We have completely revised OEAP National Guidance document 3.2g Vetting and DBS Checks, giving more context to the need to make vetting checks beyond the legal requirements, and to why a provider might not be in a position to obtain checks on some staff.
We have also amended 4.3e Safeguarding as a result.
You can find the Vetting and DBS guidance here and the Safeguarding guidance here.
We have revised OEAP National Guidance documents 3.1a Requirements & Recommendations for Employers and 3.4f Member of a Management Board or Governing Body to ensure that they are clear about the responsibilities of governors and others who might be in controlling positions in employer organisations.
The roles that the guidance applies to include Chief Executive; Chair; Company Secretary; Director; Councillor; Trustee; Governor; Proprietor and Owner, in organisations such as local authorities; academies and multi-academy trusts; voluntary-aided and foundation schools; independent schools and charities.
We have revised OEAP National Guidance document 3.2a Underpinning Legal Framework and Duty of Care to make what we say clearer, and, in doing so, we have added a section on the responsibilities of local authorities and Directors of Children’s Services. As a result we have also revised OEAP National Guidance document 3.4a Director of Children’s Services.
We have fully revised OEAP National Guidance document 3.4n Guidance for Parents, including making it more relevant to a variety of educational settings. The document gives guidance to parents on issues such as consent, information they should expect to receive about educational visits, what they can expect, and what is expected from them.
You can download the revised guidance here.
We have updated OEAP National Guidance document 3.4m Helper to improve the clarity of the guidance. You can download it here.
We have amended four OEAP National Guidance documents to draw attention to the importance of considering potential allergies when providing catering for young people on educational visits, with specific reference to the new “Natasha’s Law“.
The amended documents are:
3.2a Underpinning Legal Framework and Duty of Care
6o FAQ: Allergies and Anaphylaxis (which has also been revised and renamed to cover allergies more generally).
We have updated OEAP National Guidance document 7r Overseas Visits to give more emphasis to the importance of checking the regulations of the countries to be visited, such as whether or not there is a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID.
We have supplemented this guidance with a new OEAP National Guidance document 3.3g Checklist – Visit Leader of an Overseas Visit – a new checklist for organising overseas visits.
We have amended OEAP National Guidance document 3.1a Requirements and Recommendations for Employers to update what we say about training and to improve the flow of the document.
You can download it here.
We have updated the OEAP National Guidance document 3.3f Checklist – Young Person. The checklist is intended to be completed by each young person who is about to take part on an educational visit. It can be a useful way to ensure that they are aware of what they need to know.
You can download the checklist here.
We have updated OEAP National Guidance document 3.2e Inclusion. The document takes you through the legal position and provides some advice about how to ensure that your educational visits are inclusive.
You can download the updated document here.
