What is ed seminar with Steve Gullick 6/2/12

This was our first seminar session with Steve Gullick, he talked about the health and safety aspect of being a governor. He gave us a few hyperthetical examples, on of them being:
' As a governor, you are obviously very concerned that health and safety matters are dealt with well at your school. This is usually th case, but the headteacher tells you that she is no structure to the way teachers prepare for overnight trips and visits for pupils. To deal with this situation the governing body sets up a working party of 3 governors and 2 teachers to produce a checklist for teachers to go through before they take an overnight trip. You are a member of the working party, what do you include on the checklist? '

Some of the things we included:

• Meeting with parents before trip
• First aid kits and a first aider
• Contact details and medical details, medication etc
• Food & drink, spare clothes, money etc
• List of pupils and staff, itinerary, risk assesment etc

He also told us the diference between strategic and tactical planning. Strategic being the governors (more long term) and tactical being the school (more short term).