An essential ally for school leaders at all levels. Comprehensively planned CPD, reliable resource packs and extensive guidance created with you in mind.
An essential ally for school leaders at all levels. Comprehensively planned CPD, reliable resource packs and extensive guidance created with you in mind.
This easy to use and fully editable word document outlines the actions and intended milestones for improvement in your subject area, as well as considerations such as potential cost implications, staff members, issues and how you plan to monitor and evaluate the progress of each action.
A subject action plan is a tool that helps subject leaders to prioritise actions to improve teaching and learning. All subject leaders should be aware of the improvement priorities before they start considering their action plan because without knowing what the priorities or targets are, how can effective actions be planned for?
Our full subject leader pack includes this and so much more. Visit honeyguide-sls.co.uk for further information.
Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.
Discover how to build a positive and nurturing classroom environment for all your pupils with this Positive Behaviour Management CPD course. In this self-guided, research-based study, you’ll learn how to avoid the overuse of sanctions by developing practical, positive strategies of behaviour management. In doing so, you’ll cultivate stronger teacher-pupil relationships and create a classroom where everyone thrives.
What? A self-directed study pack covering the core theme of positive behaviour management, including how to: tailor your language and phrasing; utilise strategies like managed choice and redirection; alter your classroom culture to be more positive, and strengthen teacher-pupil relationships.
Who? Teachers, teaching assistants and leaders wishing to develop staff understanding of positive behaviour management
How long? Depending on how deeply you explore the research, the start of the course should take 1-2 hours. Implementing and embedding this into your practice will take at least several weeks, depending on what you’re planning to change.
When? Start as soon as you’ve downloaded the course or at any time to suit your school demands and workload.
Why? Using positive behaviour management strategies builds a more productive classroom environment. When practitioners model the behaviours they wish to see, they teach pupils what the desired types of behaviour look like therefore reducing the need to manage misbehaviour with sanctions. Pupils also become more self-reflective of their own behaviour and, in time, their social and emotional skills develop so incidents of disruption are less frequent. This leads to a more positive learning space for all (including staff) and better academic outcomes for pupils.
Our website offers this and so much more. Visit honeyguide-sls.co.uk for further information.
Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.
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Learn how to measure the impact you’re having through subject leadership with this Subject Leadership: Evaluating Impact and Planning Ahead Pack. As part of our subject leadership series, it explores subject self-evaluation and the crucial next steps, including cyclical improvement, action planning and how to develop staff in your setting - perfect if you’re new to subject leadership, have just started leading a new subject or have are taking on subject leadership in a new school.
**What’s included in my purchase?
When you make your purchase, you’ll receive a ZIP file containing the whole pack, including:
A 32-page Pack PDF in full colour, containing all the guidance, research and information you need.
A low-colour, print-friendly version of the same PDF.
9 fully editable and easy-to-use templates that can be adapted for your setting. These include:
Subject Self-Evaluation Form - Concise (for a speedy look at evaluation)
Subject Self-Evaluation Form - In-Depth (for when more detail is needed)
Subject Improvement Plan
Subject Action Plan
Ofsted Grade Descriptor Grids
Subject Leader Skills and Confidence Audit (for you, the subject leader)
Staff Subject Confidence Audit - Detailed (for written answers, with a full question bank included)
Staff Subject Confidence Audit - Tick Boxes (with a full question bank included)
CPD Plan and Cycle
Our full Ofsted Inspection Preparation pack, CPD and so much more can be found by visiting honeyguide-sls.co.uk
Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.
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A comprehensive guidance pack with accompanying templates to help you audit the leadership and management practices, policies and procedures in your setting. This audit pack is designed to help you identify areas of strength and weakness in the school’s leadership and management and to provide recommendations for improvement.
Throughout the pack, we’ll explain concepts, guide your thinking and provide scaffolds if you need them so you can focus on adapting everything to the needs of your pupils and staff, allowing you to be confident and well-prepared before, during and after conducting an audit.
This pack is suitable for headteachers, deputy headteachers, assistant headteachers and members of the senior leadership team wishing to develop their understanding of the Ofsted leadership and management judgement area.
Have you conducted a leadership and management audit before? Wondering where to begin or wanting to ensure you cover all areas of leadership and management in the Education Inspection Framework (EIF)?
Conducting a leadership and management audit in a school setting can be a complex process and it’s important to approach it in a systematic and thorough manner. Gather the views from all stakeholders, including staff, pupils, parents, carers and governors, as well as evaluate your school vision and strategy, culture and ethos, staff and pupil development and wellbeing, and the impact and support of the governing body.
