Lockdown procedures should be seen as a sensible and proportionate response to any external or internal incident which has the potential to pose a threat to the safety of staff and pupils in the school. Procedures should aim to minimise disruption to the learning environment whilst ensuring the safety of all pupils and staff.

Students will be made aware of the detailed procedures, via student bulletin, assemblies and via drills. The school will conduct a lockdown drill at least once a year.

Lockdown Arrangements: There are two types of lockdown; partial and full.

Partial Lockdown - This may be as the result of a reported incident/civil disturbance in the local community with the potential to pose a risk to staff and students in the school.

It may also be as a result of a warning being received regarding the risk of air pollution, etc. Staff and students should remain in the school building and all doors leading outside should be locked.

No one should be allowed to enter or leave the building.

Full Lockdown - This signifies an immediate threat to the school and may be an escalation of a partial lockdown. Staff and students should remain in the school building and all doors leading outside should be locked.

No one should be allowed to enter or leave the building. A Full Lockdown requires immediate action.

Context

• A reported incident / civil disturbance in the local community (with the potential to pose a risk to staff and students in the school).
• An intruder on the school site (with the potential to pose a risk to staff and students).
• A warning being received regarding a risk locally, of air pollution (smoke plume, gas cloud etc.).
• A major fire in the vicinity of the school.
• A severe weather event.
• Terrorist attack.
• Or any other issue that the Headteacher may consider to be a threat to the academy staff and students.

 

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