School emergency contact and keyholder information

The emergency contact and keyholder database is a confidential database of the contact details for headteachers and other relevant school staff; it is maintained so that someone from the school can be contacted in the event of any emergencies or critical incidents at the evening, weekends, or during school holiday periods.

As the cold Christmas holiday is about to begin, we are asking all schools if they would review the contact details in the database to ensure the information is up to date.

We suggest that you register at least four names to ensure that someone can be contacted at any time, including holiday periods, and should include the headteacher and caretaker/site manager and other senior staff or governors. Please note that the information will be password protected and can only be accessed by specific people at the school and the senior Children's Services officers who receive emergency and Critical Incident calls.

We would be grateful if you would ensure that the details are entered before the end of this term so that contact can be made if needed with at least one of the named individuals over the holiday period. To access the site log in to My School, select the "Staff" section and then select "Emergency Contacts and Keyholders".