Key Health and Safety Documents

A copy of key Health and Safety documents can be viewed and downloaded by clicking on the appropriate title on the right or by clicking on the hyperlinks.

Model School Health and Safety Policy

If required, you can download and save the document then either:

1.  Print the document.

2.  Edit the saved version to reflect local health and safety arrangements.

Audit and Evaluation

The Council's Health and Safety Policy requires Headteachers and other managers to monitor standards of health and safety.  A three stage evaluation and audit process is in place to to ensure that this takes place.

STEP 1.  A Premise or Team Evaluation of day to day health and safety issues must be carried out by Premises and/or Team Managers in October of each year.

STEP 2. Managers carry out a Self Audit to enable them to identify their own health and safety managment achievements against defined standards.
This document must be completed in January each year by Managers / Headteachers for each operational service/school. 

STEP 3. Internal Health and Safety Audit completed by a Directorate Health and Safety Advisor. 

Annual Report by H&S Coordinators (Template)

This template is designed to be used by Health and Safety Coordinators and/or heads of establishment to report health and safety performance to Governing Bodies or Senior Management teams.

Whilst this is not a compulsory report, it provides a useful opportunity for Governors and/or Senior Managers to receive important health and safety information in a summarised form so that they are:

1. kept informed of progress and developments, and
   
2. to support informed decision making on allocation of resources on the basis of risk.

It is recommended that such a report is produced, presented and discussed annually.