Understand action to take when children and young people are ill or injured, including emergency procedures
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Baby and child first aid' webpage from the British Red Cross website.
- ‘First aid in schools, early years and colleges’ from the UK Government.
- ‘Childhood illnesses, conditions and injuries’ from NHS West Kent
- ‘Is my child too ill for school’ from the NHS
- Read your setting's emergency plan / procedures. Make a note of these and be sure to note what actions you should take if there is a fire, security incident, missing child or young person, or medical emergency.
- 'Emergency planning and response for education, childcare, and children’s social care settings’ from the Department for Education
- ‘School and college security’ from the Department for Education
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Click to watch this video produced by the BBC showing one of several schools in West Yorkshire that carries out lockdown drills in case of a dangerous event taking place on their premises.
- The Red Cross section of YouTube contains multiple videos on child and baby first aid. Watch those that are relevant to your role.
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read ‘Health protection in children and young people settings, including education' from the UK Health Security Agency.
- This section of the National Education Union’s website covers ‘Infections diseases and illness; and gives advice and guidance on dealing with illness and disease in the workplace.
- This document from the Health and Safety Executive is an information sheet about ‘Incident reporting in schools (accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences)
- This article from The School Run covers ‘Lockdown procedures in primary schools’.
- Cumbria Local Safeguarding Children Board has produced this ‘Procedure for schools – children who go missing throughout the school day’.
- Take part in a fire drill and/or school lockdown and record your experience as a reflective account.
- This webpage from the NHS looks at ‘When to call 999’.
- Extended Learning
- Think And Challenge
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