The disruption caused by loss of facilities and course work through fire can have traumatic and long term effects for teachers and pupils alike.

School management teams can help prevent an arson attack on their schools by assessing the vulnerability of their own premises.

The team work in conjunction with school security groups, police school liaison officers and local policing teams to reduce the risk of fire in schools. It is important to report any signs of anti social behaviour or fire setting by contacting the team, ring 101 or 999 in the event of an emergency.