Health, Safety and Safeguarding

Find essential guidance on safeguarding, health and safety responsibilities, and creating safe environments for staff and pupils.

Martyn's Law: New explainer guidance for schools, colleges and trusts

FAQs on regulated activity with children and young people

FAQs on use of reasonable force and other restrictive interventions

Keeping children safe in education 2025

KCSIE 2025 DSL briefing - navigating the draft guidance

New resources for schools to address better digital consumption habits

Countering digital and sexual violence

Incel guide

Summary of Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Summary of attendance codes wef August 2024

Mandatory reporting duty for child sexual abuse

Online Safety Act

HSE inspections of asbestos management in schools

Condition of school buildings

Joint union heatwave protocol - new guidance

Guidance for employers on supporting staff with menopause symptoms

Safety of trees on school premises and playing fields

Defibrillators for schools

Inspection of asbestos management in schools and trusts, 2022-23

HSE school inspections to support asbestos management

Understanding and Combatting Youth Experiences of Image-Based Sexual Harassment and Abuse

Natasha's Law

Specialist interventions in education settings

Sepsis awareness

Joint Union Asbestos Committee Report

Mental health updates

Mental health and wellbeing support in schools and colleges: new GOV.UK resources

HSE tools to prevent, reduce and manage stress in the workplace