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Slips, trips and falls: prevention and reporting for school staff
Make sure your staff feel confident dealing with and reporting hazards, so you can reduce the risk of injury in your school.
Who it's for
All staff
Last reviewed on 27 October 2026See updates
This course covers:
- The causes of 'same level' slips, trips and same level falls in the workplace
- The everyday things you can do to stop them from happening
- How to report a hazard, a near miss or an incident
We want our training to be a positive experience for all learners. If you have any access needs (for example, a visual impairment or dyslexia), please let us know to see how we can help by contacting [email protected].
By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
- Identify the common causes of slips, trips and falls in a school
- Set up and use your own space without creating slip or trip hazards
- Decide whether to deal with a hazard yourself or report it
- Report a hazard, near miss or incident using your school's processes or procedures
This course doesn't cover working at height, and manual handling. You can learn more about those in our other courses:
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Course updates
27 October 2026
We've updated this course to include the key takeaways document.
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