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Know about the legislation affecting schools.

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In this tutorial you will learn:

That schools are governed by a wide range of laws, regulations and codes of practice
That schools are required to meet standards laid down in health and safety laws such as the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
About the different agencies that schools are regulated by

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‘Health and Safety Executive: Working in the public interest, dealing with serious risk’ produced by the Health and Safety Executive.
‘Health and Safety at work’ on the National Education Union website
'Key legislation for working with children' by Sheffield Out of School Network
Use the internet to research any changes to legislation, or new laws / legislation being proposed by the current government.

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