The health and safety requirements of all pupils and adults must be taken into consideration before starting any learning activity and we must ensure that the learning environment is free from any hazard that could affect a person’s health and safety.
We have a duty of care to provide a safe and secure learning environment for our children and to ensure their comfort and needs are met, regardless of age, and ability. There are certain factors that should always be taken into account when planning healthy and safe activities;
The general space;
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The class room environment for Early Years Foundation Stage children should ideally have safety locks on cupboards containing paints and glues, window catches and socket covers. All play equipment should be regularly serviced and checked daily to ensure safe play. Records should be kept of tests on electrical appliances and safety checks on play equipment to prove our due diligence and to ensure that we are working to best practice.
The needs of a child or young person with a special educational need may differ from the needs of another child the same age, so provision must be made in your planning to incorporate them.
Furniture;
Classroom furniture should meet the needs of the child or young person to ensure comfort and posture. Tables should be large enough for a child to work without encountering someone else’s elbows and chairs should be the right size.
Organisation;
The function and purpose of the environment must be taken into consideration when planning an activity. In senior schools certain classrooms are used for specific lessons, ie, cookery rooms, art rooms, science labs, etc but in primary schools it is unusual for rooms to be allocated for these purposes due to space and