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Safety alerts

• 6 October 2009 - Laptop computer charging trolleys safety alert
  HSE has issued a safety alert to the attention of schools that use laptop computer charging trolleys and also those who manufacture or supply these products

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Educational visits

Department for Education and Skills

• Health and Safety of Pupils on Educational Visits: a Good Practice Guide 1988 (reprinted in 2001).
• Health and Safety: Responsibilities and Powers (DfES/0803/2001).
• Standards for LEAs in Overseeing Educational Visits. Part 1 of a 3 - Part Supplement to Health and Safety of Pupils on Educational Visits. (DfES/0564/2002)
• Standards for Adventure. Part 2 of a 3 - Part Supplement to Health and Safety of Pupils on Educational Visits. (DfES/0565/2002)
• A Handbook for Group Leaders. Part 3 of a 3 - Part Supplement to Health and Safety of Pupils on Educational Visits. (DfES/0566/2002)

• All of the above documents are available from DfES

HSE

• Incident-reporting in schools (accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences) [33KB]
• Avoiding ill health at open farms - Advice to farmers and teachers supplement AIS23 [65KB] including advice to teachers supplement to AIS23
• Five Steps to Risk Assessment INDG163 [660KB]
• Guidance to the Licensing Authority on the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations 1996.
• Adventure activities centres: five steps to risk assessment.
• Managing Health and Safety in Swimming Pools 1999
• The New General Teaching Requirements for Health and Safety 1999, QCA/HSE.
• Helping children to stay safe on farms campaign
  

Others

• Adventure Activities Industry Advisory Committee (AAIAC): Statement of Risk Perception in Adventure and Outdoor Activities.
• Association for Physical Education (afPE)
• Preparing Young People for a Safer Life (Cheshire County Council and Institute of Occupational Safety and Health). The document contains a model risk assessment for a sponsored walk.
• Information about adventure activity providers covered by the Adventure Activities Licensing Scheme
• The Wales Tourist Board, the Scottish Tourist Board and the British Activity Holiday Association provide voluntary inspection schemes to complement licensing for providers of activities that are out of scope of licensing.
• The British Activity Holiday Association
• Get Safe for Summer - Amateur Swimming Association
• Safe Supervision for Teaching and Coaching Swimming. Amateur Swimming Association and other. 2nd edition 2001
• The Royal Lifesaving Society UK.
• Minibus Safety: A Code of Practice. RoSPA and others 2002
• Safety on School Trips: A Teachers and the Law Booklet - The Professional Association of Teachers. Revised edition 2002
• Educational Visits - NASUWT 2001
• Safe and Responsible Expeditions and Guidelines for Youth Expeditions. Young Explorers' Trust.
• The Royal Geographical Society Expedition Advisory Centre provides advice, information and training to anyone planning and overseas expedition
• The Duke of Edinburgh's Award has its own clear structure, procedures and guidelines

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Planning lessons

• Guidance and support material for planning lessons and lectures

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Special education needs

• EDIS3 Health and safety matters for special educational needs: Legal issues including risk assessment [88KB]
• EDIS4 Health and safety matters for special educational needs: Moving and handling [145KB]

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Miscellaneous

• Notice to governors, proprietors and headteachers of schools in England and Wales about the new duty to manage the risk from asbestos in buildings [83KB]
• Case study - Working at height guidance for schools