This folder contains a range of documents that provide guidance for employers, establishments and visit leaders about how to manage and deliver high quality outdoor learning, off-site visits and Learning Outside the Classroom.

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Emergencies

•  |  4.1a Avoiding Accidents and Emergencies
  Role: assistant leader, evc, governors, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.1b Emergencies and Critical Incidents – Overview
  Role: employer, evc, governors, head/manager, LA Officer, Outdoor Education Adviser
•  |  4.1c Emergencies and Critical Incidents - Guidance for Leaders
  Role: assistant leader, evc, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.1d Emergencies and Critical Incidents - Guidance for Establishments
  Role: employer, evc, governors, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser
•  |  4.1e Emergencies and Critical Incidents - Guidance for Employers
  Role: employer, governors, head/manager, LA Officer, Outdoor Education Adviser
•  |  4.1f Emergencies and Critical Incidents - Guidance for First Contact
  Role: employer, evc, head/manager, LA Officer, Outdoor Education Adviser
•  |  4.1g Model Emergency Procedures for Visit Leaders
  Role: assistant leader, evc, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.1h Model Emergency Plan for Establishments
  Role: employer, evc, governors, head/manager, LA Officer, Outdoor Education Adviser
•  |  4.1i Model Critical Incident Plan for Employers
  Role: employer, governors, head/manager, LA Officer, Outdoor Education Adviser
•  |  4.1j Investigating a Serious Incident
  Role: employer, evc, governors, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader

Leadership & Supervision

•  |  3.2d Approval of Leaders
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.2a Group Management and Supervision
  Role: assistant leader, evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.2d Indirect Supervision of Younger Children
•  |  4.2e Leadership and Management
  Role: assistant leader, employer, evc, governors, head/manager, LA Officer, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.2f Facilitating Learning and Development
  Role: assistant leader, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.3b Ratios and Effective Supervision
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.3h Adult Participants

Good Practice Essentials

•  |  4.2c Reviewing
  Role: assistant leader, employer, evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.3a Good Practice Basics
  Role: assistant leader, evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.3c Risk Management - an Overview
  Role: employer, evc, head/manager, LA Officer, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.3d Parental Consent and Informing Parents
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, parents, visit leader
•  |  4.3e Safeguarding
  Role: assistant leader, evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, parents, visit leader
•  |  4.3f Risk Management - Some Practical Advice
  Role: employer, evc, head/manager, LA Officer, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.3g Risk Management - What to Record and How
  Role: employer, evc, head/manager, LA Officer, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.4b First aid
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.4c Insurance
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.4d Medication
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.4i Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.4j Participant Information and Data Protection
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, parents, visit leader
•  |  4.4L Transgender Young People and Visits
•  |  4.4m Young People in a Sexual Relationship
•  |  4.4n Mental Health
•  |  4.4o Joint Visits and Partnership Working
  Role: employer, evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser
•  |  4.4p Visits and the Environment
•  |  4.4q Visits with External Participants

Specific Activities & Hazards

•  |  4.2b Residentials
  Role: employer, evc, visit leader
•  |  4.4e Terrorism
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.4k Coronavirus
  Role: evc, featured, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  7.2a Sepsis
  Role: visit leader

External Providers

•  |  4.4f Checklist - Assessing a Provider
  Role: evc, visit leader
•  |  4.4g Selecting External Providers and Facilities
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.4h Using External Providers
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  8.1q Provider Statement
•  |  8.1r Swimming Pool Provider Statement

Transport

•  |  4.5a Transport General Considerations
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.5b Transport in Minibuses
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.5c Transport in Private Cars
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.5d Seat Belts and Child Restraints
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.5e Hiring a Coach
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.5f Checklist - Assessing a Coach Hire Provider
  Role: evc, visit leader
•  |  8.1s Coach or Minibus Provider Statement

External Examples of Good Practice

•  |  Natural Connections (2015): Case study - Curledge Street Academy
•  |  Natural Connections (2015): Case study - Victoria Park School
•  |  Ofsted (2012): Good practice example - Farley Nursery School
•  |  Ofsted (2012): Good practice example - Lavington Park Federation
•  |  Ofsted (2012): Good practice example - Neston High School
•  |  Ofsted (2012): Good practice example - St John's RC Primary School
•  |  Ofsted (2015): Good practice example – Netherfield Primary School