Educational Visits – Risk and Responsibilities for Senior Leaders

• Date: September 26, 2024
• Time: 13:00 – 14:00
• Cost: BSA Member Rate: £90, BSA Additional Full Member Rate: £45, BSA Affiliate Member Rate – £120, BSA Additional Affiliate Member Rate: £45, Non-member Rate: £180*
• Audience: TBC
• Platform: Zoom (online) – Webinar

Course outline:

Risk assessment, safeguarding and compliance are essential components of running a school and taking care of children and young people. You know what these mean in your school setting and how to keep your staff and students safe.  But what about when children are off-site on visits, residentials, co-curricular activities and sporting events? Have you considered that routine and regular events such as going out to eat or social activities on evenings and weekends are also trips – and could be considered as such by authorities?

Join us for a live webinar with Andy Smith, Outdoor Education Advise at EVOLVE Advice. Andy will outline the key requirements for boarding schools related to educational visits and co-curricular activities to help you understand your responsibilities for safety and compliance.

Andy will highlight the relevant guidance from DfE, HSE and National Guidance on educational visits produced by the Outdoor Education Advisers’ Panel (OEAP). He’ll explain what you need to consider when planning and managing educational visits, including your team competencies, risk assessment, policies and procedures, and will introduce the STAGED approach as a framework for your internal planning and approvals.

Learning outcomes:

• You’ll understand your role and responsibilities related to educational visits.
• You’ll identify what policies and procedures you have in place, or need to implement to ensure compliance with relevant guidance.
• You’ll be introduced to the STAGED approach to risk management and how it can support your visit approvals process.
• You’ll know how to seek advice and support with your educational visits planning and risk management.

Recommended further training and resources

• Self-directed e-learning for Heads and SLT. https://www.evolveadvice.co.uk/leadership-elearning.
• EVC training – recommended frequency, 3 yearly. https://events.evolveadvice.co.uk .

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Speaker:

Andy Smith

Andy is an experienced Outdoor Education Adviser, having previously worked in the Local Authority sector both as Service Manager and Adventure Centre Manager.

He has extensive experience and qualifications in Snowsports activities, and has led adult and school groups in high hazard alpine environments throughout the world. He also has experience of managing and delivering a range of outdoor and adventurous activities.

Andy’s passion for the outdoors was ignited at junior school, where he was introduced to the enjoyment and benefits that outdoor and adventurous activities can offer, and the impact of a broad and balanced curriculum on children and young people’s personal development.

He is committed to supporting our clients in order that they can give young people access to high quality, well managed opportunities that are developmental and engage the learner in learning to manage risk whilst having fun.