SEPTEMBER 2020 COVID RE-OPENING Risk Assessment - ALL YEAR GROUPS
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THE RICHARD HEATHCOTE CP SCHOOL HEALTH & SAFETY
COVID RE-OPENING Risk Assessment – ALL YEAR GROUPS –
SEPTEMBER 2020
Location / Site The Richard Heathcote CP School
Activity / Procedure Full reopening to all pupils
Assessment date August 2020
Assessment Updates and amendments
Identify people at risk YES or NO
Employees YES
Children YES
Visitors YES
Contractors YES
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Identify hazard Exposure to COVID – 19 in EY, KS1 and KS2 classrooms
Pupils, teachers, visitors, contractors
Through close contact, with adults and children, through expelled
Who might be harmed and how
water droplets (sneezing, coughing, talking, breathing)
Transfer of virus from hands to surfaces and from surfaces to hands
What is the risk rating H, M, L ? H
Control measures – What we plan to due
1. Seating organised into rows and facing forward in all KS1 and KS2 classes
2. Early Years setting using continuous provision ensuring that all resources are regularly sanitised
3. Class Charter created for and with the children –
(Include instructions how to line up (1 metre away), use of toilet, moving around the classroom and
school)
Charter re-visited and modelled many times a day and linked to school behaviour system – lots of
recognition of adherence to policy
4. Hands washed / or sanitised upon arrival to school, after each activity, before and after each break time,
when moving to / or returning from another class room (KS2), after coughing or sneezing and at the end
of the day.
5. Lessons planned for individual work or paired work (not group work)
6. Where possible staff to be at front or side or back of room
7. Conversation in the classroom from adult height, where appropriate and staff are able to wear face
masks or shields
8. If close feedback or communication needed – side to side not facing child
9. Set seating plan so children have their desk which is the same every day
10. Coats kept in classrooms for KS2
11. Playtimes – in key stage bubbles
12. When moving around – children move in small groups and managed by teacher to handwashing,
changing sessions etc.
13. In KS1 sitting on the carpet needs to be as spread out as possible (some could sit at desks)
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14. Water bottle on desks or under desk to remove need of children moving around classrooms
15. Ensure good ventilation in each classroom all day (windows and / or doors open) Extra warm clothing
may be required.
16. BUBBLES:
Children – Key Stages in Bubbles
EY & KS1 classes remain within class group moving to wider Key Stage Bubble of classes with minimal
additional movement.
17. KS2 classes moving to subject specific teaching within year groups will ensure a smaller number of
children in each room. Strict personal hygiene to be followed at all times. Desks, touch points and
resources to be sanitised after each room use. _ Year groups remain in base classes, teachers to move.
Y4 art room as for maths lessons.
Annotations in red to show what further action is necessary as a result of a review and dated.
Lack of social distancing using toilets and poor hygiene resulting in
Identify hazard
direct and indirect transmission of the virus
Control measures – What we plan to do
1. Phase toilets – Boys and girls – extra cleaning scheduled during the day – prior and post lunchtime
2. Toilet use supervised
3. Children instructed – if cubicles are in use – wait outside
4. Extra Signs in toilet re washing hands
5. Wedges for the toilet external toilet doors
6. Extra soap ordered to ensure we do not run out
7. Handwashing / sanitising routines established and times for set washing consistent amongst all classes.
Annotations in red to show what further action is necessary as a result of a review and dated.
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Lack of social distancing waiting to enter classroom in morning
Identify hazard
resulting in direct transmission of the virus
Control measures – What we plan to do
1. Staggered start times
2. Markers outside the classrooms for the children and parents to wait – 2 metres apart as much as
possible
3. Instructions shared re social distancing between families in the morning with parents and children –
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4. Signage for parents and children displayed outside the classroom
5. SLT on duty to supervise
Annotations in red to show what further action is necessary as a result of a review and dated.
Lack of social distancing during playtimes and lunchtimes resulting in
Identify hazard
direct transmission of the virus
Control measures – What we plan to do
1. Staggered playtimes and allocated play area
2. Reduced playtime equipment – hard surfaces and can be easily cleaned
3. Games discussed which encourage social distancing
4. Staff supervision throughout – year group staff not to mix and ensure more than 2 metre distancing
between each other where possible.
Annotations in red to show what further action is necessary as a result of a review and dated.
Lack of social distancing when eating lunch resulting in direct
Identify hazard
transmission of the virus
Control measures – What we plan to do
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1. Hands washed before lunch
2. Extra tables in hall
3. Children sit in classes in EY & KS1 and year groups in KS2
4. Lunchtimes staggered to accommodate bubbles
5. Teaching staff allocated to lunchtime supervision duties
6. Food served to children
Annotations in red to show what further action is necessary as a result of a review and dated.