When you make your purchase, you’ll receive the whole pack, including:
A 13-page guidance PDF in full colour containing all the guidance, research and information you need.
5 fully editable and easy-to-use templates that can be adapted for your setting. These include:
Leadership and Management Audit
Leadership and Management Action Plan
Ofsted Grade Descriptor Grids
Leadership and Management Document Checklist
Leadership and Management Question Bank, containing over 40 reflective questions that you and your team can use to find out stakeholders views about leadership and management in your school.
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Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.
Expressive Arts and Design audit for Reception and EYFS provisions. Expressive Arts and Design audit only.
The comprehensive EYFS deep dive and audit pack can be found on our website Honeyguide SLS for £17.50.
Literacy audit for Reception and EYFS provisions. Literacy audit only.
The comprehensive EYFS deep dive and audit pack can be found on our website Honeyguide SLS for £17.50.
Thinking about how you can make staff safeguarding training more regular? This informative Safeguarding Snapshot provides a one-page glance at the specific safeguarding issue of Child on Child Abuse - Upskirting. Display it in a staff room or send it in a safeguarding e-bulletin to enhance your safeguarding training offer.
Designed from the most up-to-date information from the 2023 KCSIE, each of our snapshots cover the key signs and indicators of that particular safeguarding issue. They detail which groups of pupils could be at more risk and other factors that staff should be aware of. They end with suggested actions to get staff thinking about how they can prevent harm and keep children safe. Our full pack of 12 Safeguarding Snapshots can be found on our website Honeyguide SLS for £10.
This can help to reinforce messages from the safeguarding training you’ve already delivered and it keeps safeguarding at the forefront of staff member’s minds. For monitoring and quality assurance purposes, it’s also a great way to show that you’re delivering regular updates to staff. Please note though that these 12 snapshots do not cover all aspects of safeguarding in Part one of KCSIE.
Looking for safeguarding scenarios as outlined in KCSIE? Try Honeyguide SLS. For more support on safeguarding, you can download our Safeguarding Audit Pack.
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Please note the following disclaimer attached to this resource bundle: These resources address potentially sensitive and/or distressing subjects and are intended to be used for training purposes only. They may also contain strong language as well as terms, themes and content that depict child abuse, neglect and exploitation. All of this could elicit emotional responses and be triggering for staff using them. You must fully read each snapshot before use and it is your duty to carefully assess their appropriateness based on your staff and your context. If you deem each one to be suitable, you must ensure that adequate support is accessible for anyone who may be impacted by the content.
Wondering how you can support individual pupils with their attendance, including identifying barriers, addressing push and pull factors and creating attendance intervention and reintegration plans? This bundle, ideal for attendance officers, mangers, leads and co-ordinators, supports you to help reduce persistent absenteeism and improve student attendance.
Persistent Absentee Log - use this to track your persistent absentees to ensure you take swift action to improving pupil attendance.
Attendance Follow-Up Log - this is ideal for keeping records on how you’ve followed up on attendance issues, allowing you to see successes and room for improvement.
Individual Attendance Audit - use this to explore health-related, home-related, academic, social, transport, pupil-based and other barriers to attendance. This is ideal to consider a range of factors before digging deeper into the pupil’s views and the voices of other key stakeholders.
Working Together to Improve Attendance - Discussing Barriers - This document allows you (or a pupil’s trusted adult) to choose from over 40 questions to start a conversation with an individual pupil about what helps them to come to school and what makes it harder. This vital insight can help the child to feel heard and valued, as well as allowing you to create a plan that’s going to get them back into school.
Working Together to Improve Attendance - Push and Pull Factors - This document, which includes its own worked example, allows you to gather the stakeholder views about push factors that influence an individual child’s attendance towards being in school and pull factors that create challenges or resistance for them. By hearing insight from parents/carers and key staff, a plan can be created together.
Working Together to Improve Attendance - Reintegration Plan - this template supports you in creating an attendance intervention plan that’s tailored to removing and reducing the attendance barriers for an individual pupil. It has space to include who’s responsibile for each action as well as how often the plan will be reviewed to ensure it’s working.
Individual Attendance Plan - this plan is a more formal version of the reintegration plan, with space to record meeting notes, attendance history, educational welfare officer involvement, targets, expectations and any specialise support needed.
This bundle is ideal for attendance officers, managers, leaders and co-ordinators who want to focus their efforts on putting personalised plans into place for pupils where attendance and absence causes concern.
