Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy
Our school ensures that high-quality interpersonal relations of care and support are experienced by all through respect, honesty, forgiveness and reconciliation.
Corporal punishment can have serious negative effects on the growth and development of the child. It causes stress and activates threat response in the child’s brain. Corporal punishment can be psychologically damaging and may induce a sense of low self-worth, sadness, fear, shame, anger, an inability to trust, anxiety, despair, depression or withdrawal.
If a student experiences harassment or witnesses the harassment of another person,
they are encouraged to inform.
- 1. Class teacher
- 2. The School Counselor
- 3. The supervisors or coordinators
- 4. Principal or Vice-principal
- 5. Any member of staff with whom they feel comfortable
- 6. Senior students
- 7. Parent
- 8. Email – complaint@gracevalleyschool.com
- Providing an environment where staff and students work in harmony, respecting the right of each to teach and learn.
- Helping students to make choices and building positive relationships to resolve issues building belongingness and freedom.
- Ensuring Safe and protective atmosphere in the school by promoting care, respect, and cooperation and also to see that all the school property is safe and dealt with respect.
- Providing professional development classes to build supporting environments.
- Regular evaluations and refinement dealing with harassment and abuses.