Safe and healthy school / preschool / university

The central goal of the GUS study was to identify the causes of accidents and injuries in the school environment. Analyses of accidents based on accident statistics provide valuable information. However, they cannot be used to establish causal inferences. This is due to the fact that these statistics only contain information on people who have had an accident. Thus, a comparison with a "control group" that has not suffered an accident or injury is not feasible.

The Climate Ambassadors scheme exists to provide free expertise and support to nurseries, schools and colleges to develop and deliver impactful climate action plans.

Since 2003, public schools in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania have been participating in the “Good Healthy School MV State Program”, which was initially called “Anschub.de”. The aim of the program is to support schools on their way to becoming a healthy place for teaching and learning to sustainably improve and shape health conditions for everyone involved.

Studies show that children who enjoy going to school and feel comfortable there have better conditions for their school success. Health and well-being – among students and teachers – are essential conditions for educational quality. In order to achieve good educational results, not only healthy students but also healthy teachers and non-teaching staff who enjoy their work are required. Health education is a fundamental part of the educational mission and health promotion of all members of the school family is an indispensable element of sustainable school development.

Student Wellbeing is the core element of life at Young High School. The focus of this strategy is the adoption of the ‘Mind Matters' program across the school for all students. ‘Mind Matters is a mental health initiative for secondary schools that aims to improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people.

School health promotion measures are more effective the more they are integrated into a “healthy school” concept. This is the concept of Hamburg.

GrundGesund - an information portal from the BZgA to support health promotion in primary schools and the model project "Health examinations in primary schools"

Health and educational success are closely related. Good nutrition, sufficient exercise and health-conscious behavior are prerequisites for students to feel comfortable in their learning environment and to be able to learn better. The state program “Good Healthy Schools” has been supporting schools in the state of Brandenburg since 2017 and aims to more closely interlink the quality of education and school health promotion as part of sustainable school and teaching development.

The web platform offers tools for teachers and professionals to delve deeper into the topics of addiction and mental health with young people and to promote their life skills.

Health and safety is of utmost importance across higher education and research. Universities and research institutes are dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge and innovation, often involving complex experiments, hazardous materials, and advanced technologies.
MI TALENT has published a new national report that reveals unprecedented insights into how technical staff in higher education and research support critical health and safety activities in September 2023.
It evidences that skilled, specialised technical professionals are vital to the safe running of institutions and publishes ten recommendations for employers, technicians and professional bodies to ensure the technical workforce is supported to maintain safe research and teaching spaces.
This report was informed by a survey of technical staff, academics, professional services staff, senior leaders, and undergraduate and postgraduate students working and/ or studying in higher education
or research institutes in the UK alongside interviews with technical staff with a role in health and safety.

The model is integrated into the structures and systems of the Government and leverages existing personnel, making it highly efficient to scale and sustain. The Ministry of Education has established a new department for School Health and Nutrition, which is the Government’s vehicle to scale and sustain our work.

The study “Health behavior and accidents in school age” (Gesundheitsverhalten und Unfallgeschehen im Schulalter
- GUS), duration November 2013 – June 2021, is one of the largest child and youth studies in Germany, which is also designed as a longitudinal study. As part of GUS, the health and accident biographies of 10,000 students nationwide from the fifth to the tenth grade were traced in order to determine the causes of accidents and injuries in the school context, but also of unhealthy behavior.

The Better Internet for Kids portal provides information, guidance and resources on better internet issues from the joint Insafe-INHOPE network of Safer Internet Centres in Europe, and other key stakeholders.

Polylino provides nursery practitioners and managers with a multilingual digital library aligned with the EYFS and Key Stage One curriculums which can be used to support language and literacy development in the nursery and at home.

Only when it is warm is there a risk for the skin? Incorrect. In fact, the intensity of ultraviolet radiation in our latitudes increases significantly as early as spring. This increases the risk of sunburn - and the associated skin damage that can lead to cancer.

The sun is an important health factor because it helps the body to form vitamin D, ensures a healthy sleep-wake cycle and regulates our body temperature. It gives energy and puts you in a good mood.

The prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among children and adolescents is quite high and many young people enter the labour force with pre-existing musculoskeletal problems which can potentially be exacerbated by work.

German Accident Insurance

On this website, run by German Accident Insurance, children, pupils and other visitors can click through a unique virtual model of a school, to find risks, prevent accidents and to find out more about hazards. For a safe and healthy school for everyone.

The EIS has a long-standing commitment to anti-racism, and this year will strengthen and develop this work further.

Health-promoting leadership training in day-care centres.

