Policies ensure guidelines to protect pupils, staff, parents, visitors and contractors when on the school premises, this includes how risks can be controlled and who is responsible for this. Regulations are crucial in maintaining the building and school equipment such as providing clean drinking water, controlling temperature and ventilation, insuring that toilet facilities are clean, safe and in good working order as well as safe, practical and clear floor areas. Employees should also be aware of the Manual Handling Regulations which include avoiding the need to lift heavy loads and to use available equipment in order to aid this task. It is crucial that the school environment is kept safe by ensuring that periodical inspections are carried out, a risk assessment is the favoured way to carry out this procedure as this is a recorded document that can be reviewed, monitored and changed in order to prevent any injuries. Classrooms and Play Areas should be assessed constantly in order to keep the areas safe and danger free.
Understand how to plan and provide environments and services that support children and young peoples health and safety. 1.1 Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor activities. When planning and providing environments we need to be aware of how to take into account the health and safety requirements of pupils when setting up learning activities, before starting any learning activity, myself and other staff always make sure that the environment is free from any hazards and that children will be able to work safely. I work in a setting of 5-6 year old children. Clothing- Weather must be taking in account when our activities are outdoor, children must wear coats, hats etc.
Aim 4: Keeping children Safe from Crime Follow PSHE and Citizenship Policy which encourages independence, responsibility, confidence, positive self esteem, self awareness and respect. Aim 5: Protecting children’s Security Implement child protection policies and procedures working in partnership with pupils, parents and agencies. All staff members are aware of, monitor, comply with and discuss issues of health and safety continuously whilst working. When guiding visitors or parents/carers through the school we must also make them aware of health and safety pointing out fire exits in case of fire. Staff must attend training and always follow policies and procedures to ensure good practice.
The policies include guidance: Behaviour policy :( Promoting appropriate behaviour in the children and discouraging inappropriate behaviour) The school’s behaviour policy is very important because this policy gives guidelines to all members of staff how they can manage children behaviour. In my setting there is a code of conduct policy help to manage the children’s behaviour effectively and in a manner appropriate to their stage of development and their individual needs and make sure staff and children keep calm when dealing with inappropriate behaviour. In my setting class teacher ensure that both sides of the story are heard and dealt with consistently. . Navneet Kaur (Neetu) Identify transitions that only some children and young people may experience e.g.
This classroom management plan includes not only safety rules and procedures, but student behavior policies as well. Emmer, Everston, and Worsham suggest “a set of rules applied consistently in all classes and areas of the building is easy for students to learn.” (Emmer, Everston, & Worsham, 2003, p.19) When looking at maintaining safe classrooms and schools it is important to obtain policies from the state, district, and school levels. State, District, and School Levels One of our schools’ most important jobs is to ensure that all students are offered equal protection from potentially violent discrimination and harassment, which not only disrupt learning but also can leave lifetime scars. (California Department of Education, AB537 report) Ira Pollack and Carlos Sundermann suggest “that safe schools require broad-based efforts on the part of the entire community, including educators, students, parents, law enforcement agencies, businesses, and faith-based organizations. Efforts to enhance school safety must involve students at an early age and be reinforced throughout their education.
* My duty of care can safeguard the children in my care. * This consist of * Risk assessment- carrying out a risk assessment will ensure the safety of children, this assessment should be done for the equipment that we use, the inside and outside of the building and any outings that may occur, this will minimize the risk of any injuries or harm that may occur. Risk assessments will also recognizes any potential hazards, i.e. plug socket having caps in them to stop children putting objects inside, making sure food is not out of date. * Policies and procedures- Having clear rules and boundaries ensures that both children (who are able to understand) and I know how to conduct ourselves with in the setting, this means by acting appropriately in ways, that do not harm ourselves and
Entry and Exit to school, most schools have an entry and exit system of some sort whether it be a controlled gate or door for people entering the school. Children should always be accepted from or released to a responsible adult or carer of the child. Boundaries of schools should be secure children can’t just wander off, they need to be fenced off and secure, also for playtime and lunchtime these boundaries should be monitored by staff. If an outdoor visit is planned a pre visit check should take place especially due to weather, things can change overnight when we have rain, snow, frost, fog, also ratios of adults to children need to be taken into account and modified if necessary,
Health and safety Risk assessment P1 This risk assessment takes place in a primary school setting. This table will help to ensure safety for the kids, will give an indication of what needs to be done, how it should be monitored and how it could be dealt with. hazard | Who is at risk? | identity existing control measures | Level of risk | Decide/implement new control measures | Monitoring | Informing | Wet floors are a slip hazard | Students, staff and any individual that enters the area | Caution and wet floor signs, unless unidentified | Level of risk-12/25 likelyhood-3 severity4 | Spillage could be covered, dried or barricaded to avoid any accidents | Daily checking, e.g every morning | Needs to be passed on to the cleaner in order to be dealt with | Oppressive rooms | Student, staff or any other individual | This problem is usually dealt with by opening a window however if too could clothing could be taken off. | Level of risk- 6/25 likelyhood-2 severity3 | Temperature control is the easiest option however in the summer temperature can only be controlled with ventilators or fans.
* Ensuring my manager is aware of any incidents affecting the welfare of children in our care. * To keep the nursery in a safe and clean condition, making sure all faults are reported through the appropriate channels. * Attending staff meetings and training programmes. * Maintaining the records and daily diaries of the children. * To commit to developing and maintaining the following environment; multi cultural, anti racist, non sexist.
The pre-school also display and follow the health and safety general standards and emergency evacuation procedures; this also includes a daily risk assessment to ensure there are no hazards or risks to the children and staff on the premises. This includes checks on all toys and equipment to make sure none are damaged or broken. “The risk assessment should cover anything with which a child may come into contact” EYFS 2007 pg 33 The pre-school have a fire risk assessment that ensures fire risks are managed in the building and that all people can be evacuated easily should the need arise. There is always a fire