Lack of social distancing in the corridors resulting in direct
Identify hazard
transmission of the virus
Control measures – What we plan to do
1. No movement around school, except for arrival and departure, lunch times, break times and KS2 moving
to other class rooms for lessons
2. One boy and one girl going to toilet at one time supervised
3. Messages to office via telephone
4. Agree instructions with children concerning going and returning to toilet
5. When moving class around the school – 2 metres between children where possible – one adult at back
insisting the distance is maintained – regular practice this in the first few days – Staff keeping distance
where possible
6. Touch points cleaned throughout the day
Annotations in red to show what further action is necessary as a result of a review and dated.
Contact of shared resources resulting in indirect transmission of the
Identify hazard
virus
Control measures – What we plan to do
1. Children to have own stationary packs in all classes
2. Early Years, Continuous provision resources to be regularly cleaned and hands washed by children in-
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between activities.
3. Tables, door handles and other surfaces cleaned throughout the day
4. Lessons planned so resources are paired and not group
5. Children allocated own equipment
6. Resources on tables ready for lesson and not distributed within the lesson
7. Children encouraged to wash hands / use hand gel before lessons and after each lesson
8. Resources left on front tables for cleaning / steaming – if shared within the day
9. All surfaces left clear at end of the day
Annotations in red to show what further action is necessary as a result of a review and dated.
Identify hazard Emotional distress of the children
Control measures – What we plan to do
1. Children have already taken part in transition activities during Summer term, met new teaching staff,
peers and are familiar with classrooms. This will be revisited during first day.
2. Individual risk assessments for children with special educational and behavioural needs
3. HSLW to work closely with class teachers to identify needs and work with the children and families as
needed.
4. Daily HSLW, SENCO, SLT meetings to discuss any concerns
5. Class Charters
6. Outdoor Learning
7. Daily Reflection time
Annotations in red to show what further action is necessary as a result of a review and dated.
Risk of spreading virus due to close contact with children – 1:1
Identify hazard including first aid, personal care and restraint resulting in direct
transmission of the virus
Control measures - What we plan to do
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1. Identify needs of children
2. Put in place behaviour / care plans
3. Staff to wear full PPE, mask, visor, apron, gloves
4. Reduced timetable / exclusion / inclusion considered if necessary if children are acting in a way that
other children or staff are put at risk
5. Personal care – PPE (mask, face shield, gloves and apron)
6. Administering first aid to be carried out side to side, using verbal instructions if possible. Gloves, apron,
face mask and shield must be worn at all times
7. If child has temperature or new and continuous cough – child taken to VENTILATED LIBRARY (staff to
keep 2 metre distance when escorting and wear PPE) Staff to put on PPE and take temperature. If child
has temperature or new cough, then inform office and parents will be contacted. Staff in PPE to stay
with child until parent arrives. Siblings also sent home. Parent told to get test and keep children off
school until test has been returned.
8. Member of staff who was with child – removes PPE in disabled toilet by office and place in yellow bins,
wash hands and use hand gel. (Staff can return to work after this situation)
Annotations in red to show what further action is necessary as a result of a review and dated.
Risk of spreading virus due to poor hygiene resulting in indirect
Identify hazard
transmission of the virus
Control measures - What we plan to do
1. Hands washed / or sanitised upon arrival to school, after each activity, before and after each break time,
when moving to / or returning from another class room (KS2), after coughing or sneezing and at the end
of the day.
2. Hand gel in of all classrooms
3. Hand gel order in large quantities
4. Extra soap dispensers and re-fills in each classroom
5. Washing hands posters replaced in all washing areas
6. Reminders how to wash hands properly – videos and posters
7. Procedure agreed for children to wash hands so thorough hand washing – soap walk to back of line,
rubbing hands and then rinse off when back to the front of the line.
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8. Timetables created to enable all children to wash hands before and after lunch, after break if not
possible hand gel used.
Annotations in red to show what further action is necessary as a result of a review and dated.
Risk of infection due to lack of cleaning resulting in indirect
Identify hazard
transmission of the virus
Control measures - What we plan to do
1. All surfaces, handles, toilets and shared equipment will be cleaned each morning and at midday by
cleaning staff
2. Touchpoints in classrooms will be regularly cleaned throughout the day by class staff
3. PPE will be worn by all when cleaning
4. Reading books given and collected out once a week – home reading record (to be left at home and
collected in once every 3 weeks) (No library books in first instance)
5. Soft furnishings and soft / cloth toys will be removed from use in classrooms
6. Shared resources left on front desks for cleaning at end of the day
7. Toilets checked throughout the day and cleaned at midday in addition to morning clean
8. Displays to be designed to engage children but not encourage touching – so decoration above the
children’s heads and class doors to be left clear.
