Incident planning and response

Get to grips with the statutory requirements for recording and reporting accidents and incidents on your school site, including the additional rules for early years settings and special schools.

Understand when you can close your school in an emergency. Find out how and when to contact your local authority and parents, and how to request an Ofsted inspection deferral due to emergency closure.

Learn about your school's requirements for fire evacuation and fire drills. You can also see examples of fire evacuation plans.

See templates for personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPs) for individuals with disabilities, including examples from schools, local authorities and the government. Also, get tips on how to write a PEEP.

Download and adapt our template report form, and see examples of incident report forms from other schools and LAs.