Tag: child protection
Issues for Consideration by Schools in the event of the Marital Breakdown or Separation of a Child’s Parents
Published by Donagh TanhamCategories: Administration, Child Protection, Library, Pupil Issues, Teachers
Tags: child protection, family breakdown, marital breakdown, separation
“Unhappy differences have arisen between the husband and wife” – these sad words are ones that will be recited in a Deed of Separation following marital breakdown and separation. This article attempts to flag some of the difficult issues that a school will encounter in relation to a pupil whose parents are separated or in the process of separating.
Special Considerations for Boarding Schools
Published by Helen FergusonCategories: Boarding Schools, Child Protection, Library, Pupil Issues, Teachers
Tags: boarding schools, bullying, child protection, fees, law, liability, policy, sports, teachers
Every school has the responsibility for educating, protecting, and guiding its pupils. However, where the pupils are also boarders, this responsibility is greatly increased. Schools offering boarding facilities must take significantly greater care and consideration for the welfare of their boarder pupils. The school becomes responsible not just for the safe daily education of the pupil but also steps in to a role of in loco parentis – a substitute parent to the pupil. This article explores some of the additional considerations for schools offering boarding facilities.
