SCHOOL POLICY MANUAL-2024-2025

3. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE Authority

Reason

Principal

Take the decision on whether the Business Continuity Plan should be activated and direct resources. The principal will normally be the ‘Plan Owner’. Responsible for strategic decisions in response to significant incidents Provide authoritative support and guidelines in operating schools in Dubai Support with all health-related information, licensing, and guidelines in providing medical care to students. Formulates and provides all necessary rules and guideline regarding the operations of school transport Provide support in managing disasters, incidents, accidents, etc. If the incident is causing significant disruption, an appropriate message should be released to stakeholders/partners detailing: • What is causing the disruption and the impact • Action being taken to respond to the incident • Estimated length of the disruption and return to business as usual.

Board of Governors SLT

KHDA

DHA

RTA

Civil Defense & Dubai Police Stakeholders / Partners

4. CRITICAL ACTIVITIES

Resource requirements for activity

Relevant statutory duties

Critical School Activity

Existing measures

Implications / Impact

No.

Safeguarding staff members and pupils Teaching and Learning

Health and Safety, Cleaning and Disinfection.

Risk Assessment, Regular checks Blended and Distance Learning, Learning Management Platforms

Safety Hazards

Staff

Equi

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Delivery of education

Student Learning, acquisition of knowledge, skills and understanding Children bring their food from home Student learning and day to day functionality

Catering

ICT Infrastructure

School sourced

Daily back up of data off-site, additional Wi-Fi lines, devices. IT system backedup and

accessible under disaster recovery arrangements.

Examinations

Internal, Formative and Summative External (CAIE),

Auto proctored online exam platform Written exams

Student Assessment, Progress, Promotions, Evaluations, Data information

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Al Diyafah High School-Reviewed policies- November 2024

AT&L24-2025