RE: Risk Assessment for school activities
Hi @fun2learn,
I think the risk assessment is a formalized version of what everybody has done in the past already. I have at times my problem with that kind of formalization, as it makes organizers stop thinking themselves.
In my school, we do not have strict rules. My favourite approach is to wonder, how much we exceed the everyday risks students are exposed. Of course I have to keep in mind that some of my students have a familiy which is already unable to cope with the everyday live, so for those I have to have an idea, how to help. But usuall I expect my students and there parents two be adequately prepared for the weather and other simple factors.
Also I would like to promote the idea of general preventive measurements. Learning groups leaving the school are supposed to have a standardized first aid kit with them and teachers are supposed to attend to a first aid course every two years.
@teach-it thanks for reading and making your comment. My school also requires us to attend first aid course about every one and a half year due to the AED training that expires earlier. In my school, every learning journey needs to assess for risk with paper work that needs to be submitted for approval. I guess safety is the priority over my side of the world. Once again, thanks for your comment! See you around!