Offers teachers an easy-to-read overview of their responsibilities and an interpretation of the main legislation and statutory requirements
Provides contact addresses for leading organisations and an overview of selected resource material to help teachers increaset their understanding of health and safety
Editor is well respected and has published widely
'Throughout, the editor successfully treads the narrow path between being complacent and being alarmist ... she offers primary teachers comprehensive guidance on safe practice across a range of curriculum areas ... This book is a useful adjunct to safety advice from the DfEE.' - -The Times Educational Supplement
'... This book is a useful adjunct to safety advice from the DfEE ... headteachers and primary health and safety reps would be the better for putting its principles into practice.' - The Times Educational Supplment