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Planning for, and Responding, to Critical Incidents in Schools and Colleges

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Duration

4 - 5 hours

Suitable for

Headteachers and principals, operations managers, site/security managers, DSLs and safeguarding leads, local authority/education department representatives, School-based police, governors/trustees, board members.

Location

Face-to-Face and Online

The “golden hour” is less about sticking to a rigid 60-minute timeframe but more about emphasising that actions taken early, (informed by preparation and planning), in an incident have disproportionate significance for the final outcome. Speed, preparedness, and decisive leadership during this window can make the difference between a challenging but manageable situation and a major catastrophic incident. Leave with a testable School/College Incident/Emergency Management Plan, a simple school & multi-agency coordination model, and drill/exercise designs you can implement this term.

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  • Understand the concept of the “golden hour” and why early, informed actions have a disproportionate impact on incident outcomes.
  • Recognise that effectiveness during the initial response phase depends on preparation, planning, and decisive leadership.
  • Learn how speed, readiness, and coordinated decision-making can prevent a challenging situation from escalating into a major incident.
  • Develop a testable School/College Incident & Emergency Management Plan tailored to your setting.
  • Gain a simple, practical model for coordinating responses across the school/college and with multi-agency partners.
  • Create drills and exercise designs that can be implemented within the current term to build confidence and capability.
  • Strengthen organisational resilience through proactive planning, communication strategies, and scenario-based practice.
  • Leave equipped with tools and templates that support effective crisis leadership and operational response.

This course is available online, face to face or bespoke to your organisation. If your organisation would prefer an invoice this can be selected as a choice at the final stage of purchasing online via My Cart. If you would like further assistance with invoicing please contact us.

Online

  • If you choose the online option you will receive a registration email following completion of your booking.
  • One week prior to your training date you will receive a reminder email for your registration and any pre-course information
  • Our online courses work in most browsers and we recommend your browser is up to date to ensure you can access the course.
  • Our chosen platform is Zoom and we recommend your internet filtration system allows access to this platform.

Face to Face

  • If this course is not currently showing a face to face option please contact us to discuss a bespoke option.
  • If you choose the face to face option you will receive a confirmation email following completion of your booking with further details.
  • One week prior to your training date you will receive a reminder email and any pre-course information.

Following completion of your training you will receive your certificate, any relevant links and post course information.

Our training courses can be delivered as a bespoke option which is contextually for your setting. This includes references to local legislation, organisation policies and International best practice.

Please contact us directly for a one to one consultation.

Bespoke options are available, please contact us.