Fire Safety in Education | from legal duties to practical protection
Fire incidents in education settings don’t just damage buildings – they disrupt learning, create serious safeguarding risks, trigger enforcement action and can cause long-term reputational harm.
This free one-hour webinar is designed to help education leaders reduce fire risk, strengthen day-to-day controls, and protect pupils, staff, and visitors by improving how fire safety is managed in practice.
19 March 9.30 am - 10.30 am
Managing fire safety in education goes far beyond having a fire risk assessment on file. Inspectors and enforcing authorities will assess how fire risks are managed in practice, how controls are implemented day to day, and whether staff understand and follow the correct procedures in an emergency.
In this free 60-minute webinar, WorkNest’s Director of Health & Safety Services and former HSE Inspector, Nick Wilson, and Head of Fire Safety, Jeff Watkins, will explain what effective fire safety management looks like in education settings, where they commonly fall short, and what you can do now to close gaps before an inspection identifies them.
What you'll learn
- Your legal duties: Understand fire safety legislation for education settings, including responsibilities, accountability and what inspectors expect to see in practice.
- Why this matters: Learn how fire safety failures disrupt education, destroy irreplaceable work, trigger enforcement action, and place pupils and staff at serious danger.
- The biggest risks: Identify common fire hazards found in education environments, including corridors, kitchens, food technology areas, and electrical equipment, and manage safety without compromising security.
- Enforcement action: Explore recent enforcement trends affecting education providers, lessons learned from failings, and how leaders can avoid notices, prosecution and reputational damage.
Who should attend?
This webinar is ideal for:
- Headteachers and Principals
- Academy trust CEOs, COOs and Estates Leads
- School Business Managers
- Facilities and Site Managers
- Governors and Trustees with health and safety oversight
If you are responsible for safeguarding, compliance or premises in an education setting, this session is for you.
Got a question?
Fire safety in education raises complex, practical challenges. We’ll finish with a live Q&A, giving you the opportunity to raise specific concerns and get expert insight.
You can submit questions when you register, and we’ll aim to address as many as possible during the session.
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