This pack is available on our website for £7.50 Honeyguide-SLS.co.uk
Want to check that staff understand Part One of KCSIE? This Quick Quiz is time-saving and adaptable, meaning you can create quizzes on your school’s internal platform or cherry pick questions for use in meetings and briefings. The quiz document has 10 multiple-choice questions but the answers aren’t obvious, helping to assure you that staff really do know safeguarding inside and out. These 6 editable quiz documents contain 10 multiple-choice questions each. This Quiz focuses on Child-on-Child Abuse
Our full pack of 6 Safeguarding Quizes can be found on our website Honeyguide-SLS.co.uk for £7.50
Looking for safeguarding scenarios as outlined in KCSIE? Try Honeyguide SLS. For more support on safeguarding, you can download our Safeguarding Audit Pack.
You can find more safeguarding information and resources by visiting Honeyguide SLS.
Please note the following disclaimer attached to this resource bundle: These resources address potentially sensitive and/or distressing subjects and are intended to be used for training purposes only. They may also contain strong language as well as terms, themes and content that depict child abuse, neglect and exploitation. All of this could elicit emotional responses and be triggering for staff using them. You must fully read each snapshot before use and it is your duty to carefully assess their appropriateness based on your staff and your context. If you deem each one to be suitable, you must ensure that adequate support is accessible for anyone who may be impacted by the content.
Thinking about doing a spot check on your safeguarding and child protection procedures or wondering what Ofsted will ask about safeguarding when they visit? This pack, perfect for school leaders and DSLs, has been designed to give you the tools to gather a snapshot view of safeguarding in your setting, allowing you to gain insight into how others could view your safeguarding practice.
Fully up to date with the latest 2023 Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and the September 2023 changes to safeguarding in the Ofsted School Inspection Handbook, this bundle is designed to support DSLs, school and trust leaders. It contains five fully editable templates that allow you to gather information about the effectiveness of your current safeguarding practices over a short period of time, similar to how Ofsted would gather safeguarding information during an inspection. The questions within are designed in a safeguarding deep dive style and you can pick and choose from the huge range available if you’re looking to test out how robust your safeguarding processes are, meaning you can use the pack multiple times where needed. You can gather information about your school’s culture of safeguarding by using the following editable documents in this bundle pack:
Included:
Safeguarding Deep Dive Questions
Safeguarding Spot Check Questions
Safeguarding Deep Dive Questions for Pupils
Single Central Record Monitoring Checklist
Safeguarding Document Checklist
This pack is available on our website for £10 Honeyguide-SLS.co.uk
Looking to explore Maths in-depth and build confidence about an upcoming Maths Deep Dive? Tailored for Maths subject leaders, this bundle helps you to consider intent, implementation and impact questions across the breadth of Mathematics, allowing you to consider areas of strength and weakness so you can plan for improvement and (if you feel you need to) prepare for Ofsted.
Included in this pack:
Maths Deep Dive and Subject Evaluation Audit (Primary) - over 100 deep dive questions about Maths to ask stakeholders, including senior leaders, subject leaders, teachers and pupils. As mathematics subject leader, you can utilise these to reflect on the current picture of Maths in your school and explore specific areas, such as fluency, reasoning and problem solving. Many maths subject leads find it useful to practise them with other leaders to build their own confidence in preparation for a Maths Ofsted deep dive.
Maths Deep Dive and Subject Evaluation Audit (Secondary) - KS3, KS4 and KS5 Maths deep dive questions for secondary leaders and maths department heads to consider. While there is crossover with the primary set of deep dive questions, this resource focuses on secondary Maths and includes questions about secondary-focused areas, such as the routes available for pupils who wish to take their knowledge of Maths into further education, employment or training.
Maths Subject Knowledge Question Bank - content-specific questions for Maths covering KS1, KS2 and KS3. They’re ideal if you’re wanting to explore the finer details of staff members’ maths fluency and calculation subject knowledge as well as the understanding of the reasoning and problem solving skills that pupils need to acquire.
Deep Dive Process Overview - use this to structure your internal deep dive in maths, working through the process of identifying your perceived strengths and weaknesses, observation and questioning, and creating a plan of action.
Deep Dive Evidence Exploration - a handy place to collate all your observation notes when conducting a deep dive, including observing Maths lessons, asking pupils about their learning in Maths and looking through workbooks and other maths evidence.
This pack is available on our website for £12.50.
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Looking to explore secondary English or drama in-depth and build confidence about an upcoming English Deep Dive? Tailored for English department heads and/or Drama leaders, this bundle helps you to consider intent, implementation and impact questions across the breadth of both English and Drama, allowing you to consider areas of strength and weakness so you can plan for improvement and (if you feel you need to) prepare for Ofsted.
