“This conference is designed to support professionals on the front line. We hope to improve educational opportunities for those in care.” Virtual School Head Teacher for Children in Care in Bath and North East Somerset, Michael Gorman, who was closely involved with planning the conference, added: “This conference is very timely with the government announcing that the post of Head of a Virtual School will become a statutory obligation for local authorities.
“It is an excellent opportunity for current Virtual School Head Teachers to meet, share good ideas and hear from leading experts on how to raise the attainment of children in care.”
Bath Spa leading the way in Health and Safety The University’s approach to occupational
The award will be presented at the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2013 in Birmingham on Thursday 16 May.
David Rawlins, RoSPA’s awards manager, said: “RoSPA firmly believes that organisations that demonstrate commitment to continuous improvement in accident and ill health prevention deserve recognition. Bath Spa University has shown that it is committed to striving for such continuous improvement and we are delighted to honour it through the presentation of an award.”
Dating back 57 years, the RoSPA Awards scheme is the largest and longest-running programme of its kind in the UK. It recognises commitment to accident and ill health prevention and is open to businesses and organisations of all types and sizes from across the UK and overseas.
The University’s Safety, Health and Environment Adviser, Warren Cole, added: “This is the seventh gold RoSPA award that we have achieved in the last eight years. It is encouraging to have such a respected organisation as RoSPA recognising the quality of our health and safety management systems.”
The scheme not only looks at accident records, but also entrants’ overarching health and safety management systems, including practices such as leadership and workforce involvement.
The majority of awards that RoSPA presents are non-competitive, marking achievement at merit, bronze, silver and gold levels. Organisations maintaining high standards can win gold medals, president’s awards and orders of distinction.
health and safety has been recognised in an awards scheme run by safety charity, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
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