Get tips and advice on using Medical Tracker to monitor medical needs of students and staff.
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The NCSC’s ‘Protective Domain Name Service for Schools’ has been scaled up to protect various organisations. The PDNS for schools is a service provided by the NCSC designed to protect schools from a plethora of cyber...
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In May 2023, important information was shared about the changes that schools will have to make with the way they manage Adrenaline Auto-Injector (AAI) devices. We share all you need to know about managing AAIs correctly and informing parents with...
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The Department for Education recently updated its guidance on record keeping and management. The Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR mandate that data retention should only be for as long as needed. You...
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Under new government guidance, schools must record every "significant" use of reasonable force against pupils and report them to parents "as soon as practicable."
We're not there yet (the DfE is still...
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Still using paper health and medication records in your school? Now may be the time to go digital. There are many advantages to swapping from paper to online health management solutions and doing so is much simpler and quicker than you might think.
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School leaders are responsible for meeting the minimum statutory requirement for first aid. Included in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 , Headteachers and MAT CEOs are tasked with ensuring ‘reasonable precautions’ are taken to identify health and...
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The inspectorate’s annual report warns of a "rise in unorthodox patterns in education."
'Flexi-schooling' is certainly a new phenomenon that is open to interpretation. So, what are the impacts?
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Learn how to effectively manage paper records in compliance with GDPR regulations to protect sensitive information and avoid potential fines.
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It isn’t just designated first aiders that access the first aid kit in schools. Teachers can administer basic first aid without qualifications or training, although training is always suggested. Supporting students with minor grazes...
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Last week, we reported that Sir Martyn Oliver of Ofsted was increasingly worried about the rise of flexi-schooling.
Flexi-schooling permits students to attend school part-time while completing lessons, school work, and other...
