In December 2009, Gill O’Donnell drew attention to the danger that asbestos continued to pose in schools. Since then the threat appears to have got worse, as she explains in this update on the situation
Following a successful recent local authority audit of health and safety in her school, Hafise Nazif offers an in-depth guide to ensuring you really are safeguarding all members of your school community
Sub21 is an award-winning project helping to reduce kerbside drinking among young people. Alan Strachan describes how the project combines a package of support to off-licensees to help them tackle proxy purchases of alcohol, with a programme of youth-led activities and events
This final issue looks at lone working and ensuring that the school does not neglect its duty to the health and safety of those staff who may work in isolation on school premises… including one rather unusual hazard faced by the author
From ensuring you have the right number of first-aiders to managing the dangers of asbestos, Gill O'Donnell provides advice on how to keep pupils, staff and visitors to your school safe in the coming academic year
Gill O'Donnell argues that special care is needed in order to ensure that appropriate risk assessments are carried out for pupils about to begin work placements
With high-profile cases never far from the news headlines Suzanne O'Connell considers Lord Laming's latest report and looks at the impact it will have on our work in schools