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HSF 19 General Risk Assessment Form - Version 1 May 08 HR 39 Risk Assessment Policy

Staffordshire County Council General Risk Assessment Record Form

1. Section/Service/Team COVID 19 phased reopening - Amington Heath Primary School 2. Assessor(s)…Charlotte Wetton

3. Description of Task/Activity/Area/Premises etc. Phased return after school closure due to Coronavirus pandemic What are the hazards?

Who might be harmed and how?

What are you already doing? List the control measures already in place

What is the risk rating – H, M, L? See section 5

What further action, if any, is necessary, if so what action is to be taken by whom and by when?

Action Completed State the date completed and sign.

What is the risk rating now – H, M, L? See Section 5

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General accident and injury (see generic risk assessments)

Children and adults

Risk assessment for all school activities in place. First aid equipment on site. First aid risk assessment in place. First aiders trained and lists in school. Due to low staffing ensure that first aider is on site at all times children and staff are present. New additional guidance on first aider and PPE required in certain circumstances can be found in the whole school generic phased return to school risk assessment. This highlights how to limit spread if symptoms are suspected.

M Staff administering first aid to wear PPE- visors, aprons and gloves (masks should also be worn if pupil is suspected of COVID symptoms). Staff to use medical room to administer none covid related first aid. During this staff not to enter through the first aid room to get to the photocopier as a smaller area. Pupils suspected of covid symptoms to have temperature taken and isolated into meeting room (ventilated). Pupils to use the identified toilet for this purpose also. Medical waste bin to be emptied by office staff in gloves and apron mid-day as well as end of day by cleaners. If a child has been treated with suspected Covid, PPE and thermometer piece used should be double bagged in medical waste bags. This must then be locked in Steve’s cupboard for 72 hours before being put into hazardous waste. It should have a sticker with a date on. Once this has occurred the science cupboard will be out of use.

CW L

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Front door Visitors staff Front door with do not enter signage and signage to support covid precautions. All deliveries and post to be left outside front door.

m Red front door to remain locked (top lock only so still use of firedoor) internally from 8.30-3.20 (pupil on site hours). Entry to school only by appointment. Hand sanitiser to be used by everyone on entry. Touch points included in daily wipe downs including technology wipes on sign in screen. Anyone arriving without an appointment must call the office to discuss their reason for arrival.

Office staff l

visitors/ contractors

Visitor contractors, staff

All contractors and visitors to be by appointment only through the office. No entry into bubble rooms under most circumstances – only if children and staff are out and the room is the cleaned prior to their return. Contractors folder to be signed – edited with covid guidance cover sheet and wiped after each use.

m Entry to school only by appointment. Hand sanitiser to be used by everyone on entry. Touch points included in daily wipe downs including technology wipes on sign in screen. Anyone arriving without an appointment must call the office to discuss their reason for arrival.

Slt office staff

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Office Staff children Office repositioned to support social distancing on desks. Limited staff access. Main contact through phone calls. Wipe down three times daily including computers and phones. Photocopier room - one person only at a time. Meeting room – traffic light system green and red to indicate if use that day for covid isolation.

m Limit of four people in the office at all times. No shared desks.

Office staff Staff

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Staff room Staff, children Wipe down three times a day for touchpoints. All washing to be stored direct into the dishwasher and no draining board. No children allowed in the staffroom.

m Limit of 6 members staff in the staffroom at a given time. Staff to ensure social distancing is adhered to at all times. Only two per table to support.

All staff l

Library Staff, children Library out of use to pupils. See class risk assessments for supporting the safe use of books. Staff accessing the library should wear gloves and practice social distancing.

The corridor will be fenced off to prevent pupil access and reduce staff footfall.

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Corridors Staff, children

Guidance shows hat passing in the corridor as distanced as possible is low risk. However, all classes have different access to school and also to the hall and playground to minimise the chance of this. No assemblies during this time – only bubble based.

m Staff to familiarise themselves with their bubble risk assessment. Three daily touch point cleaning – gloves to be worn. Apart from the toilet, pupils are to be escorted through corridors to support social distancing.

