Health and safety

How can school business managers create a safe working environment for pupils and staff? Use the below resources to ensure that your school adheres to robust health and safety procedures and eliminates risks.

Schools and Covid-19: guidance and resources
With schools moving from remote learning back to in-person learning, find links to useful articles, resources and the latest government guidance
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Risk register template
By law, you must make an assessment of the risks arising out of, or in connection with, work activities at your school. Use this template and keep your risk register up to date

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Medical conditions model policy
Use this template to help create a school policy for supporting pupils with medical conditions

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Health and safety model policy
Download our health and safety model policy and risk assessment template to ensure you're meeting statutory guidelines. Then take the quiz!

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First aid model policy
Ensure that your school's first aid procedures are clearly laid out by filling in this first aid model policy

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Ensuring the safe return to school of pupils with EHCPs: FAQs
Natalie Packer summarises the process in terms of risk assessment for pupils with EHCPs and provides example templates to download
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Emergency and continuity plan model policy
Download and adapt our emergency and continuity model policy for use in your school

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Conducting a health and safety audit
Conducting a regular health and safety audit helps ensure you're identifying potential issues, preventing accidents and taking appropriate action. Adapt these questions to fit your context
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Can we administer medication prescribed overseas to pupils?
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Assessing risk: making your school safer
To secure the safety of people in your school, you need to regularly assess the risks of various tasks. Gill O’Donnell talks us through the processes involved, showing how each stage should work in practice
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