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Lockdown Policy

As part of our health and safety policies and procedures PLT has a Lockdown Policy. Please note that PLT Lockdown Policy will not be publicly shared.

This plan is made in case of the rare event that it is necessary to seal off one of our academies so that it cannot be entered from the outside. This will ensure that pupils, staff and visitors are safe in situations where there is a hazard in the school grounds or outside in the near vicinity. A lockdown is implemented when there are serious security risks on the premises. This could be due to, for example, a nearby chemical spillage, proximity of dangerous animals, serious weather conditions or attempted access by unauthorised persons intent on causing harm or damage.

In a lockdown situation any incident or development will be communicated to parents and carers as soon as is possible and in line with advice from Emergency Services. We understand that in a lockdown situation parents and carers will be concerned. However, in the unlikely event that this situation arises in one of our academies we ask that:

  •  parents/carers do not contact the school as this could tie up telephone lines that are needed for contacting the emergency services
  • parents/carers do not attempt to come to the school, unless specifically asked to do so, as they could put themselves and others at risk
  • parents/carers should wait until the school has contacted them about when it is safe to come and collect their child(ren), and where this will be from
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