Pages On: School Accidents
Schools need to be safe places for children and adults alike. But accidents in schools are far more common than you might expect. A lot of press considers the pursuit against schools for injury compensation to be the scourge of “compensation culture”. However, schools have a duty of care to protect their pupils, and as such they are liable for injuries. Most claimants will sue a school if the injuries were serious and clearly not at fault for them. They are also workplaces, and have some of the highest rates of work accidents of all other sectors. As such, a teacher, or other staff, injured in a school could seek employer negligence compensation. If you’ve suffered an accident in a school, and you’re not at fault, you may be entitled to compensation.
Sheffield council owes huge compensation bill
Posted: 13 June 2014
Posted in: Faulty Work Equipment, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents, Workplace Injuries
Sheffield Council is to face a huge compensation bill following the number of accidents that happened in the last five years. With the total compensation to be paid-out standing at around £16million, a child injured in a playground and an injury caused by a bollard are among the many claims that expect compensation from the council. A total of 3,145 legal claims were made against the council between 2008 and 2013. The total of these claims came to £16,597,794, which included personal injury claims, property and car damage claims, and loss…
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£2m in workers compensation to council staff
Posted: 22 April 2014
Posted in: Knee Injury, School Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
New figures have revealed that councils have paid out over £2 million in compensation to staff who have successfully claimed for workplace injuries. The cases included individuals claiming for slips, trips and falls, assaults, and many other workplace injuries. Two of the claimants were awarded compensation after suffering “psychological abuse”, while another school staff member received £200,000 in compensation after being assaulted in a special-needs school. The figures were released through a Freedom of Information request, revealing that more than 100 council workers were successful in gaining compensation since 2009. Norfolk County Council…
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£33,000 paid out for injuries in Doncaster’s schools
Posted: 6 April 2014
Posted in: Personal Injury, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents
Newly released figures have found that almost £33,000 has been paid-out in compensation to children that have injured themselves in Doncaster’s schools. This figure represents the compensation paid out by the authority in the last five years, with the highest payout standing at £7,000. Only nine claimants were awarded compensation out of the 76 personal injury claims made against Doncaster Council. The Employment Law Advisory Service suggests that more money should be invested in staff training to decrease this figure. The ELAS, a firm specialising in business support services, said that this high…
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£45,000 worth of claims against Blackpool schools
Posted: 22 September 2013
Posted in: Public Place Accidents, School Accidents, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
Blackpool council is currently facing £45,000 worth of compensation claims from pupils, staff and visitors of their schools. Between September 2010 and May 2013, a Freedom of Information request found that 36 claims for personal injury compensation had been filed against the council’s primary and secondary schools. The claims range from children being “hit by a football” to one child who made a claim after “being pushed and suffering an injury”. Despite the numerous compensation claims made to Blackpool Council, it has only sought to defend 75% of the 36 cases…
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