Understand how to plan and provide environments that support children and young people’s health and safety

Read the relevant sections of ‘The Award in Education and Training’ by Ann Gravells 2014 Revised edition, published by Sage. This book is written for teachers, but the information will help you plan a healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environment. Review the legislation and guidance documents on pages 15 to 18 and read: ‘The teaching, learning and assessment environment’ on page 21 ‘Physical’ page 22 ‘Social’ page 23 ‘Learning’ Page 23 ‘Room layouts’ page 25 – 28 ‘Health and safety considerations’ pages 28 – 29 ‘Maintaining a safe and supportive learning environment’ pages 137 -139 NB. You should be able to borrow this book from your local library or it may be available online as an electronic version. Laser Learning is not suggesting that this book is more suitable than others available to learners. Be sure to look at a variety of books.