At CalQRisk we understand that risk management and the workload that surrounds it can sometimes feel overwhelming. We also know that there are misconceptions about what risk management means in practical terms, and that there can be real worry about how best to grapple with a task that seems so daunting. So, if you are thinking like this, we can assure you that you’re not alone!
In the education environment, risk is traditionally viewed from a safeguarding point of view. But in reality, when you begin to identify the risks that arise across all areas of the education setting on an everyday basis you will start to see how its operational functions are interlinked and that, in order to ensure the success and longevity of the institution, risk management must become everybody’s responsibility.
Whether stemming from the admissions process or funding arrangements, from pupil safeguarding activities or the issue of staff motivation, education providers need to organise and classify those risks in such a way that they can be addressed most effectively – identifying the ones that require additional treatment and monitoring the effectiveness of the risk control measures that are already in place.
CalQRisk is an online Governance, Risk Management & Compliance software which has a solution tailored to the education sector. The system is user-friendly, easy to implement and is backed up by our first-class support team. We use sectoral regulations and guidance such as the DfE Statutory Policies and for Schools, Academies Financial Handbook, Independent Schools Standards, Keeping Children Safe in Education and Health and Safety Executive protocols to ensure that our advice is best-informed and up-to-date, and to tailor the software to include those issues that are most important in terms of threats to your school’s objectives.
