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| Teaching union calls for school lockdown plan | Teaching union calls for school lockdown plan |
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| Schools need a coherent strategy for lockdown procedures in case of a dangerous event taking place on their premises, a teaching union said. | Schools need a coherent strategy for lockdown procedures in case of a dangerous event taking place on their premises, a teaching union said. |
| The NASUWT said schools currently had ad hoc drills to deal with various threats and called on the government to put together a comprehensive plan. | The NASUWT said schools currently had ad hoc drills to deal with various threats and called on the government to put together a comprehensive plan. |
| More than 200 head teachers in West Yorkshire have attended council-run seminars providing advice on lockdowns. | More than 200 head teachers in West Yorkshire have attended council-run seminars providing advice on lockdowns. |
| The government said it "constantly reviewed" security guidance it issues. | The government said it "constantly reviewed" security guidance it issues. |
| Noxious fumes | Noxious fumes |
| The seminars, run in collaboration with police, the fire service and the North East Counter Terrorism Unit, give advice on managing a potentially violent or dangerous event in or around a school. | The seminars, run in collaboration with police, the fire service and the North East Counter Terrorism Unit, give advice on managing a potentially violent or dangerous event in or around a school. |
| Five have been held since the beginning of 2016, with organisers aiming to have covered every school in West Yorkshire by Easter 2018. | Five have been held since the beginning of 2016, with organisers aiming to have covered every school in West Yorkshire by Easter 2018. |
| Scenarios covered include noxious fumes from a fire or chemical incident, weapons in school, animals in school grounds, aggressive pupils or parents and bomb threats. | Scenarios covered include noxious fumes from a fire or chemical incident, weapons in school, animals in school grounds, aggressive pupils or parents and bomb threats. |
| Huddersfield's Reinwood Junior School is one of several in West Yorkshire which carries out lockdown drills, with pupils and staff practising twice a year. | |
| After a pre-recorded alarm and message is played from the tannoy, pupils get under tables, teachers lock classroom doors, lights are turned off and window shutters pulled down. | After a pre-recorded alarm and message is played from the tannoy, pupils get under tables, teachers lock classroom doors, lights are turned off and window shutters pulled down. |
| Ian Darlington, Year Six teacher at the school, said it was better to practise so that it "almost becomes second nature" to the pupils. | |
| "Initially it might appear that we are raising concerns, raising children's fears, but in actual fact they're quite calm doing it now," he said. | "Initially it might appear that we are raising concerns, raising children's fears, but in actual fact they're quite calm doing it now," he said. |
| "They understand the importance of doing it and it doesn't worry them." | "They understand the importance of doing it and it doesn't worry them." |
| Chris Keates, NASUWT General Secretary, said: "Responsibility for ensuring security and terrorism preparedness should be the responsibility of the whole governing body. | Chris Keates, NASUWT General Secretary, said: "Responsibility for ensuring security and terrorism preparedness should be the responsibility of the whole governing body. |
| "It would not be appropriate for the government simply to require schools to have preparedness plans in place and assume that they are able to do this. | "It would not be appropriate for the government simply to require schools to have preparedness plans in place and assume that they are able to do this. |
| "Schools will already have plans in place to respond to a range of emergency scenarios, but it's important that they are given specific advice and support on what additional provisions are considered necessary and the support and advice to implement them." | "Schools will already have plans in place to respond to a range of emergency scenarios, but it's important that they are given specific advice and support on what additional provisions are considered necessary and the support and advice to implement them." |
| A Department for Education spokesperson said: "Schools have a legal responsibility to ensure staff and pupils are safe. | A Department for Education spokesperson said: "Schools have a legal responsibility to ensure staff and pupils are safe. |
| "We provide a range of support for schools and constantly review guidance to ensure it is comprehensive and up to date." | "We provide a range of support for schools and constantly review guidance to ensure it is comprehensive and up to date." |