Managing A Critical Incident - What A School Needs To Know And Do

Introduction

My anecdotal observation is that the school community in Australia is relatively well-informed upon the subject of managing critical incidents (CIs) and there is a significant volume of relevant literature ¹. I have approached the subject upon the basis that most schools will have a solid appreciation of the typical elements of a Critical Incident Management Plan (CIMP) for implementation in the school environment and will have documented and implemented at least some aspects of a CIMP appropriate for their circumstances.

For those interested I have attached, in 0, a checklist of many of the subjects for consideration in the development of a comprehensive CIMP in the school environment but, otherwise, do not propose discuss the matter generally.