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Risk assessment: staff briefing

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.

Last reviewed on 22 September 2023
School types: All•School phases: All•Ref: 45370
Contents
  1. 30-minute briefing: risk assessment
  2. On-demand risk assessment training

30-minute briefing: risk assessment

Use this presentation to get all your staff feeling confident about fulfilling your legal requirement to carry out risk assessments. This briefing is adaptable, so you can include a list of the risk assessments your school has, and an image of your school's risk assessment template.

You'll cover:

  • Why risk assessment is important
  • What the hierarchy of controls is, and how to apply it
  • The principles of good risk assessment
  • How to write a risk assessment

Note: select 'enable editing' to view the below downloads if the formatting is affected by your specific version of Word or PowerPoint.

Presentation

Adapt the yellow highlighted parts and insert a photo of your risk assessment template to make the presentation specific to your school's circumstances.

Staff briefing: risk assessment – presentation PPTX, 5.6 MB
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Facilitator notes

Use these facilitator notes as your step-by-step guide to preparing for and delivering this briefing.

Staff briefing: risk assessment – facilitator notes DOCX, 8.6 MB
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