Rationale

Our aim is to provide a safe place for all the children in our care to learn and play. The school staff accept the duty of care which devolves to us. In Scoil Phádraig Naofa we make every effort to ensure that the children given into our care are adequately supervised.

Roles and Responsibilities

School staff are responsible for drawing up and updating the Supervision Rota, which is made known to each person on the rota. In the event of a planned absence the teacher arranges with another teacher to cover supervision. In the event of an unplanned absence the principal arranges for supervision cover.

Policy Statement

Yard supervision

During Break Times relevant teacher(s) and SNA’s will supervise the yard. On wet days the supervisors patrol the classrooms.
The Rules for the yard (as attached below) are revised and reviewed regularly and are well known and repeated often to the children. All classes have copies of the relevant rules. Children are walked to the yard by their class teacher who remains there until the supervisors arrive. The people on yard duty remain with the classes until they have all been picked up by their own teacher.

Daily Supervision

The school will open to receive pupils at 8.40 am. At this time the gate will be opened and children will proceed to the yard until the bell sounds. At this time they will line up with their class for their teacher to collect them from the yard. No responsibility is accepted for pupils arriving before 8.40am. Classes commence each day at 8.50am.

Dismissal at the end of the school day

• Classes end each day at 1.30 pm (infants) and 2.30 pm (all other classes).
• Children line up in classrooms and are escorted to the gate by the class teacher.
• Infant classes: The teacher waits with each child until their Parent(s)/Guardian(s) come to the gate to collect them. Senior classes: the children are escorted to the yard. Teachers on duty will supervise until the children are collected safely. Parent(s)/Guardian(s) who wish to have their children escorted home should inform the school and make their own arrangements to have their children met at the school gate. The person to escort them should be at the school gate not later than 1.30 p.m. (infants) and 2.30 p.m. (all other classes), as the school cannot accept responsibility for the supervision of children after that time.

Supervision Policy

Ratified by the Board of Management on (Date) Signed: (Chairperson, Board of Management)