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It contains a list of questions relating to health and safety in schools, with space for you to record comments and actions to take alongside each question. The audit covers topics such as:
- Accident reporting
- External areas and access arrangements
- Vehicles
- Security
- Trips and visits
- Work experience
You should review your health and safety policy at least annually, and following any health and safety-related incident.
For more information see the DfE's health and safety duties for schools (section 13).
Clarify your requirements with your LA or trust board
If you're a maintained school, your local authority (LA) may set health and safety requirements for you. If you're an academy, make sure you're following any requirements set by your trust board.
These could include specific audit requirements, so check with them before you start.
Risk assessments
Use our generic template for risk assessments and find further guidance and resources to help you.
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