The Head Teachers ultimate responsibility is for the safety and well being of all the children and the staff. They are also responsible for the curriculum and to ensure that it is being followed. Budget Control is also one of the area’s the Head Teacher is responsible for, ensuring that each area of the school is given an adequate amount of the budget. The Head Teacher also must ensure that the staff have ongoing Continue Professional Development. One of the Head Teachers duties is for the admissions policy but they must ensure that it is in line with the local council.
HEALTH AND SAFETY Contents Statement of Intent Policy Statement Health and Safety Responsibilities Electrical Safety First Aid Fire and/or Emergency Arrangements Risk Assessment Transporting Children Visitors and Security Statement of Intent The School will comply with: • The requirement of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. • Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and other specific Health and Safety legislation. • LA Health and Safety Policy. • This policy affects all employees, pupils, visitors and users of the premises in or on the school site. Policy Statement The School will ensure: • The premises are maintained in a safe condition.
These should be kept safe and be placed were everyone can see them. In my work setting the policies are reviewed every half term to see if there is anything more you can add and to review the policies that are already there. We also have an accident book were we need to record every accident that has happened inside and outside of nursery. We then need to complete another form to inform the parent of what has happened and what the injury was. Under the health and safety act, every work setting should have a health and safety poster.
Task 1 1.1Within our setting we carry out daily checks to ensure that the environment inside and outside is safe before the morning session starts. We have daily cleaning rotas to ensure the session is clean and we are stopping the spread of infection. Ensuring that staff has been trained in first Aid and that we have the right equipment. To complete accident forms when an accident occurs and getting the parent/carer to sign to say there have been made aware. Body forms to indicate if a child comes in from home and the parent/carer tells us of a mark on the child or a member of staff notices a mark on them the form is then signed by the parent/carer at the end of the session.
All adults should work in a safe open enviroment when working 1 to 1 with a child , so not to leave themselves open to accusations. They should follow guidesline in toileting a child or cleaning up after an accident. Inform another adult what needs to be done and preferly another adult attends. If I felt a fellow member of staff display inappropiate conduct with pupil or other staff member i would speak to my headteacher, if I felt i need to take it further i would then address our Chair of Governors requesting him to me ring me direct. He would follow my concerns up and would informed me of results of his findings.
The home manager is responsible for making sure all staff receives training for the prevention and control of infection and how to monitor these. The house manager is also responsible for making sure that an infection control audit is carried out and that any actions raised are put into place. The house manager also needs to ensure that infection control policies and procedures exist and they are available to staff and staff understand them. All staff are responsible for making sure that they wear the correct PPE at all times and have a good hand washing routine and also attend regular training courses. Staff should also report any sources of infection straight away to the shift leader.
* Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations. * COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations) * Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) * Health and Social Care Act. * Family Law Reform Act. * Children’s Act 1986 and Children’s Act 2004 For each of these legislations as a company caring for children and young people we have a responsibility to adhere to them and make staff aware of what their responsibility are and how they can put them in place, this is why we have policies and procedures and risk assessments that all staff must read and sign and have available to look at as and when needed. Health and Safety at Work Act.
This is essential because a register must be taken when the building is evacuated and the staff have to know who was in the building at the time the alarm went off in order to make sure everyone is safe. Fire safety precautions help to keep children safe with in the setting because they are aware of what to do, and why, when and where to do it, in the event of an emergency. Correct staff ratios Staff ratios were introduced by the legislation Children Act 1989. Bruce, T. and Meggit, C. (2007, pg. 268) include a table devised by the Children Act 1989.
My working day My day at work starts by arrriving and signing in and going to a handover. In handover we are told whats been happening over night or if anything significant has happened that we need to know regarding students as it can affect their behavior and care next day. Senior staff always check that everyone is familiar with fire procedure (what to do incase there is a fire) and safeguarding procedure. Training for both of these is given at the beginning of employment. Safeguarding procedure is in place to protect all students from any kind of risk or harm.
The employees must report any hazards immediately, they should also not do anything deliberately that could put someone’s health and safety in danger, the employees should also take reasonable care of their own and others safety and also co-operate with employer to carry out health and safety regulations. Health and safety at work act and school policy: The law states there must be a health and safety policy written The school has such a policy and this can be found on the school gateway. The law states that the employer must be responsible for the safety of anyone using their premises. School policy states: The ultimate responsibility for all academy safety organization and activity rests with the principal and the designated