Included in the pack:
Secondary English and Drama Deep Dive and Subject Evaluation Audit - over 100 deep dive questions about English and Drama to ask stakeholders, including senior leaders, subject/department leaders, teachers and pupils. As Drama or English department lead, you can utilise these to reflect on the current picture of English and Drama in your school and explore specific areas, such as reading, writing, spoken language, grammar, linguistics and performance. Many English / Drama leads find it useful to practise them with other leaders to build their own confidence in preparation for a English Ofsted deep dive.
Secondary English and Drama Subject Knowledge Question Bank - content-specific questions for English and Drama covering KS3 and KS4. They’re ideal if you’re wanting to explore the finer details of staff members’ English or Drama subject knowledge.
Deep Dive Process Overview - use this to structure your internal deep dive or shallow dive in secondary English and Drama, working through the process of identifying your perceived strengths and weaknesses, observation and questioning, and creating a plan of action.
Deep Dive Evidence Exploration - a handy place to collate all your observation notes when conducting a deep dive, including observing English lessons or Drama sessions, asking pupils about their learning in English and Drama, and looking through any English work, drama performance recording or other evidence.
This pack is available on our website for £12.50.
You can find more curriculum resources by visiting Honeyguide SLS
Support staff in tackling inappropriate language in your school with this engaging and thought-provoking CPD session. Ideal for school leaders and those with oversight of behaviour, this PowerPoint allows you to present effective CPD to teachers, teaching assistants and others to look at why pupils use inappropriate language, how staff can prevent it and how best to address it when it does occur. Budget-friendly and flexible, it’s perfect to use in staff meetings or training sessions, saving you hours of prep time.
This 27-slide PowerPoint, designed to last between 30 minutes to 1 hour, is a ready-made CPD session on behaviour management, focusing on the issue of inappropriate language use by pupils. It covers the basics of what inappropriate language is, such as swearing, discriminatory language and gang slang, and looks at the underlying reasons why pupils may use these terms.
The Routes Forward section is split into two parts: how to prevent inappropriate language use by pupils in the first place, and how to address it when it does occur. Going beyond the issue of just swearing, the training session allows you to explore different root causes, such as peer pressure, safeguarding or a simple misunderstanding, and gives practical strategies on how to address bad language in line with your school’s behaviour policy.
The PowerPoint is fully editable but equally can be used ‘as is’ to present directly to the staff members of your choosing. Each slide is carefully crafted to keep staff engaged with prompt questions and considerations for your school. It’s a huge time-saver for school leaders who know they need to address the issues surrounding pupil language use - it allows you to deliver a consistent approach to different staff groups, with the flexiblity built in to dive deeper into specific aspects.
You can get this on our website Honeyguide SLS for £5.
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Looking to explore the primary writing, SPAG and spoken language in-depth and build confidence about an upcoming English Deep Dive? Tailored for primary English subject leaders, this bundle helps you to consider intent, implementation and impact questions when exploring writing and its components, allowing you to consider areas of strength and weakness so you can plan for improvement and (if you feel you need to) prepare for Ofsted.
Included in the pack:
Writing, SPAG and Spoken Language Deep Dive and Subject Evaluation Audit (Primary) - over 100 deep dive questions about all aspects of primary writing and spoken language to ask stakeholders, including senior leaders, subject leaders, teachers and pupils. As a subject leader of English, writing or oracy, you can utilise these to reflect on the current picture of writing and spoken language in your school and explore specific areas further when listening to staff and pupil voice. Many literacy subject leads find it useful to practise them with other leaders to build their own confidence in preparation for a English Ofsted deep dive.
Writing, SPAG and Spoken Language Subject Knowledge Question Bank - content-specific questions for spoken language, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation (SPAG) covering EYFS, KS1 and KS2 . They’re ideal if you’re wanting to explore the finer details of staff members’ English writing subject knowledge.
Deep Dive Process Overview - use this to structure your internal deep dive in writing, working through the process of identifying your perceived strengths and weaknesses, observation and questioning, and creating a plan of action.
Deep Dive Evidence Exploration - a handy place to collate all your observation notes when conducting a deep dive, including observing writing or GPS sessons and looking through work or folders.
Whether you have an Ofsted inspection due or not, conducting an internal deep dive can help you to identify your subject’s strengths and weaknesses. Use it as a collaborative process that can support other staff members to develop and use your findings to report back to SLT, governors or trustees as part of your curriculum quality assurance.