All staff and pupils l

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External areas Staff, children, parents

Playground Trim trail, tyres and climbing wall to be tapped off to limit cross-contamination. Pupils to play in zoned areas with their bubble and bubble staff. Gates Signs on all gates describing protocols and covid expectations to minimise transmission– guidance from the DFE. Eyfs outdoor area Split into bubble groups with own resources regularly cleaned. Forest Only one bubble group access at a time. Field Only one bubble group access at a time. Waiting area Limited number of parents allowed into the waiting area with a 2 m queue to enter. SLT on both gates - 1 out and 1 in system using walkie talkies. SLT to wear PPE masks for this.

m Playground Any equipment used is then stored into the holding bay marked so it can be cleaned before being used by another bubble. Lining up – pupils to line in their bubbles – staggered to individual bubble bell and taken to class through their most direct route. Staff to promote social distancing. Door stops used to prevent pupils holding doors for each other. Gates Gates become a one way system gate on quince in and gate by mobiles out. Eyfs outdoor area See year group risk assessment for further guidance Forest All resources to be cleaned after each bubble use and stored away sterilised. Field Any equipment used is then stored into the holding bay marked so it can be cleaned before being used by another bubble. Waiting area Signage to explain process.

All staff Site manager Slt

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Fire evacuation Staff, children

No changes to this. Bubbles to line up separately in stead of in year groups. In set locations on playground. Do not wait for social distancing – get out then distance once safe.

l Staff to brief children slt Bubble staff

l

Remove learning Staff, children, parents

Email, phone and facebook contact with parents. - communication policy in place

l With hold number if using own phones from home. Do not give outpersonal numbers.

Staff and slt monitor

l

Safeguarding concerns

Children at risk from parents or other adults

CP in policy in place. Staff training and awareness. Information posters around school. Safeguarding DSL and DDSL identified. Recording system in place and with remote access.

M Due to low staffing ensure that DSL or DDSL is on site or on call at all times children are present. Due to possible isolation additional staff Level 2 safeguarding trained may also be called upon to deal with safeguarding concerns including but no limited to the DHT and Nursery manager. These staff to remain fully briefed in safeguarding concerns during this time in case needed.

CD L

EHC/ high need children

Children and adults due to poor behaviour

Individual behaviour plans in place. Continue to follow where possible.

L Code of conduct in place. Social distancing and expectations to be clearly explained to parents and pupils at appropriate level so that they fully understand the changes to current school practice.

CD L

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Resourcing

Children through cross contamination and infection spread. Staff

Pupils to have access to resources in school so that there is no need for resources to be brought in from home. All pencil cases are not allowed until further notice. Reduced number of resources in the classroom Increased regular cleaning of resources. No circle time, passing round of resources.

M All pupils to receive own resource learning pack clearly labelled with name. (e.g. pencil, pen, multilink cube, numicon etc) All pupils to use own water bottle or disposable cups. No shared cups.

Individual resource packs for Y1 and 6. Whiteboard +pen, pen, pencil, coloured pencils, scissors, rubber, sharpener, ruler, highlighter etc All named and packaged Bubble resources prepared for N, R and LL. Y 1 where needed. Toys and further equipment which must be cleaned at end of each day. Home readers to be kept one per child on their table in school only. These are then collected into a plastic box with lid on Friday and left over weekend to decontaminate. Replaced with fresh on a Monday. No marking of workbooks and work books to be kept on pupil table and not collected in or handed out.

Key group teaching staff

L

Rooms and spaces

Children and staff – social distancing

Classrooms to be spread so that tables are individual per pupil. Each table to be labelled per pupil so that the same table is to be used by the same pupil. Where possible, routes out of the room to be kept as clear as possible. Year 6 will be split into two groups between 10-15 pupils across two rooms of the mobiles (two bubbles) Empty desk policy on all surfaces.

m Cloakroom guidance different depending on bubble – see bubble risk assessments for further information. Where possible rooms should be kept ventilated with a window open. All soft furnishing to be removed from the room and any additional non-necessary resources stored away. Bins to be emptied additionally on lunchtime.

