For Irish primary schools
School policies, kept live for your board, staff and parents
Giraft gives national schools one place to manage policy review dates, board ratification, staff circulation, website publication and inspection-ready evidence — so a small leadership team has the policy capacity of a much larger school.
Giraft's grounded generation engine is built for post-primary today; a dedicated primary framework is what we are building next. The lifecycle — review, board approval, publication, staff acknowledgement and evidence — works for primary schools from day one.
The problem
The policy work sits with the principal
In a small school the policy work often sits with the principal, even when the review, consultation, board approval and website update all need to happen at different times.
Two core areas have changed at once: boards must adopt the Child Protection Procedures (Circular 0041/2025) by their last meeting before 31 December 2026, and every school now runs a Bí Cineálta policy (Circular 0055/2024) in place of the 2013 anti-bullying procedures.
Most of this falls to a teaching principal and a board of volunteers who turn over every few years. Giraft is built to take that weight off the desk.
What Giraft gives you
One live policy register, sized for a small team
Giraft replaces policy folders, old PDFs, board-minute chasing and website uncertainty with one live policy register — what exists, what is due for review, and what needs ratification.
How it works
Map. Review. Approve. Publish. Evidence.
Map
Your school policy register — what you hold, what is due, what needs the board.
Your policies
31 policies · 2 due for review · 1 with the board
- Child Safeguarding StatementApproved
- Bí Cineálta PolicyReview due in 3 weeks
- Code of BehaviourOut for comment
- Admissions PolicyApproved
- Critical Incident PolicyWith the board
Review
Simple reminders, so the principal never has to remember policy dates by hand.
Review feedback · 3 awaiting
3. Reporting Procedures
2 days agoJ. O'Connor (Deputy)
“The escalation path here doesn't mention the DLP by name. Should it?”
Giraft · suggested reply
The DLP is named in §1 and referenced in the cross-section flow. Children First Act 2015 §14 establishes the role; we already point to it.
5. Online Safeguarding
3 days agoM. Walsh (Parent)
“Could you spell out what 'inappropriate use' means in this section?”
Giraft · suggested reply
Reasonable ask — current wording is general. Suggest substituting a definition with concrete examples (filters, messaging apps, confidential material).
7. Staff Training
4 days agoA. Murphy (Chair)
“Annual refresher is good. We should specify Garda vetting renewal too.”
Giraft · suggested reply
Vetting cycle (Garda Vetting Bureau, every 3 years) is named under §6. We can cross-link from §7 for clarity.
Approve
Send to the board, record ratification, capture staff acknowledgement — by secure link, no extra logins.
Giraft
Board approval requested
Dear Chair, please review the full policy and record your vote before the link expires.
Policy
Code of Behaviour
Version 4Single-use magic link · no password
Code of Behaviour
v4 · awaiting your vote
§1 · Purpose
This Code of Behaviour sets the standards of behaviour expected of every member of the school community, in line with the Education (Welfare) Act 2000.
§3 · Reporting Procedures
All concerns are recorded in writing. The Designated Liaison Person is named in §1 and acts as the school’s point of contact under Children First Act 2015.
Reviewed: 7 staff comments addressed, 3 edits applied. Sealed draft ready for the Board.
Vote recorded — Approve
The principal can now seal this version once quorum is reached.
Board quorum · 5 of 5
You · A. Murphy · M. Walsh · T. Quinn · K. Doyle
Publish
The current approved version is published to your school website portal.
CBS Midleton · Policies
giraft.ai/s/cbsmidleton
Evidence
Board and inspection-ready evidence: review dates, approvals, staff acknowledgements, publication.
Code of Behaviour
ApprovedCBS Midleton · Version 4 · Sealed 1 May 2026
Triggered by comment from M. Walsh (parent)
Built for your sector
Built for the policies a primary school needs most
Start with the policies your school needs most. Giraft helps you build the register and grow from there.
The evidence layer
Every approved policy is sealed to the version and date the board ratified it — and carries its own review date and staff acknowledgement record.
- Review dates and ratification dates on every policy
- Board ratification recorded and dated
- Staff acknowledgement by secure link — no new accounts
- A live website policy page for parents
- PDF and QR export for parent-facing policies
Giraft is in production today for Irish post-primary schools. The lifecycle transfers to primary on day one; the dedicated primary legal grounding is on the roadmap. If you run a primary school, talk to us about being part of building it.
Questions
Is the primary version available today?
The lifecycle and the legal-grounding approach are proven in post-primary. A primary-specific framework is in development. Contact us to discuss your school and timing.
Does Giraft replace the board of management's role?
No. The board remains the legal author and ratifying authority. Giraft produces the grounded draft and the approval and audit record around it.
Where do parents and inspectors see our policies?
On a public portal that always shows the current approved version, with its approval date.
Start with your current policies
Talk to us about your school. We will show you how Giraft keeps your policies live, reviewed and ready for the board.
Contact us