Rydym wedi creu canllaw newydd 4.4k (Cym) Coronafierws yn y Gymraeg. Mae’r ddogfen yma yn rhoi arweiniad ar oblygiadau ymweliadau addysg yn ystod pandemig Covid-19 ac yn disodli’r canllawiau blaenorol. Ewch i i’w lawrlwytho.
We have created a Welsh language version of 4.4k Coronavirus. This document provides advice on the implications for educational visits during the Covid-19 pandemic, which you can access here.
We have fully revised and updated four documents that are fundamental to National Guidance: 1b Foundations, 1c Status, Remit and Rationale, 4.3a Good Practice – the Basics and 4.3c Risk Management – an Overview.
Alongside this we have deleted document 5.2b “Planning Basics” because its content is covered in the other four documents, and because document 3.3e Checklist – Visit Leader provides a comprehensive prompt for visit planning with links to useful documents across National Guidance.
We have updated the National Guidance document 4.4k Coronavirus to provide the latest links to government advice. We have also added additional guidance to distinguish between educational visits which involve travel (which are currently advised against) and the use of suitable off-site venues close to the establishment for teaching and learning.
You can download the revised guidance here.
We have revised a number of National Guidance documents, either to refer to pandemics as one of the risks you should consider, or to link to the new document 4.4k Coronavirus.
The amended documents are as follows:
3.3b Checklist – Head Teacher or Manager
4.2a Group Management and Supervision
4.3b Ratios and Effective Supervision
4.3f Risk Management – Some Practical Advice
4.4f Checklist – Assessing a Provider
4.5f Checklist – Assessing a Coach Hire Provider
8p Provider Statement (PDF version)
8q Provider Statement (Word Version)
As some schools are currently considering reopening (or increasing pupil numbers if they were already open for the children of key workers) we have made amendments to 4.4k Coronavirus to provide additional advice about how to plan for learning outdoors.
You can download the updated guidance here.
As more information has become available about the implications for educational visits of Coronavirus (Covid-19), we have now turned our original FAQ – 6t FAQ: Coronavirus – into a new guidance document 4.4k Coronavirus.
The new document provides links to Government guidance, sources of information about the options for continuing outdoor learning, and some advice on how to plan and manage local activities if you decide to do so. It also discusses planning visits for the future.
You can download the new guidance document here.
We have completely revised the suite of documents in section 4.1 of National Guidance that covers emergencies and critical incidents. Some documents have been merged with each other, and some have been renumbered. If your own guidance includes links to these documents, we recommend that you review the links.
The new suite of documents is as follows
4.1a Avoiding Accidents and Emergencies
4.1b Emergencies and Critical Incidents – Overview
4.1c Emergencies and Critical Incidents – Guidance for Leaders
4.1d Emergencies and Critical Incidents – Guidance for Establishments
4.1e Emergencies and Critical Incidents – Guidance for Employers
4.1f Emergencies and Critical Incidents – Guidance for First Contact
4.1g Model Emergency Procedures for Visit Leaders
4.1h Model Emergency Plan for Establishments
4.1i Model Critical Incident Plan for Employers
We have also made minor amendments to a number of other documents to update the links to emergency documents.
During the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Government has temporarily modified the requirements for first aid qualifications in Early Years Foundation Settings. We have therefore updated the National Guidance document 4.4b First Aid to refer to that.
We have also taken the opportunity to update the guidance about ensuring that any medication is within its expiry date, and about recording and reporting.
You can download the revised document here.
Rydym wedi creu fersiwn Gymraeg o ddogfen 6t FAQs: Coronavirus.
Gelli’r lawr lwytho’r canllawiau diweddaraf drwy fynd i 6t(Cym) FAQs: Coronafeirws
We have created a Welsh version of document 6t FAQs: Coronavirus.
The Health and Safety Executive have released the following statement:
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is aware that people holding Offshore Medic (OM), Offshore First Aid (OFA), First Aid at Work (FAW) or Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) certificates nearing expiry date, might experience disruption to access to requalification training as a result of events or circumstances generated by the coronavirus pandemic.
HSE’s current guidance on the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981: here and the Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (First-Aid) Regulations 1989: here is that those holding an OM, OFA, FAW or EFAW qualification should undertake retraining before their original certificate expires and HSE strongly recommends that employers, and individuals holding those qualifications should plan for requalification training well in advance of expiry dates.
If however requalification training is prevented for reasons associated directly with coronavirus or by complying with related government advice, it is reasonable and practical to extend the validity of current certificates by up to 3 months. Anyone taking advantage of this extension should be able to describe clearly their reasons for delaying requalification training, and demonstrate steps they have taken to undertake the training, if required.
This guidance comes into effect for certificates expiring on or after 16th March 2020. HSE will review this matter over the coming months and will issue further statements as necessary.
The Department of Education has commented as follows:
The Department for Education supports the HSE statement regarding the extension of first aid certificates during coronavirus emergency and that it can be applied to paediatric first aid certificates held by staff in early years provision.
Safety Training Awards (STA) have stated that other qualifications that they issue may also be subject to extension for these reasons. See their statement here.
