SBL PE HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY 2015

Sir Bernard
Lovell School
PE and Sport
Policy for Health,
Safety and Good
Practice

SBL PE HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY 2015

INTRODUCTION

SBL PE HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY 2015

The principles set out in this document are relevant to all persons involved in the
delivery of physical activity.
Safe practice in physical education should be an integral feature of all aspects of
delivery and across all phases of learning. Wherever staff is referred to in this
document, it includes qualified teachers, trainees, work-experience staff,
volunteers, all support staff, peripatetic employees, AOTTs (coaches and
instructors) and others who are employed in a professional capacity by the
school.
Physical Education and Sport is referred to as PES.
This guidance should be read with reference to the following documents:

PE and Sport Risk Assessments (PE Department Handbook)

PE and Sport Schemes of Learning (Learning resource Cupboard)
afPE Safe Practice in Physical Education & Sport (including updates)
SBL Staff Handbook
SBL policies (safeguarding, Health and Safety) located on school website
HSE Incident reporting in schools
HSE website General teaching requirements for health and safety

BASIC PRINCIPLES
All staff should refer to the afPE handbook pages 14-18 for a comprehensive
explanation of the principles of risk management in relation to Physical
Education and Sport (PES).
An activity is judged to be safe in PES where the risks associated with the activity
are deemed to be acceptably low. It is the responsibility of ALL those who deliver
PES activities to identify those risks and decide whether the level of risk is
acceptable. They should do this through good teaching and management of a
situation on a day to day basis.
All staff have a duty to provide a safe learning environment and safe systems of
work as well as a responsibility to ensure that all young people are educated
about safe practice.
SAFE TEACHING PRINCIPLES
Refer to pages 19-50 in the afPE handbook which sets out the fundamental
principles that all staff delivering PES need to consider and build into their
planning, teaching and provision.
All teachers should consider and apply the following principles relevant and
appropriate to them when providing PES. Not all will be appropriate to any single
situation selection of and emphasis on particular aspects will be appropriate for
a session or series of sessions.

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People-related
principles

Competence
Forethought
Discipline, conduct &
group-management
skills
Knowledge of
SEND/Medical
Management of
support staff
Suitability of clothing,
footwear and
jewellery
PPE
Parental consent
Student responsibility
for safety

Context-related
principles

Organisational related
principles

Know and apply policy

and procedures
Maintain registers and
records
Changing provision
safety, security and
supervision
Orderly movement to
work area
Sufficient space for the
demands of the activity
Visual check of work
area
Check of equipment
Electrical equipment
Transport procedures
Fire safety provision
Procedures for accident
and injury
Procedures for
emergency evacuation
or critical incidents
Sun protection/cold
conditions

Appropriate scheme
of work
Consistent lesson
structure
Clear learning
outcomes
Progression
Individual needs
Teaching position
Groupings
size/ability/genders
Safe supervision
Demonstrations
Application of rules &
regulations
Hydration, fatigue &
cold conditions
Contingency planning
Ongoing riskassessment
Risk assessments and
normal operating
procedures (NOP) of
facility

The following pages give greater detail on SBL procedures and expectations
specific to:

Clothing
Footwear
Jewellery
Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
Workspaces
Equipment
Accidents and injuries
Evacuation procedure

Health, safety and good practice guidelines governing trips and fixtures to follow:
Covering Club Links to follow: