Warrington School/Board Of Trustees/OLD Health and Safety Policy

Warrington School Policy 4 – Health and Safety

National Administration Guideline 4 Each board of trustees is also required to: i. provide a safe physical and emotional environment for students; ii. comply, in full, with any legislation currently in force, or that may be developed, to ensure the safety of students and employees.

Our commitment: The Warrington School board of trustees ensures the school’s physical and emotional environment is safe and healthy for students and staff.

1. 1. Maintaining a safe and healthy environment

• 1.1. Warrington School has documented health and safety management procedures that are actively followed and monitored for compliance.
• 1.2. Warrington School provides a safe and healthy physical and emotional environment for students and staff, both within the school grounds, and when school activities/events are held elsewhere.
• 1.3. The principal ensures that a safety audit of the school’s premises is conducted annually, with the intention of removing or mitigating any safety hazards.
• 1.4. The principal ensures that students and staff are adequately protected against exposure to excessive sunshine at school, and when participating in school activities/events held elsewhere.
• 1.5. The principal ensures that students and staff use information and communications technology appropriately and safely at school, and when participating in school activities/events held elsewhere.
• 1.6. The principal ensures that reasonable measures are taken to ensure the safety of Warrington school children whilst using school buses.
• 1.7. The principal ensures that any motor vehicle access to the school grounds does not compromise the safety of students, staff, or visitors to Warrington School.
• 1.8. Smoking is not permitted within Warrington School buildings or grounds.

2. Managing incidents

• 2.1. Warrington School responds to and investigates all significant health and safety incidents, in order to mitigate the effects and reduce the risk of recurrence.
• 2.2. The principal ensures that teachers recognise and respond to cases of suspected sexual, physical, or psychological child abuse in an appropriate manner.
• 2.3. The principal ensures that a crisis management plan is developed, maintained, and tested, in order to provide appropriate guidance to staff and students for handling a range of emergencies and their immediate aftermath.

3. Student behaviour

• 3.1. Warrington School encourages and maintains behaviour that facilitates students’ own safety and learning, and does not harm other students or act as a barrier to their learning.
• 3.2. Warrington School uses suitable measures to ensure student behaviour is maintained appropriately.

83.3. In extreme circumstances, stand-downs and suspensions may be used, in line with the MOE guidelines Related Policies and Procedures related to NAG 5 (Health and Safety)

Policies

• Health and Safety Policy
• Crisis Management Policy
• Education Outside the Classroom (EOTC)
• ICT

Procedures

• Civil Defence Emergency Plan
• Emergency Procedures
• Pandemic Plan
• Sexual and Physical Abuse
• Smoking, Drugs and Alcohol in the workplace