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Pupil Safety Committee
We are a small group pupils chosen from across the school by school staff to work alongside the staff and pupils to help keep pupils safe.
We aim to have a strong pupil voice in safeguarding policy and procedure, representing and supporting our peers by promoting all aspects of keeping safe, producing child friendly versions of documents and gathering views, ideas and concerns.
We encourage pupils to be kind to each other and also offer support and help.
The main role of the Safety Committee is:
- provide a strong pupil voice in safeguarding policy and procedure, representing and supporting their peers
- promoting all aspects of keeping safe, producing child friendly versions of documents and gathering views, ideas and concerns.
- To monitor the impact of e-safety education and to identify and fill any gaps.
- To gain and analyse parent and pupil voice in relation to safe online behaviours and all things e-safety related.
- To co-ordinate annual events such as e-safety week and e-safety representation at school events.
- To engage the community through events and workshops.
Committee Members 2023-2024
Our work in Bitterley School
National Antibullying week 2023
During the autumn term we hosted an anti-bullying assembly.
Pupils were allowed to wear odd socks for the week to show that it's good to be different and to stand up against bullying and discrimination. We conducted a pupil safety questionnaire across the school and learnt that 96% of pupils felt safe in school. We introduced worry boxes into each class so that all pupils have the opportunity to discuss any concerns with the class. We conducted a health and safety walk around the school implemented new storage areas for bags and coats.
Spring Term
Internet Safety Day
We created a whole school and parent workshop to raise awareness of Internet safety.
Children's mental health week
We provided activities for each class linked to United Nations Rights for all children number 12: The right to have a voice. Pupils created poems, used string telephones and explored world communication.
As a result of the assembly we have listened to the views of all pupils and we are planning to host a charity fundraising event for the Hedgehog Preservation Society in the summer term.
Action Plan 2023-2024
Priority | Action required | Who? | What improvements will we see? | Review | Complete |
To develop a safe environment to work in | Health and safety walk around school | HoS and Safety committee | Coats and bags on pages Classrooms tidy Tables not blocking fire exit Wet floor signs put away | 10.10.23 | Complete and continue to monitor |
Fire alarm | Firm alarm check | HoS | Pupils should know where to evacuate to | 13.10.23 | Complete Pupils and staff confused where to go. Organise another fire drill |
Anti-bullying survey | Conduct an anti-bullying survey across the school | HoS and executive head and Safety committee | Do pupils understand the meaning of bullying? | 17.10.23 | Complete Awareness needs to raise as to the meaning of bullying |
Anti-bullying week | Host an assembly for all pupils | HoS and Safety committee | Children will think about the definition of bullying and their actions at playtimes | 13.11.23 | Complete |
Children’s mental health week | Whole school assembly | HoS and Safety committee | Children will think about their own voice and how it is heard in school. | 6.2.24 | Complete |
Children’s mental health week | Activities for classes taken from place 2 be | Mrs France and Safety committee, class teachers | Children will participate in activities and discuss strategies to support mental health | 6.2.24 | Complete |
Internet safety Day | Workshop for parents | HoS and Safety committee | Parent will be aware of how to keep young people safe online. | 7.2.24 | Compete |
To develop a safe environment to work in | Health and safety walk around school | HoS and Safety committee | Check actions are continued | March 2024 |
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Fire alarm | Firm alarm check | HoS | Pupils should know where to evacuate to | March 2024 |
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To develop Internet safety rules in classes | Develop pupils internet safety policy and AUPs for classes | HoS and Safety committee | Pupils understand how to use ICT safely within school | April 2024 |
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To provide pupils with a voice | Charity event chosen by the whole school | HoS and Safety committee | Children will support and local charity of explain why | Summer term 2024 |
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