It is never easy running a safe, orderly school when it is full of young people. Even with the best behaved group of children there is always the potential for accidents. This is a practical and easy-to-understand guide to help headteachers and their staff deal with issues of everyday safety that so often worry those who work in schools. It provides a straightforward introduction to a risk assessment-based approach to safety, but acknowledges that things still do sometimes go wrong, and shows how to deal with a variety of emergencies. This book is written with day-to-day school management in mind and will greatly assist in the business of running a school safely. It includes sections on assessing risk, developing and implementing a school safety plan, dealing with emergencies safely and the School Health and Safety Manual. The book also includes twenty-six photocopiable safety checklists to help schools develop their risk assessment procedures and systems for dealing with incidents. There is also a list of helpful organisations and useful books and resources. This is an essential buy for every secondary school concerned that their children are safe whilst allowing them to develop to their full potential.

Is your school prepared to deal with a crisis, whether it’s a hurricane, an earthquake, an explosion at a nearby chemical facility, an active shooter, or one of many other possibilities? Does your school have an up-to-date plan to deal with hazards of all sorts? Do teachers and other staff members know what to do in emergency situations to protect their students and themselves from harm? In this informative and comprehensive guide, school safety experts Amy Klinger and Amanda Klinger offer significant--and sometimes surprising--statistics on school safety, dispel common misunderstandings, and provide preK–12 school leaders with the specific information they need to prepare for and effectively respond to natural disasters, accidents, or violent events. Readers will learn how and why it is important to • Realistically assess threats and vulnerabilities. • Create and implement an emergency operations plan that follows government guidelines and best practices. • Decentralize authority and responsibility for crisis response. • Distinguish between three levels of “lockdown.” • Plan for short- and long-term recovery following an incident. • Make school safety an everyday component of school operations. At a time when schools at every level and in every community face the possibility of a crisis event, Keeping Students Safe Every Day equips leaders with the knowledge they need to give their students, staff members, parents, and the broader community confidence that their school knows what to do and makes safety a top priority.

A practical guide to dealing with issues of everyday safety in schools. The book is written with day-to-day school management in mind and will greatly assist in the business of running the school safely.

Is your school prepared to deal with a crisis, whether it's a hurricane, an earthquake, an explosion at a nearby chemical facility, an active shooter, or one of many other possibilities? Does your school have an up-to-date plan to deal with hazards of all sorts? Do teachers and other staff members know what to do in emergency situations to protect their students and themselves from harm? In this informative and comprehensive guide, school safety experts Amy Klinger and Amanda Klinger offer significant—and sometimes surprising—statistics on school safety, dispel common misunderstandings, and provide preK–12 school leaders with the specific information they need to prepare for and effectively respond to natural disasters, accidents, or violent events. Readers will learn how and why it is important to Realistically assess threats and vulnerabilities. Create and implement an emergency operations plan that follows government guidelines and best practices. Decentralize authority and responsibility for crisis response. Distinguish between three levels of "lockdown." Plan for short- and long-term recovery following an incident. Make school safety an everyday component of school operations. At a time when schools at every level and in every community face the possibility of a crisis event, Keeping Students Safe Every Day equips leaders with the knowledge they need to give their students, staff members, parents, and the broader community confidence that their school knows what to do and makes safety a top priority.