General Safety Policy

In keeping with our Mission Statement and Ethos, we at Ballymena Primary School are constantly striving to assist children to develop their safety skills.

We endeavour to help our children stay safe, not only from extreme dangers but also from day-to-day dangers.

We look at the risks children may face and try to provide them with strategies and skills to minimise and deal with them.

The school has in place policies dealing with the more major areas of concern eg.

• Bullying
• Child Protection
• Road Safety
• Fireworks
• Care in the Sun
• Drugs

We are also very aware of dangers that children face on a regular basis. We deliver information and facilitate discussions around the following

• Water Safety - the pool, the seaside, the river etc
• Stranger danger
• Getting lost
• Building sites
• Safety at play
• Safety in the countryside