all persons working in our school to have dignity at work. This policy outlines the procedures in place to ensure this.

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