No education without health: On site advisement in the BGWmobil truck on the subject of safety and health

Schools across the region are embracing MidCoast Council's initiative in installing 'kiss and ride' zones to help provide parents with a clear and safe place to drop children off each morning. The kiss and ride zones marked with blue signage, have been installed already at Forster Public School, Tuncurry Public School and Holy Name School in Forster. They will be progressively rolled out across the MidCoast.

Far too many children have accidents every year in school sports, whose injuries could have been prevented with the right preparation for lessons and the right forms of exercise, games or organization. With the web application schulsportideen.de, the Unfallkasse Rheinland-Pfalz gives physical education teachers a tool that provides basic theoretical information on school sports and the right content for safe and attractive physical education classes.

In January 2020, Virginia legislators passed House Bill 817 requiring the Department of Education (VDOE), in collaboration with the Department of Health and medical professional societies, to develop health and safety guidelines related to the use of digital devices in the classroom. The VDOE convened a Digital Devices in the Classroom Workgroup to develop guidelines.

An article highlighting school safety and security in the USA. “While acts of violence dominate the headlines and news cycles, educators work with students on a daily basis to confront issues that are even more significant. The number one concern amongst educators is not the probability of a catastrophic event, but rather the social and emotional challenges that our youth are forced to navigate in today’s day and age.”

This comprehensive policy intends to ensure that school safety and security are at the top of the agenda for government at all levels. The policy therefore proposes a zero-tolerance approach to any type of threat to the school environment, including any form of disaster; gang membership and activity; substance abuse or bullying; violence (including gender-based violence); and other hazards in and around schools, including attacks on schools due to conflicts and war.

A Methodological Guidebook to become a health promoting school. In December 2019, SHE released a new version of the old "SHE Online School Manual". The old manual needed an update as today it is recommended to move from a focus on schools only to the integration of schools and their surrounding community services, sports clubs, hospitals, workplace etc.

The Federal Ministry of Education in Nigeria, Education in Emergencies and a couple of partner organizations developed this standard for school safety. The Minimum Standards for Safe Schools document targets the basic and senior secondary education levels operating as either private or public schools as weil as the non-formal sector in Nigeria.

Using the ever-popular Napo character, EU-OSHA (the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work), together with the Napo Consortium, has devised a series of occupational safety and health (OSH) lessons for teachers, aimed at introducing safety and health topics to primary school students in an educational, yet fun and imaginative way using Napo video clips.

A comic character for safety and health

Upsi is a comic character, created by the Accident Insurance Berlin ...

Master Trust

Güven Usta ("Master Trust") is a comic character, designed and produced by Murat Çokal for the Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security.

A Project by the Government of Castilla y León

The “¡ A salvo!” (Safe!) campaign directed at primary education students aged from 6 to 12 years in all schools in Castilla y León and was developed to increase the children's awareness and attention to safety.

In April 2005, the primary school Zachar Kroměřiž in the Czech Republic was announced International Safe School.

Registered Foundation for Listening by HR and BR

“Safe School with PZU” is organized under the patronage of the Ministry of National Education and Sport, National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Main Police Command, and Onet.pl.

The tool is suitable for educational staff in a wide variety of educational establishments, such as preschool educational establishments, schools, training schools and universities

Anschub is the alliance for sustainable school health and education in Germany. This campaign is an initiative of the Bertelsmann Foundation, from 2010 a newly formed association will continue the activities independently.

The e-learning platform Integral II by the Institute of Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics (IAW) of the RWTH Aachen offers several courses for industrial engineering and ergonom

Upsi is a comic character, created by the Accident Insurance Berlin to rise awareness for OSH topics in a playful way. Eight books and one radio play have been released until now.

At Erich-Gutenberg-Berufskolleg, all parties are committed to a healthy learning culture, because good health is the basic condition of teaching and learning.

The German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the public sector in Hesse has picked up this important topic in volume 21 of the series, "Physical activity offers in day-care facilities".

International Safe schools is part of a larger movement, the World Health Organization Safe Community movement.

The school programme of NIGZ focuses on promoting health and safety in primary and secondary schools in the Netherlands.

On this blog, interesting and useful safety tips for child safety at home and in school can be found

A huge number of school safety courses, provided by SAFEschoolS, Nigeria.

Safe schools started off with a vision to provide safety education to children in schools. It rapidly became a household name and the go-to and leading provider of school safety services in Nigeria and other cities/countries.

The Healthy Meals in preschools Programme (HMPP) empowers preschools to provide healthier meals and encourages them to educate children on eating right.

Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists designed five exercises that pupils should complete every day for 15 minutes over a six week period. These exercises were designed to improve core stability and body strength.

Since September 2018, The University of Derby has been one of only four Universities in the country to offer graduate level practitioner competencies for students studying BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies from Stage 1 of the degree.

The following online safety training courses are currently being offered: WHMIS Training Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Training
 Fall Protection Awareness Training 
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