Written answers

Tuesday, 23 June 2009

Department of Education and Science

Stay Safe Programme

10:00 pm

Photo of Mary O'RourkeMary O'Rourke (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 533: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools that operate the Stay Safe Programme. [25016/09]

Photo of Batt O'KeeffeBatt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Continuing Professional Development to support the implementation of the Stay Safe programme is provided by the Child Abuse Prevention Programme (CAPP). Results of a survey on the uptake of Stay Safe carried out by CAPP and my Department in 2006 showed that at that time: 2,514 schools were providing the programme, 472 were not providing the programme, and 263 schools were not teaching the sections on inappropriate sexual contact and secrecy.

Of the 472 schools that were not teaching stay safe, 240 (8.0% of respondents) reported that child abuse prevention was covered as part of the curriculum.

Following this survey my Department has been taking a targeted approach to the provision of training. Two additional primary school teachers were seconded to CAPP in September 2007 to assist with this training which is being directed at those schools that had indicated they are not implementing the programme.

The CAPP support service continue to target schools and the most up to date figures indicate that there remains 157 schools who have not yet availed of training or have yet to be contacted.

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