E-sceal 536 - Professional Conversations at Staff Meetings – 'What if' Scenarios
- Published: 15 November 2018
Currently the incidents of children who pose flight risks in schools appear to be increasing. With this in mind it may be opportune to discuss 2 “what if” scenarios.
- What if a child runs out of school and goes missing ?
- What if a child has been identified as a flight risk ?
The discussions might include:
- Protocols and procedures to be followed in the event of the first scenario, including notification of Gardaí and who does what, where and when.
- Review of incident: What worked well? What would we do differently?
- Where a flight risk is identified, it is advisable to carry out a Health & Safety Audit to identify the areas of risk and how these might be minimized or possibly eliminated.
- To whom does this need to be communicated? All staff and the parents of particular children need to know the protocols put in place to manage these situations. As with all communication this is best done before an incident occurs.
Being proactive in this regard should lead to better outcomes should such unfortunate incidents occur.
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