Ensuring Safety: Strategy for a Positive School Learning Environment

This presentation underscores the critical importance of safety in schools as a foundational element for fostering a positive and effective learning environment. Drawing from Maslow's hierarchy of needs, it establishes safety as a prerequisite for student progress and overall well-being. The presentation highlights that students who feel safe in their schools tend to have higher academic performance and are more likely to pursue higher education. It emphasizes the connection between safety measures and the psychological and emotional well-being of students. Recommendations for enhancing school safety include clear guidelines on issues like bullying and violence, implementation of comprehensive safety plans, and specific measures such as bully-proof classrooms, fire safety protocols, violence awareness programs, parent-teacher communication, safety drills, and counseling services for students in need. The presentation concludes by reiterating that prioritizing safety is essential for creating a conducive and favorable learning atmosphere for all students.

SAFETY AND POSITIVE
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY
• According to Maslow’s
theory of hierarchy of
needs, safety may be
termed as a
foundational need of
every individual which
must be met in order
to pave the way for
progress (Einstein,
Addams &Roosevelt,
2016).

IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY IN
SCHOOLS
• Safety measures in
school would ensure
that students (kids
and adolescents)
are able to study
and work together
in a nourishing
environment (Osley,
Logan & O’Hern,
2015).

ASPECTS OF SAFETY IN
SCHOOL

SAFETY AND LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
• Unless students and
members of the staff
feel safe in schools, they
would not be able to
perform their best
(Perumean-Chaney &
Sutton, 2013).
• Students who feel that
their schools are safe
have higher GPAs. Such
students are more likely
to have college plans for
the future.

(Losinsky et al., 2014)

SAFETY AND MENTAL WELL
BEING OF STUDENTS
• Promotion of safety
measures in the
school would lead to
psychological and
emotional well being
of the students, thus
yielding a safe and
positive learning
environment
(Bradshaw et al.,
2014).

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
SAFETY IN SCHOOLS
• Clear guidelines and
norms on bullying,
violence, drug
abuse, sexual
harassment et
cetera must be set
and communicated
to the students.
• Safety plans must
be implemented.

MEASURES FOR SCHOOL
SAFETY
• Bully proof
classrooms
• Fire safety
• Awareness about
violence
• Parent – teacher
communications
• Safety drills
• Counselling for
troubled students.

STRATEGY FOR
SAFETY IN
SCHOOLS