Clearly record risks, your approach to managing them and the control measures.

We know that risk registers aren't necessarily the most exciting or often used documents in schools so having a simple system to manage and present them is in our view essential!

Group risks together in categories and simply present them online to manage them. Print as a PDF for record keeping and governors.

Likelihood and impact are used to record a risk level before and after treatment.

Classify your approach to each risk as Treat, Tolerate, Transfer ot Terminate. The most common approach is Treatment so this is the default. After assessing likelihood and impact before treatment you record the methods of control and assess the new level of risk.

Record additional notes to assist governors and others interpreting the register.

Often it is helpful to write notes when a risk level has changed or is newly identified. Separating this information from the controls or description helps keep the register succinct and readable.