At St. Paul's CE Primary School, our Safety Squad meet with Mrs Myers every two weeks.
The Safety Squad are responsible for:
- Ensuring our school is kept clean and tidy by promoting respect for our school grounds.
- Ensuring all broken equipment on the yards are carefully disposed of to keep everyone safe.
- Working with Mrs Myers and Mr Goodrick to ensure all communal areas are respected as this is one of our core Christian Values.
We are very proud to promote and encourage the health and safety of all the children at St Paul's. We seek to do this by demonstrating how much we love our school. We have created an action plan for the academic year, please see below
Pupil Voice Safety Squad Action Plan
Updates...
Autumn Term 1 2025
The Safety Squad held an exciting and productive meeting with our newly appointed Safety Chair of Governors, Harry. Harry is a long-standing and dedicated member of the Safety Squad and we are delighted to have him take on this important leadership role.
During the meeting, the team worked together to review and discuss this year’s Safety Action Plan, focusing on how we can continue to keep St Paul’s a safe, secure, and supportive environment for all pupils, staff, and visitors. The children shared thoughtful ideas, raised important safety points, and showed great enthusiasm for making a positive difference across the school.
The Safety Squad is excited to introduce new initiatives and continue strengthening our school’s safety culture throughout the year.
Autumn Term 2 2025
The Safety Squad rolled up their sleeves for a safety spruce-up around our school community spaces! With teamwork and enthusiasm, litter was cleared away and muddy footprints were tackled to help keep shared areas clean, safe and welcoming for everyone.
Thanks to their efforts, our community spaces are now litter-free and children can enjoy moving around the school without muddy feet causing slips or mess. A clean environment means safer playtimes, happier pupils and spaces we can all be proud of.
No litter, no muddy feet, just happy children and clean, safe spaces!
Safety Squad Updates 2024-2025:
September 2024
Our new Safety Squad has been selected! In the first few weeks, the team met with Mrs. Myers and Mr. Goodrick to kick off planning for this year’s exciting safety initiatives. Our first task was to meet with our Site Supervisor, Mr. Goodrick, to discuss health and safety across the school and identify key focus areas for the year.
October 2024
We focused on keeping outdoor play safe for everyone. We visited classes to learn more about playtime routines and new equipment, and spoke to teachers about their plans. We also talked with our peers to share important safety reminders for using the yards safely.
November 2024
This month, we turned our attention to litter on the KS1 and KS2 playgrounds. We designed a short questionnaire and asked pupils how we could keep the yards clean and tidy. After gathering feedback, we ordered new bins and helped remove broken toys to make our outdoor spaces safer and more inviting.
December 2024
We shifted focus indoors to improve safety in communal areas. The team reviewed our action plan and discussed the progress we've made so far. To help raise awareness across school, we created a PowerPoint presentation to share our goals and next steps with staff and pupils.
January 2025
We led a whole-school assembly with Mrs. Myers to highlight the importance of keeping our school clean and safe. We talked about how everyone can help by picking up litter safely and taking pride in our environment. It was a great chance to celebrate what we’ve achieved and encourage others to get involved.
February 2025
Before the half-term holidays, we carried out a litter sweep across all external areas, including bushes and hidden corners around the school yards. We wanted to make sure our school grounds were clean, safe, and ready for the new term.
March 2025
We met with Mrs. Myers to create five key questions focused on school safety. Using these, we designed and distributed pupil surveys to gather feedback from across the school. We’re now reviewing the results and will use your ideas to help shape our next actions.
March 2025 – Spring Clean Special
As part of our spring efforts, the Safety Squad rolled up their sleeves to give the KS1 yard a much-needed makeover. We swept, tidied, and even found a missing football—much to the delight of Year 1! After our initial clean, we completed a full deep clean to refresh the area and make it even safer.
April 2025
We carried out a full safety inspection of all shared areas across the school, including corridors and cloakrooms. We looked for trip hazards and made sure these areas were tidy and safe for everyone. We also continued collecting responses from our Pupil Voice Mission, where pupils shared their ideas for improving school safety. Thank you to everyone who contributed!
May 2025
This month, we reviewed our Safety Squad Action Plan and reflected on all the progress we’ve made so far. We’ve now begun planning our next set of actions for Summer Term 2. With our thinking helmets on and high-vis vests at the ready, we’re excited for what’s coming next!
June/July 2025
A huge WELL DONE to our incredible Safety Squad who rolled up their sleeves and gave the school a full Spring Clean to mark the end of the academic year!
From tidying classrooms to sprucing up shared spaces, their teamwork, dedication, and pride in our school community truly shone through.
Thank you for helping us head into the summer break feeling fresh, safe, and ready for a new year!
Updates - 2023-2024
We focused on areas across school that needed some attention by regularly clearing litter. We also created some posters to put around the entrance to our school toilets to ensure that all children were encouraged to keep them tidy throughout the school day. In additon, we visited any new Play zones as they were created on each yard so we could check on the health and safety of each area.