Annotations in red to show what further action is necessary as a result of a review and dated.
Risk of illness of vulnerable staff and family members through direct
Identify hazard and indirect transmission of the virus
Control measures - What we plan to do
1. Staff are allowed to wear PPE when in school if they wish
2. Issuing of all relevant risk assessments to staff concerning re-turning to work – and allow them to
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comment and contribute
Annotations in red to show what further action is necessary as a result of a review and dated.
Risk of illness of vulnerable children and family members through direct
Identify hazard
and indirect transmission of the virus
Control measures - What we plan to do
Children who have been identified as extremely clinically vulnerable families are encouraged to have discussion
with HT and individual risk assessment completed if necessary.
Annotations in red to show what further action is necessary as a result of a review and dated.
Identify hazard Emotional Wellbeing of Staff
Control measures - What we plan to do
1. Trained mental Health first aider on staff
2. Peer to peer support
3. Open door policy for concerns
4. Weekly review at each staff meeting
Annotations in red to show what further action is necessary as a result of a review and dated.
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Identify hazard Children Attending Before and After school Club
Control measures - What we plan to do
1. Children separated into bubbles of EY, KS1 and KS2
2. Children to sanitise hands upon arrival and after each activity
3. Children to use own bubble toilets (EY, KS1 toilets in Y1 and KS2 main toilets)
4. Equipment to be sanitised at the end of each session
5. No parents to enter school building – sign on collection only not arrivals. Pen to be sanitised after each
use.
6. Staff to stay with children in bubbles
7. Children have own labelled equipment.
Annotations in red to show what further action is necessary as a result of a review and dated.
Parents coming into contact with others when dropping and collecting
Identify hazard
children
Control measures - What we plan to do
1. Staggered start and end times for bubbles
2. One way system around school
3. Signs around school
4. SLT supervising drop off and collection times
5. Parents aware of social distancing on school grounds
Annotations in red to show what further action is necessary as a result of a review and dated.
Identify hazard Visitors coming into school
Control measures - What we plan to do
1. No unnecessary visitors allowed in school during the school day.
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2. No visitors onto site if showing any symptoms.
3. All visitors into school to sign in electronically for school records and track and trace.
4. All visitors in school must wear a face mask and sanitise hands on arrival.
Annotations in red to show what further action is necessary as a result of a review and dated.
Consider level of risk following use of control measures
OVERALL level of risk
HIGHLIGHT the appropriate assessment of risk
REDUCED THE OVERALL RISK
NOT REDUCED THE OVERALL RISK CONSIDERABLY REDUCED THE RISK
TO SOME DEGREE
Assessor’s comments Insert comments relevant to findings as appropriate
Name Signed Date
Name and signature of assessor
Agreed with Senior Leadership Team
Approved by Chair of Governing Body
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I have had the opportunity to contribute to the design of the September 2020 COVID risk assessments
I understand the hazards and agree with the control measures put in place.
Date Name Position Signed Comments
12THE RICHARD HEATHCOTE CP SCHOOL HEALTH & SAFETY Risk assessment review 1 Date After day one CHANGES TO CONTROLS MEASURES AND OR HAZARDS Who was involved in the Review Signature of those involved in the Review Risk assessment review 2 Date After day 3 CHANGES TO CONTROLS MEASURES AND OR HAZARDS Who was involved in the Review 13
THE RICHARD HEATHCOTE CP SCHOOL HEALTH & SAFETY Signature of those involved in the Review Risk assessment review 3 Date After first week CHANGES TO CONTROLS MEASURES AND OR HAZARDS Who was involved in the Review Signature of those involved in the Review Risk assessment review 4 Date After second week CHANGES TO CONTROLS MEASURES AND OR HAZARDS Who was involved in the Review Signature of those involved in the Review Risk assessment review 5 Date After forth week CHANGES TO CONTROLS MEASURES AND OR HAZARDS 14
THE RICHARD HEATHCOTE CP SCHOOL HEALTH & SAFETY Who was involved in the Review Signature of those involved in the Review Risk assessment review 6 Date At end of Autumn Term 1 CHANGES TO CONTROLS MEASURES AND OR HAZARDS Who was involved in the Review Signature of those involved in the Review 15
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