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A critical incident may be defined as an incident or situation involving trauma, fatality or serious injury to an individual or serious damage to property. By its very nature such an incident is sudden, unpredictable and outside the range of normal...
Action will depend on the nature of the incident.Ensure a full log is kept of all actions taken as they happen as well as information received.Ensure that all staff and pupils are in a place of safety and securityHave emergency services been called?...
Stage 1 Initial responseOpen and continue to maintain a personal log of all factual information received, actions taken and the time and date of these events. This is good practice but is essential for many reasons, including the need to give...
IncidentDesignated officer or senior officerChecklist notificationLevel 1 Critical incidentA critical incident, which may include a fatality (but not to a member of the school community) an where the incident is not the responsibility of LA/ school...
As most recent disasters have shown, the response of the news media is likely to be quick with a large number of personnel and equipment. It is usually the police who are responsible for coordination of the emergency service response to a major...
The role and educational psychologists trainingAll Educational Psychologists (EPs) have an honours degree in Psychology, are qualified and experienced teachers and have a Masters degree in Educational Psychology. They are thus in a unique position...
The following guidance notes have been reproduced in a modified form from Ealing’s Guidelines and Policy for Schools on Personal and Social Education.“A child can live through anything so long as he or she is told the truth and is...
Funeral rites across culturesBrief guidance on responses to death and the rituals according to the tenets of some of the major religions of the world.
TrespassTrespass is not, generally, a criminal offence. Schools are not public places and anyone who enters without permission of the Headteacher (who has day to day management of the school) is trespassing, unless there is a recognised “...
Template for school emergency management plan:Schools can use this template when developing their school emergency policy and plan.