Your peers and experts share their experience in dealing with emergency school closures

When schools need to close in an emergency, great communications are the key to avoiding panic and avoiding newspaper headlines.

Emergency school closures can make local and national news

At the time of writing this piece, a Leicestershire school made local news headlines and national media following an evacuation.  Thankfully nobody was hurt and there was no significant damage, but the school still made national media - and the single biggest complaint - "nobody communicated what was happening".

Communications expert, Alastair Campbell has interviewed a number of leading figures from local authorities to understand their needs, and share their experiences in improving school closure communications.

Featured experts include:

• Peter Barton - Head of Web and Information Governance - Lincolnshire County Council
• Mike Brooks - Acting Head of ICT and Administration for Children's Services - Wandsworth Council
• Lin O'Neill - Schools and Local Authority Liaison - Lincolnshire County Council
• Jack Pickard - Public Sector Forums (www.publicsectorforums.co.uk) Technology Expert
• Robert Warner - Managing Director TXTRound

The interviews are available for you as an mp3 download or cd.  To access them, simply complete the form to the right and you will have immediate access.  We will also send you additonal expert information in the coming weeks.