Developing a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan

The school should consult with all stakeholders, including parents/guardians when drawing up a personal emergency evacuation plan (PEEP) for a pupil with disabilities.

The curriculum timetable should be used to indicate the whereabouts of the pupil at any given time of the day.  From this, it can be decided the best methods and routes to be used to evacuate them in an emergency.  The routes should be considered in conjunction with the school’s Fire Risk Assessment and the emergency evacuation plan.  Once the routes have been identified, they must be ‘walked’ in the first instance to ensure they would be appropriate in the event of an emergency. 

Copies of PEEPs should be kept in appropriate places such as the Fire Log, the school’s emergency plan and with appropriate personnel.  Where appropriate, the pupil concerned should hold a copy of their PEEP along with any items identified in the questionnaire that may be required in the event of an evacuation from the building.