Episode 18: Crisis management

All sorts of emergencies, traumatic incidents, evacuations and lockdowns may impact on your kura, and as tumuaki you will lead the response.

 

In this episode, we’ll talk about planning for incidents where you can, and where you can get help with your response to them.

 

My guests are:

• Rowan Milburn, principal at Te Puna Wai o Waipapa - Hagley College
• Nori Parata, tumuaki at Tolaga Bay Area School and Kahukuranui
• Kevin Bush, regional leadership advisor, Ministry of Education

 

This podcast was produced for the Ministry of Education as part of Te Ara Tīmatanga mō ngā Tumuaki - The Beginning Pathway for Principals.

 

You can learn more about this topic by accessing Te Ara Tīmatanga mō ngā Tumuaki - The Beginning Pathway for Principals e-learning modules on the Education LMS: https://training.education.govt.nz

 

Show notes

Episode themes:

• Crisis planning
• Preparation for serious incidents
• Crisis management teams and their roles
• Traumatic incident teams and what they do
• Emergency planning guidelines and checklist

 

Additional information

Emergencies and traumatic incidents https://www.education.govt.nz/school/health-safety-and-wellbeing/emergencies-and-traumatic-incidents/

Responding after a crisis https://www.education.govt.nz/school/health-safety-and-wellbeing/emergencies-and-traumatic-incidents/responding-after-a-crisis/

Preparing for emergencies, traumatic incidents, evacuations and lockdowns https://www.education.govt.nz/school/health-safety-and-wellbeing/emergencies-and-traumatic-incidents/preparing-for-emergencies-and-traumatic-incidents/ (links to emergency management plan templates and emergency planning guide)

Nine-step checklist https://assets.education.govt.nz/public/Documents/School/Traumatic-incidents-and-emergencies/Traumatic-Incidents-Checklist-2018.pdf

 

Questions

1:52 [Kevin] Emergency planning is really important for a kura, what kinds of things should a tumuaki ensure is covered in a school's emergency planning? 

 

3:06 [Kevin] What kinds of things should your emergency management plans cover?

 

3:31 [Kevin] Aside from the plans themselves, what other preparation should schools be doing to prepare for emergencies and other incidents? 

 

5:00 [Kevin] Tell me about crisis management teams within a school.

 

6:18 [Rowan and Nori] How are your crisis management teams made up? 

 

8:20 [Kevin] Can you tell me about Traumatic Incident teams and what they do? 

 

10:07 [Kevin] The emergency planning guide and nine point checklist – can you tell me a bit more about those? 

 

11:30 [Kevin] What kinds of things do the guidelines cover? 

 

12:00 [Kevin] What are the most common crises that you see in your role as a member of a traumatic incident team?

 

12:54 [Nori and Rowan] At which point would you call in the Ministry's traumatic incident team?

 

15:27 [Nori] What kinds of crises and emergencies have you dealt with in your 27 years?