Emergency planning and response for education, childcare, and children’s social care settings
How educational and childcare settings should plan for and deal with emergencies, including significant public health incidents and severe weather.
Applies to England
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This guidance applies to:
- early years
- wraparound childcare and out of school settings
- children’s social care
- schools
- further education
- higher education
- special educational needs and disability (SEND) and specialist settings
This guidance does not apply to:
- nannies or au pairs, as they work in the child’s or children’s family home
It includes guidance on:
- making an emergency plan
- prioritising education
- supporting staff, children, pupils and students during and following an emergency in your setting
- severe weather
- significant public health incidents
- workforce issues
- insurance
And providing the following during an emergency:
- remote education
- free school meals
- education for vulnerable children and young people
- education for children of critical workers
Last updated 28 October 2022 + show all updates
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Updated contact details in 'Emergency planning and response for education, childcare, and children’s social care settings'.
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The guidance has been updated to include 'extreme heat' as an example of severe weather on pages 4 and 7.
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Updated Department for Education incident support email address.
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Updated DfE incident support helpline hours to Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm.
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Updated guidance for children's social care providers, Critical workers annex and advice to check and register with Ofsted.
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First published.