Below is a table with emergency situations and the procedures you would follow
Below is a table with emergency situations and the procedures you would follow.
Emergency situation
The procedure that should be followed …
Fire
Phone the fire brigade.
Ask the children calmly to line up.
Take them quickly and calmly to your designated area.
Stay with your class at all times
Make sure you have all the children by checking the register.
Wait for the all clear of your Fire Marshall
Security incident
(Intruder)
Greet Intruder politely, introduce yourself and ask the purpose of the visit. Ensure you have a member of staff witness your approach.
Explain the visitors’ procedures and wait for a member of management to attend.
Depending on the circumstances management will call the police to report the incident.
However should the intruder become agitated they will gain the attention of another staff member who will contact the police.
Should the person leaves prior to the police arrival staff will take note of the direction and means of transport which will then be passed on to the reporting officer.
Verbally ask the person not to return the school again whilst in the presence of the police.
Review security immediately
Log incident and actions as soon as possible.
Missing child or young person
Upon Discovering a child is Missing
Notify immediately the class teacher. If the teacher is not available for whatever reason they must inform the classroom support staff if there is one, or, if there is not, the nearest available teacher.
They should state the name of the child (if known) or a description of the child (if the child’s name is not known to them), what the child was last seen doing and where, and how long since they last saw the child.
Thereafter they should assist with any organised search for the child as directed by the class teacher or the Head teacher.
Conduct a search of the immediate surroundings, i.e. Indoors, in the classroom (looking under tables, work surfaces and other possible hiding places such as cupboards), adjacent
Emergency situation
The procedure that should be followed …
Fire
Phone the fire brigade.
Ask the children calmly to line up.
Take them quickly and calmly to your designated area.
Stay with your class at all times
Make sure you have all the children by checking the register.
Wait for the all clear of your Fire Marshall
Security incident
(Intruder)
Greet Intruder politely, introduce yourself and ask the purpose of the visit. Ensure you have a member of staff witness your approach.
Explain the visitors’ procedures and wait for a member of management to attend.
Depending on the circumstances management will call the police to report the incident.
However should the intruder become agitated they will gain the attention of another staff member who will contact the police.
Should the person leaves prior to the police arrival staff will take note of the direction and means of transport which will then be passed on to the reporting officer.
Verbally ask the person not to return the school again whilst in the presence of the police.
Review security immediately
Log incident and actions as soon as possible.
Missing child or young person
Upon Discovering a child is Missing
Notify immediately the class teacher. If the teacher is not available for whatever reason they must inform the classroom support staff if there is one, or, if there is not, the nearest available teacher.
They should state the name of the child (if known) or a description of the child (if the child’s name is not known to them), what the child was last seen doing and where, and how long since they last saw the child.
Thereafter they should assist with any organised search for the child as directed by the class teacher or the Head teacher.
Conduct a search of the immediate surroundings, i.e. Indoors, in the classroom (looking under tables, work surfaces and other possible hiding places such as cupboards), adjacent