Online risk management compliance tool
With a lifetime’s experience in providing bespoke solutions for the education sector, we understand the challenges schools face. Risk management can be complex and time-consuming. Developed by our partners, iAM Compliant is an easy to use online compliance tool that enables you to keep on top of your day to day health and safety risks, estates management, statutory reporting and staff training requirements.
What kind of support does iAM Compliant provide for schools?
iAM Compliant gives you the confidence that you are managing your risk effectively. The key ways it does this are:
Estates and asset management
See what needs to be repaired or refreshed at a glance so you can budget and forecast future funding. Manage statutory tasks and store completion records in the cloud. Monitor energy usage and costs with an energy waste tool tracker.
Training
Keep staff up to date with statutory training with access to over 300 accredited courses including IOSH health and safety, safeguarding, mental health training for staff and pupils, and cyber security training.
Policy compliance and audits
Monitor your policies alongside the DfE statutory requirements. Send bulletins to staff, such as classroom audits and display screen assessments.
Contractor’s area
Create and manage a dedicated portal for external suppliers to streamline tasks, tender processing, accreditation visibility and appointment scheduling. Keep abreast of all contractual obligations. Track your suppliers’ history and compliance.
Document tracking
Upload, store, communicate and record staff signatures for all your documents. Keep accurate records of any accidents, observations and near misses in a digital accident book.
Helpdesk
Centrally manage staff requests and allocate to the correct member of staff.
Welcome to iAM Compliant
Why choose Endsleigh for your risk management?
With years of experience in the education sector, we are here to support you in becoming confident in managing your school’s risk. As well as an online compliance tool, our flexible services include a Risk Health Check, Health and Safety Audit to assess and enhance your safety management systems, Fire Risk Assessment and a Physical Security audit.
Our flexible risk management services also include:
Your Health Check
We can offer you single or multiple consultancy day(s), where we visit your school or academy and work with you to understand and enhance your safety management systems.
Health and Safety Audit
An assessment of where your risk management currently stands and confirmation that your school is, or is not, compliant with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
Fire Risk Assessment
Assessment to help you meet your legal duties under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
Physical Security Audit
Meet your legislative duty of care. Our audit covers perimeter fencing and gates, building security systems, access control and CCTV management.
Policy Documents
Support with creating or tailoring policy documents and health and safety, fire, or security risk assessment documents. Delivery of bespoke health and safety training packages.
Our Consultant
Our lead risk management consultant is a Chartered member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management and the Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register.
Risk management for schools: your frequently asked questions
Below are some frequently asked questions to help you learn more about our risk management solution.
The legal responsibilities for ensuring effective risk management in schools relate to the safety of pupils and staff. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 imposes a duty on all employers to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, the health and safety of employees and others (such as school visitors and pupils). It is also an integral part of the Ofsted and ISI framework.
Your school is at risk of financial and reputational exposure if you do not have a systematic approach to managing safety and health risks. When an effective system is in place, it helps avoid costly accidents, disruption losses and damage to the school’s morale and reputation. It also enables the school to comply with its duties under health and safety law.
Yes, a school could be deemed negligent without effective risk management systems in place. If you’re not managing risk adequately you could be seen to be operating inappropriately and carelessly. By implementing strong risk management principles, you can be confident in your own approach and provide assurance to:
- Governors, trustees and directors
- School inspectors such as Ofsted or ISI
- Enforcing authorities such as the HSE or the fire and rescue service
- Your insurers
Yes, Endsleigh offers a risk management health check. We offer single or multiple consultancy day(s), where we visit your school or academy and work with you to understand and enhance your safety management systems. Our Health Check consultancy service is completely flexible to suit your individual needs.
Our Health and Safety Audit allows us to provide you with a baseline grounding of where your risk management currently stands. During a visit to your school we will cover:
- Health and Safety Management such as policies, training and risk assessments
- Premises and grounds statutory duties
- Domestic Premises (if applicable)
- Boarding Premises (if applicable)
- Landscaping/Maintenance (Plant and equipment)
- Subject specific areas (Art and Design, Design and Technology, Educational Visits, Food Technology, Medical, Nursery/Early Years, Physical Education, Science, Work Experience)
Our Fire Risk Assessment allows us to provide you with a baseline for where your risk management currently stands. We will tell you what you are managing adequately or well and where you need to improve. The assessment will enable you to be confident that you are:
- Meeting your fire safety and Health and Safety legislative duties of care
- Reducing the likelihood of incurring an enforcement visit from the local fire safety officer
- Following a ‘Plan, Do, Check, Act’ system to ensure you are continually improving your fire safety culture and performance
- Following education specific best practices such as the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) – fire safety education guide and British Standards
Our physical security audit will provide you with a baseline for where your physical security risk management currently stands. The audit will review perimeter fencing and gates, potential weaknesses in your buildings security systems, access control and closed circuit television (CCTV) management. We will tell you what you are managing adequately or well and where you need to improve.
Need to contact us?
Our friendly team are ready to talk to you:
Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm
Call us on 0333 234 1146