Annex III: National achievements, challenges and priorities per country Anguilla Achievements Challenges Priorities Naional disaster policy plan No safe school policy Enabling Environment: DRM documents mentions of education Upgrade of schools Safe school policy Responses are led by DRM office to become shelters First aid training, fire estingisher, a number of drills, e.g. tsunami tsunami – ready / earthquake tools and practice – exercise, child friendly school initiative Comprehensive preparedness plan As of January 2017 have a maintenance manager who will oversee the school maintance Master planning exercise Antigua and Barbuda Achievements Challenges Priorities Following the launch of the Safe Occasionally teachers Enabling Environment: School Programme, a more structured are unable to add Mechanisms for continuation of procedures and sustained engagement in schools DRR and school during the transfer of new principals. commenced. safety to regular School Disaster Plan template is responsibilities. Safe Learning Facilities: provided to schools. Ministry of Education Conduct of routine maintenance of the school Schools generally have established has accepted facilities. exit routes and procedures for the ownership but needs Guidance for construction of new schools. various potential hazards. to ensure that all Purpose building for one section of the school to Ministry of Education Education components/actors be used as temporary shelter. Officers have been monitoring the fully understand and Enforcement of building code for schools. implementation of the Safe School appreciate this. Programme, providing feeding back as Greater leadership is School Disaster Management: required. required to ensure Continue Training teachers in First Aid. First Aid Kits available in schools. improved Follow-up on the implementation of the 2012 Two teachers per school trained by centralisation and mandate, requiring each school to have a UWI in collaboration with USAID. coordination for the Disaster Plan and implement quarterly drills. DRR focal persons identified at roll out towards primary and secondary levels. quality compliance. Assessment conducted to determine Financial allocation to school needs to enhance facilities. for school safety 26 schools took part in tsunami drill. to be mainstreamed Assessment is being analysed to guide into national budget preparation of specific and not an ad-hoc recommendations to the MoE to basis. address weaknesses. British Virgin Islands Achievements Challenges Priorities Standards and guidelines for Increase involvement Safe Learning Facilities: assessments are available. of partners. Infrastructure development to support the School certification POY 2019. Set a balance among expansion of the secondary school and the different hazards repairs to existing schools to to be addressed. meet SAFE-SMART standards. Increase funding for Implementation of CROSQ standards for school safety. laboratories. School Disaster Management:
Annex III: National achievements, challenges and priorities per country Anguilla Achievements Challenges Priorities Naional disaster policy plan DRM documents mentions of education Responses are led by DRM office First aid training, fire estingisher, a number of drills, e.g. tsunami – tsunami ready / earthquake – tools and practice exercise, child friendly school initiative Comprehensive preparedness plan As of January 2017 have a maintenance manager who will oversee the school maintance Master planning exercise No safe school policy Upgrade of schools to become shelters Enabling Environment: Safe school policy Antigua and Barbuda Achievements Challenges Priorities Following the launch of the Safe School Programme, a more structured and sustained engagement in schools commenced. School Disaster Plan template is provided to schools. Schools generally have established exit routes and procedures for the various potential hazards. Ministry of Education Education Officers have been monitoring the implementation of the Safe School Programme, providing feeding back as required. First Aid Kits available in schools. Two teachers per school trained by UWI in collaboration with USAID. DRR focal persons identified at primary and secondary levels. Assessment conducted to determine school needs to enhance facilities. 26 schools took part in tsunami drill. Assessment is being analysed to guide preparation of specific recommendations to the MoE to address weaknesses. Occasionally teachers are unable to add DRR and school safety to regular responsibilities. Ministry of Education has accepted ownership but needs to ensure that all components/actors fully understand and appreciate this. Greater leadership is required to ensure improved centralisation and coordination for the roll out towards quality compliance. Financial allocation to for school safety to be mainstreamed into national budget and not an ad-hoc basis. Enabling Environment: Mechanisms for continuation of procedures during the transfer of new principals. Safe Learning Facilities: Conduct of routine maintenance of the school facilities. Guidance for construction of new schools. Purpose building for one section of the school to be used as temporary shelter. Enforcement of building code for schools. School Disaster Management: Continue Training teachers in First Aid. Follow-up on the implementation of the 2012 mandate, requiring each school to have a Disaster Plan and implement quarterly drills. British Virgin Islands Achievements Challenges Priorities Standards and guidelines for assessments are available. School certification POY 2019. Increase involvement of partners. Set a balance among the different hazards to be addressed. Increase funding for school safety. Safe Learning Facilities: Infrastructure development to support the expansion of the secondary school and repairs to existing schools to meet SAFE-SMART standards. Implementation of CROSQ standards for laboratories. School Disaster Management:
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