Health and safety

First aid and medical care

7 articles

Health and safety of pupils and staff

6 articles
  • Infectious illness and attendance: guidance and parent factsheet
    Be clear on the guidance for specific infectious diseases and understand when a pupil should be absent from school. Share our factsheet with parents and carers so they know how long their child should be away from school.
  • Managing late collection of pupils
    Get expert advice on what to do if parents don't collect their children from school on time or fail to collect them. See examples of school policies on late or non-collection.
  • Schools' duty of care to pupils
    Find out about your school's duty of care to pupils, when you might be held liable for an injury and how to minimise the risk of this happening.

Incident planning and response

5 articles

School premises: health and safety

5 articles
  • Fire safety in schools: requirements and guidance
    Understand the statutory requirements for fire safety in schools, including risk assessments, fire alarms and staff training. Find guidance about limiting flammable materials and get expert advice from the London Fire Brigade and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service.
  • Health and safety audit: template and guidance
    Use our template to help you conduct a health and safety audit in your school.
  • Health and safety checklists for classrooms
    Use these classroom checklists to make sure staff and pupils are working in a safe environment. You'll find our specialist classroom checklists to use alongside a general classroom one from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Transport and visits: health and safety

1 articles