Disclosure Log

Question

1. Does the school have a written policy regarding external groups and individuals who speak and deliver sessions at the school? If so, please provide a copy of this written policy.

2. Does the school have a written policy regarding external groups and speakers with a religious ethos who visit the school? If so, please provide a copy of this written policy.

3. Does the school keep records of sessions delivered by external groups and speakers?

4. Does the school inform parents regarding sessions and visits by external groups and speakers?

5. Please confirm any religious groups or speakers which have visited the school in the last 5 years.

6. Does the school inform parents of any visits by external religious groups or individuals, so they can exercise their legal right to withdraw their children from these sessions?

7. Have chaplaincy services been provided at the school in the last 5 years. If so, by what organisation?

8. Please confirm whether any external religious group or speaker has delivered sessions in Personal Social Health Economic education (PSHE), Religious Education (RE), or Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) in the last 5 years. Please confirm the names of any such groups.

9. Please confirm whether any visiting group or speaker has distributed a copy of the Bible, or other religious text at the school in the last 5 years. Please confirm the names of any such groups.

10. Please confirm whether any visiting group or speaker has been invited to the school to deliver legally mandated collective worship. Please confirm the names of any such groups.

Answer

1. Does the school have a written policy regarding external groups and individuals who speak and deliver sessions at the school? If so, please provide a copy of this written policy.

The school does not hold a standalone policy relating specifically to external speakers. The safeguarding and suitability of external visitors is managed through the school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, Prevent Duty arrangements, and Health and Safety procedures.

2. Does the school have a written policy regarding external groups and speakers with a religious ethos who visit the school? If so, please provide a copy of this written policy.

The school does not hold a separate written policy specifically relating to visitors with a religious ethos. Any such visits are managed in line with safeguarding procedures, curriculum requirements and statutory guidance on Religious Education / Relationships and Sexuality Education.

3. Does the school keep records of sessions delivered by external groups and speakers?

The school does not maintain a centralised record of all sessions delivered by external groups. Relevant records may exist within curriculum planning documentation, safeguarding records, or visitor sign in logs where appropriate.

4. Does the school inform parents regarding sessions and visits by external groups and speakers?

Parents are informed of sessions and visits by external groups where appropriate, in line with safeguarding requirements and the school’s communication procedures. Where statutory rights apply (for example, collective worship or specific elements of Relationships and Sexuality Education), parents are informed accordingly.

5. Please confirm any religious groups or speakers which have visited the school in the last 5 years.

The school does not hold a complete retrospective list of religious visitors covering the last five years.

6. Does the school inform parents of any visits by external religious groups or individuals, so they can exercise their legal right to withdraw their children from these sessions?

Under the Curriculum for Wales, Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE) is a mandatory element of the curriculum and there is no parental right of withdrawal. Parents retain the right to withdraw their child from collective worship, and from specific elements of Relationships and Sexuality Education, in line with statutory guidance. Where such rights apply, parents are informed accordingly.

7. Have chaplaincy services been provided at the school in the last 5 years. If so, by what organisation?

The school has not provided chaplaincy services in the last five years.

8. Please confirm whether any external religious group or speaker has delivered sessions in Personal Social Health Economic education (PSHE), Religious Education (RE), or Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) in the last 5 years. Please confirm the names of any such groups.

The school does not use external religious groups to deliver PSHE, RSE or RVE. RVE is delivered as part of the Humanities Area of Learning and Experience in line with statutory guidance and is mandatory for all learners.

9. Please confirm whether any visiting group or speaker has distributed a copy of the Bible, or other religious text at the school in the last 5 years. Please confirm the names of any such groups.

No visiting group or speaker has distributed religious texts, including Bibles, at the school in the last five years.

10. Please confirm whether any visiting group or speaker has been invited to the school to deliver legally mandated collective worship. Please confirm the names of any such groups.

Parents retain the legal right to withdraw their child from collective worship. Collective worship at the school is led by school staff.