Safety Matters

Course summary

This course is designed to give principals and business managers the necessary skills to ensure compliance is maintained in schools. The learning style will be workshop based and include desk top exercises, discussions and groupwork and will focus on health and safety management requirements to ensure compliance. It also gives delegates the opportunity to develop their own school-based plans prioritising risk, allocate resource etc. The course extends the core competencies that will enable delegates to manage school compliance safety issues with ease and confidence. With a strong focus on keeping things simple, the course will enable delegates to have a direct impact on health and safety provision in school. 

What are the benefits of the course?

• Understand the main compliance requirements in school;
• How to access health and saftey information;
• Encourage strong leadership and self-compliance; 
• How to manage key health and safety matters in your school; 
• Preparation for an health and safety audit including types of compliance monitoring; 
• Principles of local accident recording, investigation, notification and RIDDOR reporting;
• Develop and design reasonable and practical control measures to prevent recurrence;
• Emergency preparedness, discuss new and emerging threats in schools;
• What headteachers need to do including health and safety information. 

Who is the course suitable for?

This course is suitable for professionals in positions such as; headteachers, deputy headteachers, health and safety co-ordinator, bursar, office manager, academy trust leaders, business managers, heads of department, chair of governors, health and safety and governors.