COVID-19: Operational Risk Assessment
Operational Risk Assessment and Action Plan March 2022
Overview - On 21 February the Prime Minister set out the next phase of the Government’s COVID19 response. COVID-19 continues to be a virus that we learn to live with and the imperative to reduce the disruption to children and young people’s education remains. Government priority is to support you to deliver face-to-face, high-quality education to all pupils. The evidence is clear that being out of education causes significant harm to educational attainment, life chances and mental and physical health. They have worked closely with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to revise the guidance below.
Purpose of the attached document - This COVID19: Risk Assessment and Action Plan document sets measures to put in place to enable schools to ‘Live with Covid19’ and ensure schools can continue to operate safely. This risk assessment should be undertaken in conjunction with the following guidance issued by the Department for Education;