Health and safety improvements
The document identifies several areas for improvement at the school. First, building work should be done during breaks instead of school hours to minimize disruption and safety risks. Second, trailing wires and use of extension cords should be reduced, such as installing sockets on the stage instead of cords in the hall. Third, the school needs to improve disabled access by installing lifts and widening doorways to comply with discrimination laws. Fourth, fire extinguishers should be relocated to central areas rather than by doors. Fifth, visitor badges should be more obvious to easily distinguish visitors from students. Sixth, teachers should take the register immediately at the start of lessons to track attendance and identify truancy or missing students. Seventh, more signs with rules should be
Health and safety improvements
- 1. Unit 27 D1 Miss Johnston 1 LewisAppleton What the school could improve on There is a long range of things that the school needs to improve on; One of the firstthingsthatthe school can andshouldimprove onisthe buildingworks,usuallythis takesplace duringthe school hoursbut itwouldbe much more advantagesandpose far lessa riskif thiswas to be done duringtermbreaks,thiskeepsstudentsoutof harmandallowsthe worksto be done before the studentscome back.Thisalsomakesiteasiertomanoeuvre aroundaswell. Anotherthingthe school can improve isthe trailingwiresanduse of extensionleads,these are not everywhere butthere are some placeswhere thiscaneasilybe reducedsuchasinthe hall where there are extensionleadstrailingfromthe ceilingandtheycouldinstead justinstallplugsocketson the stage to preventthis,thiswouldthenpose farlessariskto people tripping. The school doesnot reallyhave anyformof disabledaccessandalthoughtheydonothave physicallydisabledstudentstheyshouldatthe leastbe preparedastheycannotturn downa studentapplicationbecause theyare disabledaccordingtothe DisabilityDiscriminationAct1995. Thismeansinstallingdisabledaccessliftsandmore ramps,doorwaysalsoneedtobe wide enoughto accommodate this. The school couldmake betteruse of placingforfire extinguishers,manyof themare locatedby doorsrather than the centre of the area whichmay pose twothreats,firstof all theycouldget inthe wayof people runningoutthe doorfastenoughandtheycouldalsopreventa personinthe centre havingaccessto them. The school doesneedtomake additional changestovisitorbadges,itisoftendifficulttotell whoisa visitorandwhois a student,one waytoeasilyremedythiswouldbe toaskstudentstohave theirID on themat all timesandto make visitorbadgesmore obvious.Thismeansthatnon-visitorscanbe more easilyspottedandreported. The school alsoneedsto fix theirregistryerrors,the school classteachersusuallytake the registerat varyingtimeswhetherornotitsbecause theyforget,itisimportanttoimmediatelytake the register as thiswill make itknownif a studentistruantingthe lessonorif a studentisnot in,thisisimportant for fire situationsasthe registerwill be checked. The school wouldbe at a higheradvantage if there were more signsplacedaroundthe buildings such as the buildingrules;thismeansthatstudentscannotuse itas an excuse if theyare caughtas well asat the same time politelyreminding the studentsof the rulestheyhave tofollow.The signs do nothave to lookgood butin situationswhereitwouldhelpcatchmore attentionitmaybe necessary. The school regularlycarriesoutriskassessmentslookingforscoresof over9, whattheyshoulddois lookforscores that are alsoclose to 9 but give themalittle lesspriority,if the score isslowlyrisingit shouldbe addressedbeforeithits9 ratherthan whenitdoes,thisoverall meansthere will be less risksand the school will be asaferenvironment.