| dc.description.abstract | Safety in schools is important for effective learning to take place. Safety is an integral and indispensable component of the teaching and learning process. There has been persistent recurrence of safety problems in secondary schools. This study seeks to assess the implementation of safety measures in secondary schools. This study is important because it is likely to make the stakeholders in the education sector formulate practical and realistic policies that will ensure that safety measures are put in place in secondary schools.
The objectives of the study were to assess how the attitude of principals has influenced the implementation of safety measures in secondary schools, examine effects of training staff and students on implementation of safety measures, establish whether availability of funds influence the implementation of safety measures in schools and examine how the presence of safety measure policies influence their implementation. The study targeted Secondary Schools within Kikuyu District of Kiambu County. The study population was derived from among the school Principals and teachers. A descriptive survey design was used with a questionnaire as the main tool of data collection. The sample size was determined using stratified sampling method. The main instrument in the study was a questionnaire. The questionnaire included both open-ended and closed questions.
Data collected was coded for confidentiality and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The study findings showed that the study noted that the principals had a positive impact on the implementation of safety measures in schools. The principals devised programmes and measure that the students and the teachers had to follow.It was evident that the teachers hardly had any training on implementation of safety measures. The study established that both the teachers and the principals cited that there was lack of funding and capacity that hindered safety measures implementation.The study concluded that training on safety measures was hardly offered, and of the few who had a chance indicated that it was not effective and adequate. It was evident that lack of funding and capacity hindered safety measures implementation.
The study concluded that safety policies enhanced implementation of safety measures. It created a positive good environment for showing the students the importance of taking care and avoiding risks. The study thus recommended that principals must establish priorities for dealing with these issues and take account of health and safety. When communicating about safety with teacher and students, the communication preference will need to be concise, well thought out, in a logical sequence, and relate to their role.
Secondly the researcher recommended that the secondary schools should have tools, initiatives and proper planning need to be in place in order for safety, convenience and mobility to be enhanced. Lastly the study recommended that The government and other stakeholders should provide adequate funding, since implementation of safety policies involves extensive modification of existing buildings, the purchase of expensive safety equipments and fittings and capacity development at all levels. | en_US |
