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Fire Warden in Education eLearning
Online fire warden training for schools: sweeping a building full of children, working with class teachers at the assembly point, and the warden duties between drills.
Who it is for
Who this fire warden in education course is for
A school fire warden works differently from an office one. Classes evacuate as groups with their teacher, and the warden's job is the areas nobody is responsible for: toilets, offices, corridors, practical rooms and anywhere a pupil might be alone.
- Nominated school fire wardens and marshals
- Site and premises staff
- School business managers and bursars
- Senior staff with evacuation duties
- Deputies covering the warden role
- Anyone taking on the role for the first time
Course content
What the fire warden in education course covers
Six short modules on the warden's specific duties in a school setting.
The school warden role
What the warden covers, and how it fits with class teachers evacuating groups.
Routine duties
Fire door checks, escape routes, storage and the display material that accumulates.
When the alarm sounds
Acting immediately, and the order in which areas get swept.
Sweeping a school
Toilets, offices, practical rooms and the places a lone pupil might be.
Assisting evacuation
Refuges, assisted evacuation and pupils with personal evacuation plans.
Assembly and reporting
Working with teachers on roll call and reporting to the fire service.
Outcomes
What you will be able to do afterwards
- Carry out routine fire warden checks in a school
- Sweep an area methodically when the alarm sounds
- Work alongside class teachers during an evacuation
- Support pupils who cannot self-evacuate
- Contribute to accounting for pupils and staff
- Report clearly to the fire and rescue service
Your legal duty
The law behind fire warden in education training
In England and Wales the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to make arrangements for evacuation, nominate competent people to implement them, and provide adequate fire safety training. In a school, that's usually done by nominating wardens.
Scotland and Northern Ireland operate under their own fire safety legislation, and who the responsible person is in a school depends on the school type.
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 - England and Wales
- Nominating competent people to implement evacuation arrangements
- Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own fire safety legislation
- The responsible person varies by school type
Practicalities
How the course works
For employers
Fire Warden in Education training for a team
Schools need enough wardens to cover every block and every part of the day, including before and after school clubs.
- One invoice instead of a card payment per person
- Licences allocated as people join, so induction is covered
- Completion and expiry reporting for your records
- Renewal reminders before certificates lapse
- Bespoke versions built around your own procedures
All other school staff need the general school fire safety course. See School Fire Safety →
Fire Warden in Education eLearning: common questions
There is no fixed ratio in law. It depends on the size and layout of the site, the number of blocks, and the hours the building is occupied, including clubs and lettings.
Classes evacuate as groups with their teacher, so the warden concentrates on the spaces nobody is responsible for and on supporting assisted evacuation.
It covers the knowledge. A warden also needs to know your building and take part in your drills, which cannot be done online.
It covers the principle that arrangements must work whenever the building is occupied. Your own procedures cover the specifics for lettings.
About 30 minutes, with no time limit: start it, pause it, and come back whenever suits. The certificate is issued the moment you finish.
Yes. It runs in a browser on any modern phone, tablet or computer, with nothing to install.
Yes. Open a business account and we invoice you for the licences, which you allocate as people need them, with completion reporting included.