Health and safety
Health and Safety Training
Administration of Medicines
This course aims to support schools in the development of clear, comprehensive procedures in supporting pupils with medical needs.
The learning outcomes are:
• Updating schools on management procedures
• designing a school medication policy
• responsibilities and indemnity
• storing, disposal administration and recording of medication.
Important information
Full joining instructions, including links to access the training and guidance will be attached your confirmation email. Please ensure you read these prior to the course start date and keep them in a safe place. Please check your spam/junk mail folders for expected emails not showing in your inbox and take action to ensure these get delivered to your inbox in future.
Who can attend this course?
All school staff
Cost - Non SLA - £86 per person, SLA - £61 per person - see terms and conditions for information on cancellation and no-show charges
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This course is organised by the Workforce Development Team, if you have any queries about this course contact - Workforce Development Training Events Team |
| Please make a note of the course code and date, you will need this to book. | |||
| Course code | Venue | Course dates | Time |
| HS576- Course full | Virtual, Zoom | 9 May 2024 | 09:30 – 12.30 |
| HS577 | Virtual, Zoom | 14 June 2024 | 09:30 – 12.30 |
| HS578 | Virtual, Zoom | 12 July 2024 | 09:30 – 12.30 |
| If the course is full and you want to join the wait list, please complete the booking form. These courses close for bookings 2 weeks before the course start date. | Go to booking form | ||
To cancel a course booking or change the name on a booking, please use the cancellation/replacement booking form.
Asbestos Awareness and Duty to Manage
The aim of the training is to inform delegates of the legal requirements for the safe management of asbestos. This course will provide information on the risks associated with asbestos, and enable delegates to implement suitable and sufficient management systems, to ensure compliance with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. With particular reference to the duty holder and who that could be, the surveys available, what to expect in a survey and the asbestos management plan and its use and requirement.
By the end of the course, it is anticipated you will know:
- What asbestos is, its properties and its effect on health.
- Where asbestos is likely to be found and what asbestos containing materials look like.
- The basic requirements of the law and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.
- How to avoid exposures to asbestos, including the use of the asbestos management plan and the asbestos register.
- The general procedures to be followed in dealing with an asbestos emergency
Who can attend this course?
All school staff
Cost - Non SLA - £180 per person, SLA - £155 per person - see terms and conditions for information on cancellation and no-show charges
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This course is organised by the Workforce Development Team, if you have any queries about this course contact - Workforce Development Training Events Team |
| Please make a note of the course code and date, you will need this to book. | |||
| Course code | Venue | Course dates | Time |
| HS589 | Virtual Training, MS Teams | 27 June 2024 | 09:30 – 16.00 |
| If the course is full and you want to join the wait list, please complete the booking form. These courses close for bookings 2 weeks before the course start date. | Go to booking form | ||
To cancel a course booking or change the name on a booking, please use the cancellation/replacement booking form.
COSHH Assessment
To provide delegates with an awareness and understanding of the legal requirements for working with hazardous substances. This course covers the importance of the safe use and storage of hazardous substances in the workplace, to reduce the risk to themselves and others and the completion of COSHH assessments.
This course introduces delegates to the inherent risks posed by hazardous substances and the controls available to assist them in the safer use of hazardous substances in co-operation with their managers and supervisors.
Who can attend this course?
All school staff
Cost - Non SLA - £65 per person, SLA - £40 per person - see terms and conditions for information on cancellation and no-show charges
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This course is organised by the Workforce Development Team, if you have any queries about this course contact - Workforce Development Training Events Team |
| We currently do not have any dates scheduled, we regularly add courses to the programme so please look out for the weekly advertising or keep visiting these pages. |
DSE Assessor
This course aims to enable the responsible person in each establishment to undertake a workstation assessment and to provide training for staff in the setting up of an ergonomic workstation. This is an essential course for the responsible person in each establishment to undertake a workstation assessment in line with legislation and be able to identify the hazards associated with display screen equipment.
Who can attend this course?
East Sussex Schools staff
Cost - Non SLA - £80, SLA - £50 per person - see terms and conditions for information on cancellation and no-show charges
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This course is organised by the Workforce Development Team, if you have any queries about this course contact - Workforce Development Training Events Team |
| Please make a note of the course code and date, you will need this to book. | |||
| Course code | Venue | Course dates | Time |
| HS601 | Lansdowne Hotel, Eastbourne | 10 July 2024 | 09:30 – 12.00 |
| This courses close for bookings 1 week before the course start date. | Go to booking form | ||
To cancel a course booking or change the name on a booking, please use the cancellation/replacement booking form.
IOSH Managing Safely
This course aims to enable delegates to manage safety effectively in accordance with legislation and best practice.
This course is externally moderated and validated. The course will assist delegates in:
- Working more safely
- Managing safety effectively
- Contributing to the overall safety of their organisation
- Knowing Health and Safety responsibilities and have awareness of Health and Safety legislation
It will be accredited externally by the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and successful completion results in the award of a nationally-recognised certificate.
Delegates must attend all three days, as an assessment is incorporated at the end of the course, and a practical assessment will need to be completed.