This pack is available on our website for £12.50.
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Looked-after and previously looked-after children encounter various challenges that can impact their education, progress, wellbeing and school experience. Recognising these needs is crucial for school leaders and designated teachers so use this Looked-After Children Provision Audit; it will help you to identify the current strengths, weaknesses and gaps in your provision so you can best support the vulnerable pupils in your school.
The audit resource guides you through key questions based on the following themes:
Strategic and Administrative Factors - who is responsible for looked-after pupils?
Staff and CPD - how can staff be trained to support looked-after pupils?
Home-School Communication and Multi-Agency Working - how can schools best work with families, carers and other professionals, e.g. social workers and the virtual school headteacher (VSH), to support looked-after pupils?
Inclusive Education - how can our curriculum best support looked-after pupils, pupils in care and previously looked-after pupils to learn, make progress and attain well?
Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) - how can we support pupils who are looked-after and have additional needs or SEND?
Pastoral, Physical Health and Mental Health Support - what do we have in place to support the social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) of looked-after, previously looked-after and vulnerable pupils?
Admissions - how effective are our procedures for admitting and welcoming looked-after pupils to our school?
Exclusions - how do we support young people in care to remain in school?
Get this audit and action plan on our website Honeyguide SLS for £2.50
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Looking for an in-tray task to support the recruitment process for an assistant or deputy headteacher? This action planning task requires the candidate to create an individualised plan of action for a pupil, based on anonymised data. This task will assess the candidates ability to prioritise, understand potential barriers to learning, as well as their knowledge of teaching strategies and techniques to support pupils with SEND, EAL or who are PP.
This fully editable resource is useful for those recruiting for an assistant headteacher or deputy headteacher position, as well as those applying as a candidate for the role to help prepare for the interview. The template includes space for them to note their considerations and recommendations.
Looking for more interview tasks, take a look at our other options or interview task bundle.
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Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk… The focus is to demonstrate that they can examine selected curriculum planning documents from your school and engage in a conversation with a senior leader or a curriculum leader, exploring the advantages and obstacles associated with them.
This fully editable resource is useful for those recruiting for an assistant headteacher or deputy headteacher position, as well as those applying as a candidate for the role to help prepare for the interview. The template includes space for them to note their considerations and recommendations.
Looking for more interview tasks, take a look at our other options or interview task bundle.
Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.
Looking to recruit a headteacher, head of school, principal or looking to apply for the role? This set of interview questions will support you with the interview process with guidance on what to look for in the response.
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Looking to recruit a school business manager or looking to apply for the role? This set of example interview questions with guidance on what to look for in the response, will support you through the process.
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Looking to identify the skills and development points of your school’s administrator? Or perhaps you’re a school administrator, office assistant or receptionist who wants to explore their role-specific strengths and weaknesses as part of ongoing development or when looking for a new role. No matter the situation, this handy pack contains exactly what you need to uncover strengths and plan for professional development & growth.
A quick-and-easy pack to audit the skills of a school administrator. This pack contains concise guidance to support you in effectively utilising the skills audit, whether you’re line managing a member of office staff or whether you’re a school secretary, administrator or clerical assistant yourself who’s wanting to evaluate their strengths and areas for improvement.
Included is a 9-page template covering the different areas of skills that a school administrator may need. These are split into handy sections, such as data protection, administration and data entry, and working with others so they can be used flexibly. Questions include:
What measures do you take to ensure the secure handling and storage of pupil records and information?
Can you support various administrative processes, such as enrolment and registration?
Are you familiar with a range of school-specific software systems? How do you feel when new software is introduced?
How do you demonstrate the school’s ethos and values?
Further resources can be found at honeyguide-sls.co.uk
Looking to audit the skill set within your staff team? Wondering what your career progression and next steps are as a senior leader? Utilise this Senior Leaders Audit to share evidence of where you or your staff team are now and what further actions are needed to enable them to feel confident in moving to senior leadership positions.
Broken down into sections linked to the teachers’ standards, including:
School Culture, Values and Ethos;
Teaching, Learning;
Curriculum Development, Assessment and Quality of Education;
Pupil Behaviour and SEND Provision;
Professional Development;
School Improvement and Organisational Management;
Working With Others.
This resource is useful for senior leaders or those aspiring to senior leadership roles, as well as staff members who are considering their next career move to more senior positions. It can also be used as a coaching and mentoring tool during line management, or to support evidence gathering for the performance management appraisal and review cycle and process.
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Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.