Safety Advice from Richmond's Education Safeguarding Coordinator
Water safety For pupils
The BBC news on Monday night about water safety follows a number of recent drownings in UK rivers and at the coast. You will remember the local tragedy of two summers ago when a child drowned in the River Thames at Hampton. Although the weather is cold right now, on hot days the river is very tempting, especially to young people. Richmond council water safety advice video is here.
Float to live advice from the London Fire Brigade
For parents/carers of children of all ages
Window safety
There have recently been a number of incidents of children tragically dying after falling out of windows or from height across London. In addition to this, the London Ambulance Service have provided the data below:
January 2019-January 2022, London Ambulance Service recorded:
•85 incidents of children falling from heights
•Six of these children died at the scene.
•16.5% of these children were identified as having a learning disability
With the summer approaching and windows more likely to be open, window safety is a key area that multi-agency practitioners can raise awareness about with families.
•Make sure that children cannot reach windows, and that they are kept locked(but easy to open in an emergency)
•If opening a window, make sure children are supervised
•Don't keep furniture near windows that could be climbed upon
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