Emergency Preparedness for Educational Settings

Managing a Traumatic Event: Support and Advice for Education Settings is a general guidance document from Gloucestershire County Council's Education Directorate with advice on supporting pupils following a critical incident or traumatic event. 

Please find below a joint letter from Rod Hanson, Chief Constable, Gloucestershire Constabulary and Kirsten Harrison, GCC Director of Education.    

Police School Critical Incident Response

The guidance and resources below will support your ongoing planning work in your setting for emergency preparedness. 

Protect UK - ProtectUK provides business and the public with counter terrorism support and guidance to effectively protect and prepare. 

Template - Major Incident Initial Action & Emergency Service Information Card

Schools Emergency Plan

JESIP Principles

FAQS from Emergency Lockdown Event

M/Ethane report

Run Hide Tell - Teacher guidance and lesson plans

Incident management log book

Emergency Readiness Checklist  

St Johns Ambulance have produced this useful checklist for emergency readiness.

click here to download a pdf copy