Who will liaise with Police, inform the local authority, speak to parents, seek advice from local authority communications teams/media advisor, maintain incident log, print letters for pupils to take home, etc.? Part Three: Lock down procedure 1. Threat Observed Try to give as much information as possible 1.1 about what was seen as this information will be Threat has been seen by staff – they must passed from the CTR to the police. Communicate this to the ELL or CTR. If able to do so safely advise neighbouring classes. If no answer, contact one of the LL’s. Keep pupils calm and quiet Move safely to a secure area/location within the classroom if not already there. 1.2 Check window and door security in immediate If advised by ELL or LL, The member of staff should initiate vicinity only. Lockdown for their own class or area. A dynamic risk assessment must be performed by teachers to determine if it is safe for them and their pupils to move around the site. 2. Initiation A dynamic risk assessment is the continuous 2.1 process of assessing risk and making decisions that ELL will then take responsibility for initiating a whole school ensure an acceptable level of safety in the rapidly Lockdown. changing circumstances of an operational incident. 2.3. ELL will meet at the CTR office and give out instructions and communications equipment 2.4. The ELL will establish the nature of the threat and gather as much information as possible e.g. descriptions of intruders A dynamic risk assessment must be performed to determine if it is safe for ELL and LL to move around the site. 3. External Communication Communicate details of the threat and lockdown The ELL will liaise with external bodies as appropriate procedure to the police or other relevant body, e.g. Police, Local Authority (Security out of hours), other to include, if possible: Emergency Services, Environment Agency Number of intruders? Weapons seen? Descriptions of intruders? On site or trying to get on site? Consider providing a proforma with your classroom summary document for staff to complete with any relevant information. Place school phones onto pre-recorded voicemail allowing callers to know the school is in lockdown and not to block the phone lines. Instruct parents via the recorded message not to come to the school as children will not be released until after lockdown.
Who will liaise with Police, inform the local authority, speak to parents, seek advice from local authority communications teams/media advisor, maintain incident log, print letters for pupils to take home, etc.? Part Three: Lock down procedure 1. Threat Observed 1.1 Threat has been seen by staff – they must Communicate this to the ELL or CTR. If no answer, contact one of the LL’s. Try to give as much information as possible about what was seen as this information will be passed from the CTR to the police. If able to do so safely advise neighbouring classes. Keep pupils calm and quiet Move safely to a secure area/location within the classroom if not already there. 1.2 If advised by ELL or LL, The member of staff should initiate Lockdown for their own class or area. Check window and door security in immediate vicinity only. A dynamic risk assessment must be performed by teachers to determine if it is safe for them and their pupils to move around the site. 2. Initiation 2.1 ELL will then take responsibility for initiating a whole school Lockdown. 2.3. ELL will meet at the CTR office and give out instructions and communications equipment 2.4. The ELL will establish the nature of the threat and gather as much information as possible e.g. descriptions of intruders A dynamic risk assessment must be performed to determine if it is safe for ELL and LL to move around the site. A dynamic risk assessment is the continuous process of assessing risk and making decisions that ensure an acceptable level of safety in the rapidly changing circumstances of an operational incident. 3. External Communication The ELL will liaise with external bodies as appropriate e.g. Police, Local Authority (Security out of hours), other Emergency Services, Environment Agency Communicate details of the threat and lockdown procedure to the police or other relevant body, to include, if possible: Number of intruders? Weapons seen? Descriptions of intruders? On site or trying to get on site? Consider providing a proforma with your classroom summary document for staff to complete with any relevant information. Place school phones onto pre-recorded voicemail allowing callers to know the school is in lockdown and not to block the phone lines. Instruct parents via the recorded message not to come to the school as children will not be released until after lockdown.