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School Accident Reporting - what’s an Accident and what’s an Incident?
A school can take every reasonable step to keep everyone safe but accidents can and do happen. All accidents should be captured by law in the school...
Mobile Evacuation App Now Available for 5D Visitor
The mobile evacuation app for 5D Visitor is now available on the Apple app store and Google Play. SG World released 5D Visitor earlier this year, a...
New Term, New Faces, New Surroundings...
A new term is a time of change; it brings a lot of new people into the school building - new pupils, new staff, new parents who may be unfamiliar...
Work Experience - are schools required to carry out risk assessment?
The simple answer is no they don't but they should take "reasonable" steps to find out that the employer is managing any risks. In a low-risk...
The Role of Visitor ID in School Security
As an active member of the education community, SG World regularly supports local bursar group conferences. We recently exhibited at a one day...
Guidance on Adrenaline Auto-Injectors (AAIs) often know as EpiPens
From 1 October 2017 the Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2017 will allow all schools to buy adrenaline auto-injector (AAI) devices without a...
BBC Freedom of Information Reveals Parents Fined £24m for holidays
A recent BBC investigation has revealed that parents across England and Wales have been fined about £24m for failing to send their children to school...
Germany Means Business When it Comes to Truancy
The BBC recently reported that a police check at Memmingen Airport in Bavaria discovered 10 families with school-aged children heading off holiday.