Health and Safety in School Settings
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This self-paced training is designed to improve teachers’ and school staff’s knowledge and raise their awareness and understanding of health and safety in school settings, and how to apply it to mitigate everyday risks.
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Different aspects of health and safetyIn this section, you will begin to learn about the different aspects of health and safety you will need to consider in your schools.
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Physical safety in school settings
In this section, you will learn about physical safety as a crucial part of health and safety. You will learn its importance and how you can maintain physical safety for your students, visitors, yourself, and other staff.
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Health and hygiene in school settings
In this section, you will learn about the importance of hygiene as a means to ensure good health and safety in your school, as well as a way to prevent disease spread and cross-contamination.
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Psychosocial safety in school settings
In this section, you will learn about the importance of psychological safety and how you can promote it in your schools.
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Module 3: Assessment
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Introduction to emergency preparedness in school settings
In this section, you will begin learning how your school can prepare for emergencies.
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Health and safety policy
In this section, you will learn the importance of a health and safety policy and how the policy can help your school prevent, prepare and respond appropriately to emergencies when they occur.
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Evacuation drills, security awareness and safety procedures
Practice makes perfect, they say.
In this section, you will learn how evacuation drills, risk awareness, and safety procedures can help your school prepare for and respond to health and safety issues.
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First-aid availability
In this section, you will learn about the importance of first aid in emergency preparedness, the contents of a first aid box and who should be trained to administer first aid.
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Compliance check
In this section, you will learn how your school can comply with health and safety requirements and who is responsible for that compliance.
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Module 4: Assessment
The Health4You Initiative designed this training for ThrivedEd360.
This training consists of four modules where you will learn about:
Module 1: Understanding health and safety within Nigerian schools
Module 2: Hazard and risk perception
Module 3: Different aspects of health and safety
Module 4: Emergency Preparedness in School Settings
Each module contains video training and quizzes to test your knowledge of the topic. Trainings may contain additional texts to read and scenarios for you to reflect on.
To pass this course, you must score 80% on the quiz, after which you will receive a free certificate of participation.
There are no set requirements to enrol for this course. However, make sure you have a personal digital device, such as a mobile phone, tablet, or computer, with access to a reliable internet connection.
If the course is paid, please ensure you have a payment method so you can enrol.
This course is designed for all teachers, educators, school staff, and anyone working with, or intending to work with, children and young people.
