Health and Safety

Safeguard the staff and pupils at your school. We help you keep up to date with the latest safety regulations, ensure training is high quality and relevant, and all risks are properly identified and assessed.

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  Reasonable force – What does it actually mean in schools?

  Regulations

  • Anthony David considers what it actually means when we say that schools are entitled to use ‘restraint’ and ‘reasonable force’...
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  Broken bone symptoms – What to look for in school

  Health and Safety

  • Breaks, sprains and dislocations often can’t be seen, but there are some visible indicators
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  When to call an ambulance – Student injury and illness

  Health and Safety

  • It’s not always clear how seriously a child’s been hurt, says Emma Hammett, but knowing what to look for can be a big help...
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  School playground equipment – All about safety regulations

  Construction

  • Playgrounds need to be exciting and stimulating, but also safe. Christopher Brown explains how to strike the right balance...
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  Consolidating processes for better financial management

  Catering

  • A central services team can help schools to ensure that they are operating as efficiently as possible
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  What bothers your staff most about pupil discipline?

  Pupils

  • Many teachers think heads don’t do enough to support them with poor classroom conduct. Iain Ford, from Teacher Tapp, shares its findings
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  Do your safeguarding records hit the mark?

  Health and Safety

  • When Ofsted judges schools to be ‘not effective’, it’s often down to a lack of detail, says James Simoniti
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  How schools have a key role to play in safeguarding

  Health and Safety

  • With resources tight, there has never been a greater need for teachers and social workers to work in partnership
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  How to lay the foundations for staff wellbeing

  Health and Safety

  • A whole school-strategy for staff wellbeing can reap rewards in teacher retention and student attainment, says Mark Solomons
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  What’s Marcus Rashford doing today?

  Health and Safety

  • Gary Spracklen believes social media presents an opportunity, not a problem, in primary schools