Online course

School and college safety

Health and safety in schools and colleges: who's responsible, sensible risk, reporting pupil injuries, science labs and design and technology workshops, asbestos in school buildings, educational visits, PE and play, and protecting staff.

  • 3units
  • 9lessons
  • 1.5 hoursto complete
  • 3 yearssuggested refresher

Included with every paid plan, from £79 a year.

What the course covers

  1. Managing safety in schools

    Who's responsible, keeping risk in proportion, and reporting injuries to pupils and staff.

    • Who's responsible
    • Keeping risk in proportion
    • Reporting injuries to pupils and staff
  2. Practical subjects and premises

    Science labs, design and technology workshops, and asbestos in school buildings.

    • Science labs
    • Design and technology workshops
    • Asbestos and school premises
  3. Trips, PE and people

    Educational visits, PE and play, violence and stress, and a worked example.

    • Educational visits
    • PE, play and premises
    • Protecting staff, and a worked example

Assessment and certificate

  • A short quiz after each unit, with the reason for every answer.
  • A final assessment of 15 questions; the pass mark is 70%.
  • Pass it on a paid plan for a certificate of completion with a QR code anyone can check.

This is online awareness training, not an accredited qualification. It doesn't on its own show someone is competent for a task. Awareness course: it isn't educational visits leader training, and doesn't replace your school's own procedures or subject-specific safety training.