Design Your Own First Aid Kit
Create your personalized first aid kit by selecting essential items for various medical emergencies. Write scenarios about the items being used and understand their purposes. Explore different first aid supplies to build an effective kit tailored to your needs.
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Setting Sail 2 Leo Hogan & Ed O Donovan www.pdst.ie
Topics Health & Safety Teacher Induction Communications Paperwork Planning www.pdst.ie
Health & Safety Creating a safe environment: Remember, the educational welfare of the students takes precedence over all other considerations Child Protection Policy, Anti-Bullying, Critical Inc Your role as Health & Safety Officer should not be overlooked. You must have: H&S Policy with risk assessments for all areas Fire Safety Register need for a consultant? www.pdst.ie
Health & Safety Checks Has each staff member got a copy of the Safety Statement/ H&S Policy? The Child Protection Policy? The Dignity in the Workplace Policy? Has relevant training been provided? Are there duties/responsibilities assigned to staff in policies? Are they aware of these? Should you provide staff with First Aid training? www.pdst.ie
Health & Safety Checks Does the H&S Policy reflect the current infrastructure? Extensions etc? Does it oblige you (BOM) to write an annual report or other task? Location of fire hoses, fire extinguishers, defibs, first aid kits Sign in/out procedures for part-time workers. Working Alone Policy? Keys have you access to all parts of the building? Emergency etc. www.pdst.ie
Teacher Induction See www.teacherinduction.ie (NIPT) What is the school policy? Workshops at Education Centres There may be trained facilitators on staff School mentor, possibly the DP Invitation to schools to participate in Droichead for 2017/2018 Droichead Policy updated in June 2017 see www.teachingcouncil.ie www.pdst.ie
General Communications Mobile number & Email address for every staff member, including non-teachers Texting service and group email for staff, families or using a school app Use of website, and other online systems (Google apps, Office 365, Edmodo, Schoology, Moodle, Schoolwise) Newsletters Teacher-student emails: safe system www.pdst.ie
Staff Letter to staff with a clear schedule of the return to school process who is required and when? If timetables are incomplete, be careful about half-days. Use draft timetable . If new to the school, perhaps a staff photo? If so, let staff know in advance & include all staff www.pdst.ie
Staff Induction procedures for each year group Clarify roles of Class teacher, Year Head, DP & P at induction What teachers are needed? Croke Park hours teachers on reduced hours Was the calendar and deployment of hours ratified by BOM? N.B:Confirmation of Attendance to Salaries DES www.pdst.ie
Others Trustee contact(s) when/why? BOM Minutes, finance, reports Permission to alter property Advice Local principals network DES: Salaries, Allocations Support: NAPD, Mgt body, Trade Union, HSE, Garda, NEPS, TUSLA www.pdst.ie
Staff Paperwork File for teaching staff members Allocations schedule for 2017/18 from DES Seniority lists for POR and Redeployment Full list of staff including those on career breaks, secondments, job-shares, other leave Non-permanent staff: copies of letters, incremental forms, yearly status, contracts from their starting dates Determine CID possibilities Did you receive a curricular concession? www.pdst.ie
Staff Paperwork Other staff (www.employmentrights.ie) Contract hours, duties, rates, holidays H&S: inservice? How do you record time worked? Safety of workers in the building after hours: working alone policy Keyholders, locking-up etc Contract staff: cleaners, security www.pdst.ie
Organisation Paperwork Learning Support and allocation of Resource Hours how/when? Information on students with special needs disemmination of this info to staff Subject levels who takes HL? System? System for compiling accurate class lists for database must be done by mid- September www.pdst.ie
Students How will students know where to go on the first morning? Lockers, books, journals, jackets/uniform systems School Meals Programme? Introducing yourself to classes if new to school how, when? Student Council election procedures www.pdst.ie
Parents First letter to parents introduction, opportunity to make a good impression, ensure it s not just about the money! Encourage involvement Parent Council The first meeting, parameters Agenda for the year, guest speaker? Role in School Self-Evaluation (SSE) www.pdst.ie
Parents Reinforce policies on uniform/hair/jewellery (the messy things) Systems for contacting the school Page on school website for Parents to manage? PC slot in Newsletters? Online portal, Moodle, Texting Service Information on fees/charges for the year for different year groups www.pdst.ie
Community Schools page in local paper? System? Groups that may use school facilities Night Classes TY Computer classes for retired people Parent/student classes or classes for parents in Maths etc Requests by clubs to promote their activities? www.pdst.ie
Your Office Renovate, move? Secure filing system and record-keeping: who has access to office and records? Diary record all calls, meetings & facts System for students, teachers and parents to meet you Work desk and a meeting desk www.pdst.ie
General Admin Vetting Has school literature and website been updated to reflect your appointment? Alarm codes who has them? Computer backups system? Access codes for texting service, OLCS etc (NB. The principal only is the approver for OLCS) Policies, Sept (DTR) & Oct Returns www.pdst.ie
General Admin DLP stated in BOM minutes and posted around the school Designate power to suspend for up to 3 days delegated at your 1st BOM meeting POR review, especially if you ve had retirements Remember all BOM agenda should include Child Protection & Anti-Bullying Reports by you & CP Policy reviewed annually www.pdst.ie
Secretary Very important role for school and you familiarise yourself with the role to date, contract, pay scale, holidays Mail, phone calls, visitors procedures Accounts preparation of financial reports for BOM with finance c ttee. Online banking passwords; lodgements Interaction with other staff - role, social etc www.pdst.ie
Caretaker Also a VIP with a huge impact on you. You, secretary and CT may be the only people in the building, at times Familiarise yourself with the role to date, contract, pay scale, holidays Security: opening & closing school, interaction with security company, H&S role, interaction with students www.pdst.ie
