Keeping school buildings and grounds safe
Take reasonable care of students’ physical safety during every school activity, including recess. Inspect the school regularly and deal with problems promptly.
Do this now
- Step 1: Take reasonable care to keep students physically safe during every school activity, including recess.
- Step 2: Inspect the school regularly. Deal promptly with any maintenance or safety issues you find.
- Step 3: Keep the school premises clean and well kept.
- Step 4: Make an annual report on the state of the school premises.
- Step 5: Remember that you control the buildings, grounds, equipment and furniture, within the Minister’s policy and your board’s directions.
If you are a school leader
Safety, clean premises and the annual report are duties under regulation 18. Control of the premises is under regulation 17. Regular inspection is one of the contributions the guide suggests for school leaders. Leadership Standard 4 also expects you to oversee the running, upkeep, safety and accessibility of your buildings. Do this in line with all laws, regulations and Government directives.
If you are an education officer
Inspect schools regularly and deal promptly with maintenance and safety issues. Set system budgets and allocate funds for building, renovating and maintaining schools. Work with other government departments and agencies on the safety and security of students and staff.
More detail
The guides list a Health and Safety Policy and Fire Regulations under Health and Safety. Links to these have not been added to the guides yet.
The guides do not yet include steps for what to do when a student or member of staff is injured.
Still not sure?
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