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I am updating our health and safety policy and want to include clear rules for teachers on taking a classroom lesson off-site, can you advise please?

14 Jun 2012

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School trips supervision and risk assessment: new case law and guidance

David Milton examines a recent case involving an overseas school trip, offers good practice tips on risk assessment and supervision, particularly for adventure trips, and outlines new guidance from the HSE

12 Jun 2012

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Securing your school during holidays – safety checklist

While your school is in holiday mode have you got everything in place to ensure it is still a safe and secure place to be? Gill O’Donnell shows what to cover

12 Jun 2012

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Practical Health and Safety for Secondary Schools

The Practical Health and Safety in Secondary Schools toolkit provides a simple approach to risk management for school staff.

7 Jun 2012

Safe school trips need good planning

Gill O’Donnell explains how to make risk assessment a valuable aid not a time-consuming irrelevance

28 May 2012

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We have just had a lift installed in our primary school. I am putting together a lift management plan and was wondering if you could help?

15 May 2012

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School journeys: keeping pupils, staff and visitors safe

Kris Lines explains your legal responsibilities towards those who travel to and from the school site, drawing best practice from a number of recent court decisions

11 May 2012