Subscription service for academies, independent schools and colleges.
We offer two levels of service (basic and full) to academies, independent schools and colleges with additional ‘Pay-to- Use’ services.
Basic service
- Acting as the Competent Person under Regulation 7 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations for Academies and Independent Schools and Colleges
- Provision of health and safety information, arrangements and policies that are reviewed regularly in line with new legislation, good practice and case law
- On-going support for your H&S Co-ordinator
- Helpline service: Duty H&S Adviser available office hours for systems assistance as well as all safety matters, including educational visits
- Emergency out-of-hours advice for fatalities / serious injuries
- Membership of CLEAPSS and access to website and associated materials
- Radiological Protection Advisory Service through CLEAPSS via our Radiation Protection Officer and monitoring visit every two years.
- Primary and nursery establishments - 3 yearly onsite assistance visits which include a health and safety management system review
- Secondary school and through schools - Annual onsite assistance visit which includes a health and safety management system review every three years
- Management review visits include a post-visit report, action plan and on-going support
- Induction for new Principals/H&S Co-ordinators
- Access to the OSHENS web-based H&S management system for accident reporting, Arrangements, model risk assessments and forms, and display screen equipment risk assessment
- Access to the Evolve Educational and Offsite visits system (Note. For independent endorsement of visits, the academy will require a separate SLA with Devon Education Services)
- Reporting all RIDDOR reportable accidents to the HSE (via the OSHENS system)
- Advice during serious accident investigations
- Liaison with all enforcement bodies (HSE, Fire Brigade, Environmental Health) and Ofsted
- Termly newsletter and hazard alerts
Full service
As per all activities in the basic level, plus direct assistance (4 hours at primary level, 7 hours at secondary/special level). Examples of how this time could be used include:
- A premises inspection with a written report and action plan
- Review of significant areas / issues of concern for the school
- Provision of in-house training (from published Health & Safety training programme)
- Review of establishment risk assessments for suitability and sufficiency
- Assistance with safety documentation during civil litigation
Additional ‘pay-to-use’ services (subject to availability)
- Training courses via the published Health & Safety training programme
- Additional hours can be purchased to cover additional work required – please speak to your Health and Safety Adviser about your needs
Evolve+ (for academies, independent schools and colleges)
Out of area locations
- For academies that need to use the Evolve system but are located outside the Devon or Torbay local authority areas, an out‑of‑area fee of £100 + VAT per school, per year will apply.
*Travel expenses are charged in addition at the prevailing HMRC rate
