Visit Leader

Are you leading outdoor learning, off-site visits, and/or learning outside the classroom?
The documents below give essential guidance to you for your role and responsibility.

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Basic Essentials

• 1c Status Remit and Rationale

Legal Framework and Employer Systems

• 3.1a Requirements and Recommendations for Employers
• 3.2a Underpinning Legal Framework and Duty of Care
• 3.2c Charges for off site activity
• 3.2d / 4.4a Assessment of Competence
• 3.2e Inclusion
• 3.2f AALA Licensing
• 3.2g Vetting and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
• 3.4k Visit or Activity Leader
• 3.4l Assistant Leaders
• 3.4m Volunteer adult helper

Good Practice

• 4.1c Emergency procedures for visit leaders
• 4.2a Group management and supervision
• 4.3a Good practice basics
• 4.3b Ratios and effective supervision
• 4.3c Risk management
• 4.3d Consent
• 4.4c Insurance
• 4.4h Preliminary visits and provider assurances
• 4.4i Special Educational Needs and Disability
• 4.5a Transport general considerations
• 4.5b Transport in minibuses
• 4.5c Transport in private cars

• 5.1b / 2.4f High Quality Outdoor Education Publication