the offence committed by the child but does not damage the pupil’s sense of self-worth. The school will ensure that the pupil knows that some behaviour is unacceptable, but s/he is valued and not to be blamed for any abuse which has occurred; liaison with other agencies which support the pupil such as Social Services, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, the Educational Psychology Service, Behaviour Support Services and the Education Welfare Service; a commitment to develop productive and supportive relationships with carers whenever it is in a pupil’s best interest to do so; recognition that children living in a home environment where there is domestic violence, drug or alcohol abuse are vulnerable and in need of support and protection; vigilantly monitoring children’s welfare, keeping records and notifying Social Services as soon as there is a recurrence of a concern. When a pupil on a child protection plan leaves, information will be transferred to the new school immediately. Drug use and safeguarding The discovery that a young person is using illegal drugs or reported evidence of their drug use is not necessarily sufficient in itself to initiate Safeguarding proceedings but the school will consider such action in the following situations: When there is evidence or reasonable cause; to believe the young person’s drug misuse may cause him or her to be vulnerable to other abuse such as sexual abuse; to believe the pupil’s drug related behaviour is a result of abusing or endangering pressure or incentives from others, particularly adults; where the misuse is suspected of being prompted by serious parent/ carer drug misuse. Children of drug using parents/carers Further enquiries and or further action will be taken when the school receives reliable information about drug and alcohol abuse by a child’s parents/carers in the following circumstances:
the offence committed by the child but does not damage the pupil’s sense of self-worth. The school will ensure that the pupil knows that some behaviour is unacceptable, but s/he is valued and not to be blamed for any abuse which has occurred; liaison with other agencies which support the pupil such as Social Services, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, the Educational Psychology Service, Behaviour Support Services and the Education Welfare Service; a commitment to develop productive and supportive relationships with carers whenever it is in a pupil’s best interest to do so; recognition that children living in a home environment where there is domestic violence, drug or alcohol abuse are vulnerable and in need of support and protection; vigilantly monitoring children’s welfare, keeping records and notifying Social Services as soon as there is a recurrence of a concern. When a pupil on a child protection plan leaves, information will be transferred to the new school immediately. Drug use and safeguarding The discovery that a young person is using illegal drugs or reported evidence of their drug use is not necessarily sufficient in itself to initiate Safeguarding proceedings but the school will consider such action in the following situations: When there is evidence or reasonable cause; to believe the young person’s drug misuse may cause him or her to be vulnerable to other abuse such as sexual abuse; to believe the pupil’s drug related behaviour is a result of abusing or endangering pressure or incentives from others, particularly adults; where the misuse is suspected of being prompted by serious parent/ carer drug misuse. Children of drug using parents/carers Further enquiries and or further action will be taken when the school receives reliable information about drug and alcohol abuse by a child’s parents/carers in the following circumstances:
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