Key group teaching staff

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Shared spaces in school

Children and staff – social distancing Cross-mixing of key groups

Lunchtime- slightly staggered by 20min. 1 dinner lady per key group the entire time – no mixing. Bubble per table with alternate seating. ICT suite to be rota for y1 and y6 only one class per day to allow for additional cleaning and prevent cross-contamination.

m Limit number of people allowed in key areas with signage. COVID isolation room to be given traffic light system All rooms to be ventilated with a window open where this is possible. Any staff working in these areas must clean section before leaning. ICT to be cleaned daily by cleaners and technology wipes to be used after each session. No ipads for y1 and y6.

Create timetable for communal and outdoor areas.

SLT l

Staffing

Cross-contamination Wellbeing Work load

Staff ratio and bubbles can be found in the bubble risk assessments. Non-contact bubble staff kept in school to allow covering if needed due to non-covid sickness/absence. Staff to wear different clothes daily and ensure these are washed on arrival home each day to ensure the safety of their households.

m Staff are not allowed to swap bubbles or this should be kept to the most minimal possible and only with SLT permission. Breaktimes will be taken at the teacher’s discretion to allow for increased social distancing. Lunchtime staggered and covered. Phone office if pupil is displaying symptoms so that a member of non-group based staff can retrieve the child in correct PPE and escort them to the COVID isolation room.

SLT KW MB CL

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Arrival and end of day – including transition points throughout the day.

Parents Children Staff

Each bubble has own entry and exit points – see bubble risk assessments for futher guidance. No entry square outside these doors to prevent parent cross-contamination. Each Bubble to have own entry and exit point to school buildings.

m One way system organised and signposted through gates AT collection, CD and CW to man red gate and exit gate. One parent in one parents out. 2m distancing markers placed down path from red gate and hall door 1 parent per family Encourage walking/cycling to school

SLT Bubble staff

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Reduction/lack of services

Children – No hot lunches

Parents will be asked to send a packed lunch if kitchen staff will provide FSM packed lunches for those pupils. Lunch boxes must be kept with child’s belongings within the classroom and no shared boxes. Handwashing prior and after eating. Snack will be delivered to classrooms and handed to pupils using tongs. This will be through PPE and

L CD L

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Coronavirus transmission - cleaning

Children and adults contract virus

Activities contained to bubble rooms to minimise space contaminated. Contact points to be wiped with antibacterial solution at least three times a day. Surfaces including tables and chairs to be wiped at least three times a day. Any resources that cannot be individual or put in the dishwasher daily to be placed in hot water with fairy liquid to kill infection. No ipads to be used at all in y6 bubbles.

M Tables to be wiped with antibacterial

spray after breakfast lunch. This is in

addition to the intense cleaning at

end of each day.

Staff to wear gloves when completing cleaning. Any cleaning products to be put into hazardous waste bags in classroom – emptied twice a day and put into the medical bin in first aid. . Checklist of cleaning touchpoints and timings to be completed for each day and monitored by SLT.

SLT Bubble groups staff

L

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Coronavirus transmission - hygiene and people

Pupil/ Staff exposure to Covid 19

Handwashing regime in place. Reduce visitors/staff on site. Bubble staffing to minimise cross-contamination and extra staff on site if needed due to illness who have had none/minimal contact with bubble group children. Staff given instruction on arriving home (removal of clothes and washing) to reduce transmission. Children wear clean clothes daily. Children have own table for whole day including breakfast and lunch. Children have own labelled resources and pack. No activities involving passing around equipment/resources. No cooking/ food tasting. No hugging or hand holding. Staff to maintain social distancing where possible. Outdoor learning/activities where possible.

M Toileting – see bubble risk asssmsnet. Staff toilets to only use LL and main by office. EYFS toilet is out obounds due to possibility of cross-contamination across bubbles. Care plans edited to support hygiene during COVID 19. nappy changing has additional crteria – see eyfs bubble risk assessments for further guidance.

CD Bubble staff

L

Coronavirus transmission - displaying symptoms

Pupils/Staff exposure to Covid 19

Any child showing symptoms of coronavirus will be isolated in a room with a window and use of own toilet. Mobiles to phone office for a member of staff in PPE to retrieve the child. Only children feeling unwell or suspected of symptoms to have temperature checked. Parents contacted immediately and child sent home.

