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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.
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Is your school safe and secure even in the holidays? Gill O’Donnell suggests what to consider out of term time, including lone workers, contractors, security and insurance risks
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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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Natalie Packer summarises the process in terms of risk assessment for pupils with EHCPs and provides example templates to download
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Download and adapt our emergency and continuity model policy for use in your school
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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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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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Risk assessment is the responsibility of the employer. Download the HSE guide to aid your practice
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What are schools’ responsibilities towards supporting pupils with medical conditions? Suzanne O’Connell looks at the practical implications
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Download the off-premises protection checklist to supplement a health and safety risk assessment for off-site activity