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2026 Annual Health & Safety Update for Education Settings

Refresh Your Knowledge and Stay Up to Date with Health & Safety Requirements

Health and safety is a shared responsibility across every education setting. Schools, academies and trusts must manage risks effectively to protect pupils, staff, visitors and contractors, while meeting their legal duties under health and safety legislation.

Our 2026 Annual Health & Safety Update for Education Settings has been developed specifically for schools, academies and trusts. It provides staff with an up-to-date overview of key health and safety responsibilities, emerging risks and changes to legislation, guidance and best practice.

This online refresher course reinforces essential health and safety principles, promotes safe working practices and supports schools in maintaining a proactive culture of safety and compliance.

By the end of this course, staff will:

  • Understand the latest health and safety developments affecting education settings in 2026.
  • Refresh their knowledge of core health and safety responsibilities.
  • Recognise common hazards and emerging risks in schools.
  • Understand updates to legislation, guidance and recognised best practice.
  • Know how to report hazards, incidents and near misses effectively.
  • Understand their role in supporting a positive health and safety culture.
  • Apply updated knowledge confidently within their day-to-day role.

This course is suitable for:

  • Teachers
  • Teaching assistants
  • School leaders and senior leadership teams
  • Office and administrative staff
  • Site, premises and facilities teams
  • Catering and cleaning staff
  • Technicians
  • Governors and trustees
  • All employees working within education settings

Learners who successfully complete the course and pass the final assessment will be awarded a Compliance Classroom Certificate of Completion. Schools and trusts benefit from access to completion records and progress tracking, enabling administrators to monitor staff participation, identify outstanding training requirements and maintain clear evidence of compliance. This provides a straightforward and effective way to manage mandatory training across the organisation.

Why Choose The Compliance Classroom?

  • Developed exclusively for schools, academies and trusts.
  • Updated annually to reflect the latest legislation and guidance.
  • Created by experienced education and Health and Safety professionals.
  • Realistic school-based scenarios and practical examples.
  • Flexible online learning available anytime, anywhere.
  • Knowledge checks and certificate upon successful completion.
  • Supports inspection readiness and a proactive safety culture.

Annual Health & Safety Update FAQs

Quick answers to common questions about annual health and safety refresher training in education settings.

Health and safety legislation, guidance and recognised best practice continue to evolve. Annual refresher training helps ensure staff remain aware of their responsibilities and any significant changes affecting education settings.

Yes. Unlike generic workplace refresher training, this course has been developed exclusively for education settings, using realistic school scenarios and examples relevant to school staff.

Health and safety knowledge should be refreshed regularly to ensure staff remain aware of current procedures, responsibilities and emerging risks. Many schools choose to provide annual refresher training as part of their ongoing health and safety arrangements.

Yes. Staff can complete the training online at a time and pace that suits them, making it ideal for whole-school annual refresher programmes.

Schools have legal duties to manage health and safety risks and provide staff with appropriate information, instruction and training. This course supports those responsibilities by helping staff understand current expectations, recognise hazards and apply safe working practices within their role.