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- Risk assessment: staff briefing Recommended - Schools have a duty to carry out risk assessments to keep staff, pupils and visitors safe from harm. Use this 30-minute briefing to get all staff up to speed with how to go about creating a risk assessment.
- Statutory risk assessments: checklist and guidance Stay compliant and keep your pupils, staff and visitors safe with our checklist of the risk assessments you need to have in your school. Plus, see advice on when to do a risk assessment.
- Risk assessment: generic template and guidance Find the resources you need to start carrying out a risk assessment, including a generic template and guidance on statutory requirements. Plus, use our flowchart to help you decide if you need a risk assessment for specific activities.
- Risk assessments for individual pupils Decide whether a pupil needs an individual risk assessment using our questions – it will depend on the specific needs of the pupil, such as if they have SEND or allergies. Discover your next steps, including adapting an existing risk assessment or creating a new one.
- Supporting staff with a health condition or disability: guidance and risk assessments You don't need a separate risk assessment for staff with health conditions or disabilities. Find out how to take their needs into account when reviewing your existing risk assessments.
- School events: template risk assessment Use and adapt our risk assessment template to address potential hazards ahead of events such as sports day. You'll see example hazards and control measures to help you decide what to include in your risk assessment.
- Risk assessment policy: model and examples Download our model risk assessment policy and see examples of school and trust policies on assessing risks to health and safety.
- Stress: risk assessments and guidance Find examples of risk assessments to help manage stress in your school. See further resources from the Health and Safety Executive to support you when writing your own, as well as guidance from a union.
- School trips: risk assessments Understand when you do and don't need to carry out a trip risk assessment, get help with what you need to include and see template examples.
- Dogs in school: guidance and risk assessments Read up on the rules around dogs on site, including therapy dogs, and use our template risk assessment to make sure that both pupils and the animal stay safe and happy.
- Transporting pupils: guidance and risk assessments When transporting pupils, you'll need to be prepared for any possible risks. Have a look at guidance on what to consider when it comes to staffing, risk assessments and first aid. Plus, find examples of a risk assessment form and an off-site visits policy covering transport.
- Pupils using mobility aids: template risk assessments Use and adapt our risk assessment templates to address potential hazards for pupils in wheelchairs or who use crutches. Be clear on the hazards you need to consider and see example risk assessments.
- Cooking and food tech risk assessment: template and examples Download our cooking and food technology risk assessment template, and get inspiration with examples of risk assessments that highlight potential hazards and actions to take.
- Before and after-school clubs: risk assessments See examples and templates of risk assessments for breakfast and after-school club wraparound care.
- Art, design and technology: risk assessments Find out what you might cover in your art, design and technology risk assessments, and see examples from schools and a local authority.
- Pregnant staff: risk assessments Be clear on your requirements around risk assessments for new and expectant mothers in your school, and see an example template from a local authority. Know what to consider when taking pregnant staff on school trips.
- Pupils with challenging behaviour: risk assessments and guidance Complete a risk assessment as early as possible to get support for the child and keep them, as well as other pupils and staff, safe. Download our template and use our prompts to help complete it.
- Fire risk assessment: guidance and templates You're required to have an up-to-date fire risk assessment. Understand the guidance, and see template assessments from 2 fire and rescue services.
- COSHH: risk assessment template and guidance You need to have risk assessments for the control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH). Use our template to help you, plus see the rules on what your assessments need to cover and get tips on how to carry one out.
- Playgrounds and breaktimes: risk assessments Carry out a playground risk assessment to manage risk and keep your school community safe. See examples from a school and a council, and get guidance on assessing hazards.