Emergency School closures
Risk assessment
Severe weather
Probability
High
Impact
High
Outcome
- Whole or partial school closure.
- Disruption to children's learning.
- Attendance implications.
- Widespread and prolonged disruption
Mitigation
Overview and RA shared with schools to ensure they:
- Make every effort to keep schools open even if for limited numbers to attend
- Have up to date Business Continuity Plans
- Have an Incident Management Team for severe weather: procedures and processes and communication for staff, parents and relevant services. RA, planning, training, clearly defined responsibility for personal and review process
- Communicate plans in advance to families/wider community
- Risk assess situation, plan and implement remote learning procedures as soon as possible
- Ensure schools are aware of attendance coding
- Ensure schools are aware of HR flexible staffing requirements around duties and activities: Job holders will be expected to be flexible in their duties and carry out any other duties commensurate with the grade and falling within the general scope of the job, as requested by management.
- Consider partial closure for groups of students according to need.
- Consider partial closure, opening for limited hours
- Communicate through NCC Emergency School Closures System
Further information
Shortage of staff
High propotion of staff off through illness over a sustained period of time. COVID-19 as well as widespread infectious diseases including pandemic flu and staff that have travelled internationally
Probability
High
Impact
High
Outcome
- Whole or partial school closure.
- Disruption to children's learning.
- Attendance implications.
- Widespread and prolonged disruption.
Mitigation
Overview and RA shared with schools to ensure they:
- Make every effort to keep schools open even if for limited numbers to attend
- Implement remote learning where possible
- Ensure schools are aware of attendance coding
- Ensure schools are aware of HR flexible staffing requirements around duties and activities - as above
- Consider partial closure for groups of students according to need.
- Plans for some flexibility of staff duties and activities
- Larger grouping of CYP where appropriate
- Consider partial closure, opening for limited hours
Further information
Utilities and local services disruption
Boiler breakdown, oil delays, boiler servicing. Catering supply disruption
Probability
Medium
Impact
High
Outcome
- Whole or partial school closure.
- Disruption to children's learning.
- Attendance implications.
- Widespread and prolonged disruption.
Mitigation
Overview and RA shared with schools to ensure they:
- Make every effort to keep schools open even if for limited numbers to attend
- Have up to date Business Continuity Plans
- Implement remote learning where possible
- Consider partial closure for groups of students according to need.
- Consider partial closure, opening for limited hours
- Ensure boilers and heating systems are maintained regularly, ensure pipes are appropriately lagged
- Inspect windows and exterior doors for draughts; draught-proof as needed
- Ensure any particular concerns regarding a likely failure of any element of your building (mechanicial, electrical or building fabric) have been resolved
Further information
High proportion of children absent
Possibly due to infectious diseases; potential need for deep cleaning
Probability
Medium
Impact
High
Outcome
- Whole school closure.
- Disruption to children's learning.
- Attendance implications.
Mitigation
Overview and RA shared with schools to ensure they:
- Implement remote learning where possible
- Have plans for some flexibility of staff duties and activities
- Ensure schools are aware of attendance coding
Further information
Transport issues
Such as driver shortages, fuel disruption
Probability
Medium
Impact
Medium
Outcome
- Whole or partial school closure.
- Disruption to children's learning.
- Attendance implications.
- Widespread and prolonged disruption.
Mitigation
Overview and RA shared with schools to ensure they:
- Make every effort to keep schools open even if for limited numbers to attend
- Have up to date Business Continuity Plans
- Implement remote learning where possible
- Consider partial closure for groups of students according to need.
- Have plans for some flexibility of staff duties and activities
- Larger groupings of CYP where appropriate
- Consider partial closure, opening for limited hours
Further information
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