Important information
Delegates' email addresses will be provided to the trainer for the purpose of conducting this training only. Delegates should ensure that their work (not personal) email addresses are recorded. Attendance and timings are essential for successful completion of the course; please ensure you arrive in good time and return from lunch as instructed.
Who can attend this course?
All school staff
Cost - Non SLA - £500 per person, SLA - £385 per person - see terms and conditions for information on cancellation and no-show charges
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This course is organised by the Workforce Development Team, if you have any queries about this course contact - Workforce Development Training Events Team |
| We currently do not have any dates scheduled, we regularly add courses to the programme so please look out for the weekly advertising or keep visiting these pages. |
IOSH Working Safely
This course aims to provide delegates with an understanding of how their actions contribute to health and safety in the workplace and to ensure that individual responsibilities are clearly understood.
Who can attend this course?
All school staff
Cost - Non SLA - £160 per person, SLA - £121 per person - see terms and conditions for information on cancellation and no-show charges
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This course is organised by the Workforce Development Team, if you have any queries about this course contact - Workforce Development Training Events Team |
| Please make a note of the course code and date, you will need this to book. | |||
| Course code | Venue | Course dates | Time |
| HS585 | Uckfield Civic Centre | 20 June 2024 | 09:00 – 16.00 |
| This course closes for bookings 2 weeks before the course start date. | Go to booking form | ||
To cancel a course booking or change the name on a booking, please use the cancellation/replacement booking form.
Managing Conflict and Aggression
This workshop will provide staff with the basic knowledge and skills to manage their personal safety and effectively respond to situations of conflict. Such situations may include incidents where people display aggressive or threatening behaviour or in extreme cases use physical aggression or violence.
The focus of the course will be on strategies to correctly assess conflict situations and reduce the likelihood of escalation through the effective use of defusing techniques.
Who can attend this course?
All school staff
Cost - Non SLA - £142 per person, SLA - £117 per person - see terms and conditions for information on cancellation and no-show charges
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This course is organised by the Workforce Development Team, if you have any queries about this course contact - Workforce Development Training Events Team |
| We currently do not have any dates scheduled, we regularly add courses to the programme so please look out for the weekly advertising or keep visiting these pages. |
Premises Co-ordinator Training
This course advises Premises Coordinators of their role in managing the risks associated with the premises and the management of contractors on site.
This course includes responsibilities arising from health and safety legislation, including the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations (CDM 2015) which applies to all building and construction work e.g. new build, demolition, refurbishment, extensions, conversions, repair and maintenance.
Delegates who have completed the course will:
• Be aware of the legal requirements for health and safety in relation to buildings.
• Understand the responsibilities arising from health and safety legislation.
• Be aware of the authority's approach to selecting contractors.
• Be aware of the methods of controlling and monitoring contractors.
Who can attend this course?
Premises Coordinators in Schools that have bought into the H&S SLA.
Cost - SLA - £50 per person - see terms and conditions for information on cancellation and no-show charges
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This course is organised by the Workforce Development Team, if you have any queries about this course contact - Workforce Development Training Events Team |
| Please make a note of the course code and date, you will need this to book. | |||
| Course code | Venue | Course dates | Time |
| HS595 | Uckfield Civic Centre | 15 May 2024 | 09:30 - 12:30 |
| This course closes for bookings 2 weeks before the course start date. | Go to booking form | ||
To cancel a course booking or change the name on a booking, please use the cancellation/replacement booking form.
Risk Assessment
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 requires that a "suitable and sufficient" assessment to be undertaken of activities that pose a significant risk.
The course will include: The legal requirements relating to risk assessment and the identification of hazards and recommendation of control measures how to complete a risk assessment using a simple pro-forma.
Who can attend this course?
Teaching Staff, Reception Teachers, Non-Teaching/Support Staff in Schools, Headteachers
Cost - Non SLA - £80 per person, SLA - £50 per person - see terms and conditions for information on cancellation and no-show charges
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This course is organised by the Workforce Development Team, if you have any queries about this course contact - Workforce Development Training Events Team |
| We currently do not have any dates scheduled, we regularly add courses to the programme so please look out for the weekly advertising or keep visiting these pages. |
The Management of Health and Safety
This is an essential training course for all headteachers and deputy headteachers. If the headteacher or deputy headteacher is the nominated Health and Safety Co-ordinator for the school, it is recommended that the IOSH Managing Safely course is attended instead of this course.
Who can attend this course?
Headteachers/Deputy Headteachers
Cost - Non SLA - £95 per person, SLA - £70 per person - see terms and conditions for information on cancellation and no-show charges
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This course is organised by the Workforce Development Team, if you have any queries about this course contact - Workforce Development Training Events Team |
| Please make a note of the course code and date, you will need this to book. | |||
| Course code | Venue | Course dates | Time |
| HS598 | Uckfield Civic Centre | 3 July 2024 | 09:30 - 15:00 |
| If the course is full and you want to join the wait list, please complete the booking form. These courses close for bookings 2 weeks before the course start date. | Go to booking form | ||
To cancel a course booking or change the name on a booking, please use the cancellation/replacement booking form.