1. Emergency Plan SCHOOL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM (SEMT) TRAINING

2. Aim To provide members of the School Emergency Management Team (SEMT) with an overview of their roles and responsibilities during an incident

3. Role of the SEMT Manage the school’s response to an emergency Lead other staff in dealing with an emergency calmly and effectively

4. Roles and responsibilities – SEMT School Emergency Management Team (SEMT) roles include: –Co-ordination –Business continuity –Communications –Log-keeping –Media management –Resources –Welfare

5. SEMT briefings Suitable locations for SEMT briefings Frequency of briefings Attendance of other organisations

6. Log-keeping In an emergency, events can occur very rapidly and it is vital to keep an accurate record of events All staff involved in the response should maintain an incident log Any emergency affecting a school may afterwards become the subject of a detailed inquiry. Records should be retained after the incident for future reference.

7. Discussion-based exercise

8. Questions If you have any questions about the plan, or suggestions for improving it, please contact: