Launch of 4 th edition ASE Annual Conference, Reading University, January 2011

Launch of

4th editionASE Annual Conference,

Reading University, January 2011

The latest of a long line of Be safe!

1st edition 1988


1st edition 19882nd edition 1990


1st edition 19882nd edition 1990Make it Safe! (D&T version) 1991


1st edition 19882nd edition 1990Make it Safe! (D&T version) 1991Scottish edition 1995


1st edition 19882nd edition 1990Make it Safe! (D&T version) 1991Scottish edition 1995Canadian edition 2000Ontario edition (English) 2000Ontario edition (French) (Soyez Prudents!) 2001


1st edition 19882nd edition 1990Make it Safe! (D&T version) 1991Scottish edition 1995Canadian edition 2000Ontario edition (English) 2000Ontario edition (French) (Soyez Prudents!) 20013rd (UK) edition 2001


1st edition 19882nd edition 1990Make it Safe! (D&T version) 1991Scottish edition 1995Canadian edition 2000Ontario edition (English) 2000Ontario edition (French) (Soyez Prudents!) 20013rd (UK) edition 2001Irish edition (Bi sabhailte) 2004


4th edition sponsored by

CLEAPSSThe Gardiner Building,

Brunel Science Park, Kingston Lane,

Uxbridge UB8 3PQ

SSERC2 Pitreavie Court, Pitreavie Business Park, Dunfermline, FifeKY11 8UB

Who and how?

• Initial discussions between ASE Safeguards in Science Committee and ASE Primary Science Committee

• Review of non-UK editions for ideas• Writing weekend involving safety experts and

primary science practitioners from across the UK, sponsored by CLEAPSS & SSERC

… and then?

• A conscious attempt to avoid educational language which was specific to different parts of the UK

• Three successive drafts, seen by a wider group including all members of ASE Safeguards in Science Committee, ASE Primary Science Committee and Primary Science Editorial Board and others

... and it went on

• Of course, many of the comments were mutually incompatible

• Drafts sent to government education departments across the UK and to the HSE

• An election in the middle of this process did not help!

What’s new?

• A slightly changed sub-titleHealth and safety in school science and

technology for teachers of 3- to 12-year-olds• Because there is a new section on Science for

under-5s • Expanded coverage of Studies out of the

classroom, now including gardening and composting

… and

• More about Ourselves and Hygiene• More emphasis on teaching health and safety

using science and technology• A re-written section on electricity• An expanded section on Making things, now

also covering textiles, pottery, plaster of Paris

… and

• A new section on Taking it further for those involved in primary/secondary liaison or with access to laboratory-style accommodation

• An attempt to rebut such myths as bans on the use of egg boxes and toilet roll centres

• Most other sections have had at least minor revisions

• The order has been changed

Freebies

The new section on Ourselves and our senses includes an illustrated Safety Code for hand-washing.

This will be available as a poster, free to members as a download from the ASE web site at http://www.ase.org.uk/resources/health-and-safety-resources/health-and-safety-primary-science/

… and

There are references to articles in Primary Science (Review), eg on Safety and the school pond and Safety in out-of-school science

Members will be able to access these on the ASE web site, under the resources/health&safety/primary tab

We are also producing a Welsh language version as a pdf, which will be available as a priced publication from the ASE web site or Booksales

Be safe! INSET pack

• The 2nd edition (2002) of the Be safe! INSET Pack can still be used for training teachers, because the main messages remain unchanged

• There will not be a new edition of the Be safe! INSET Pack BUT the page references are wrong

• An Update sheet will be available from ASE Booksales or as a download from the ASE web site, free for members

Curriculum requirementsWhen working with tools, equipment and materials, in practical activities and in different environments, including those that are unfamiliar, pupils should be taught:

a) about hazards, risks and risk controlb) to recognise hazards, assess consequent risks and take

steps to control the risks to themselves and othersc) to use information to assess the immediate and cumulative

risksd) to manage their environment to ensure the health and

safety of themselves and otherse) to explain the steps they take to control risks.

Specific statements in Sc1, BoS and D&T (food only)

Assessing H&S

No explicit mention in level statements for Sc or D&T

APP includes in AF4• L3 Recognise obvious risks when prompted• L4 Identify possible risks to themselves and

others• L5 Make, and act on, suggestions to control

obvious risks to themselves and others

Documents

Launch of 4 th edition ASE Annual Conference, Reading University, January 2011