M If a child or member of staff is tested positive for COVID 19, that individual must isolate for 7 days and the entire bubble (pupils and staff) must isolate for 14 days. This isolation period would also apply to anyone else in the household.

SLT L

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Staff wellbeing Staff stress and anxiety

Weekly check ins with all staff to check wellbeing. Staff to receive PPA through early Friday closures and additional time released. Staff meetings to happen virtually through TEAMs to prevent cross-contamination and also minimise the use of mass gathering in school. same for governors.

M Share information about support groups and where to access help.

CD L

Pupil’s mental wellbeing

Pupil stress and anxiety

Teach children the basic understanding about virus without scaring. Staff to have completed Bereavement training prior to return.

L Time built into curriculum for well-being however regular routines to be established to support pupils with transition back into school and increased familiarity and normality.

Pupils safety Pupil needs to go home due to illness/accident

All staff have access to parent contact details.

L New contact sheets given to all parents to ensure that we are not contacting vulnerable relatives.

CD L

Parent wellbeing Parent stress and anxiety

Regular updates provided to parents. SLT present on gates in mornings. Appointment only through office.

M Share information about support groups and where to access help.

CD L

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Insufficient staff numbers to maintain safe levels of supervision

Pupil safety and supervision

A minimum of 1 member of staff with 15 pupils. One member of SLT non-bubble based. Office staff to minimise any contact with bubbles. Spare staff in school if required to cover staff absence who will have none/minimal contact with bubbles. Staff are aware that they could be asked to cover sessions if staff absence makes the numbers too low for supervision. SLT member to ensure throughout the day that supervision levels are maintained. Timetable of staff in isolation recorded to ensure that numbers available always outweigh those not.

M Daily recording of registers and key worker register for DFE and declarations of staffing and pupils. If unable to maintain levels of supervision due to extremely high levels of staff absence and/or isolation periods – contact the LA.

SLT L

Vulnerable staff Staff exposure to Covid-19 Reduced staff numbers

Staff made aware of the vulnerable list and asked to inform head teacher of circumstances. If these circumstances change, staff to inform SLT immediately. Regular absence informing procedures remain in place. Individual staff risk assessments are already in place for some workers to ensure safety. Staff are aware through the contingency plan who to inform and how to address staffing numbers.

l Reshare vulnerable list with staff. - Staff identified to work from home due to government recommended guidelines. Ensure staff with vulnerable family members have sought additional advice. Member of SLT onsite at all times in case a member of staff is taken ill and has to leave.

CW CD SLT

L L

Food preparation

Pupil and staff hygiene

ALL FOOD TO BE PREPARED BY KITCHEN STAFF. Food hygiene certificates are in place for a number of staff members. Gloves and aprons to be worn throughout.

L No hot meals only individual grab bags.

All staff L

4. Tick (√) if any of the identified hazards relate to any of the following specific themes:

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Hazardous Substance

Manual Handling

Display Screen Equip

Fire Work Equip / Machinery

Stress Individual Person such as Young Person New/ Expectant Mother or Service User

If any are ticked a specific risk assessment form must be completed separately. For example a COSHH form must be completed if a hazardous substance is used. 5. Risk Rating The risk rating is used to prioritise the action required. Deal with those hazards that are high risk first.

Risk Rating Description Action Priority

High Where harm is certain or near certain to occur and/or major injury or ill-health could result

Urgent action

Medium Where harm is possible to occur and/or serious injury could result e.g. off work for over 3 days

Medium priority

Low Where harm is unlikely or seldom to occur and/or minor injury could result e.g. cuts, bruises, strain

No action or low priority action

6. Assessment Signature of Assessor(s): Signature of Line Manager: Print Name: Charlotte Wetton Print Name: Charlotte Davies Date Assessed: 14/5/2020 Review Date: 1/7/2020 7. Communication and Review This risk assessment should be communicated to all employees and relevant persons who may come into contact with the hazards being assessed. The assessment must be reviewed annually or following a significant change, accident or violent incident.

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