Are you an Educational Visits Coordinator?
The documents below give essential guidance to you for your role and responsibility. We have kept these documents to a minimum. If you do not find what you are looking for, please use the search facility.
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Category 1 – Basic essentials
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1a Glossary and Definitions
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1b Foundations
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1c Status Remit and Rationale
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Category 2 – Making the case
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2.1b Learning Outcomes
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English Outdoor Council (2015): High Quality Outdoor Learning
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OEAP (2018): High Quality Outdoor Learning for Wales
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Category 3 – Legal framework and employer systems
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3.1b Establishment roles and their inter-dependence
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3.2a Underpinning Legal Framework and Duty of Care
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3.2b Monitoring
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3.2c Charging for school activities
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3.2d Approval of Leaders
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3.2e Inclusion
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3.2g Vetting and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
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3.2h Visits and the Package Travel Regulations
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3.2i Contracts and Waivers
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3.3a Checklist - EVC
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3.4j Educational Visits Coordinator (EVC)
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Category 4 – Good practice
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3.2d Approval of Leaders
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4.1a Avoiding Accidents and Emergencies
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4.1b Emergencies and Critical Incidents – Overview
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4.1c Emergencies and Critical Incidents - Guidance for Leaders
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4.1d Emergencies and Critical Incidents - Guidance for Establishments
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4.1f Emergencies and Critical Incidents - Guidance for First Contact
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4.1g Model Emergency Procedures for Visit Leaders
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4.1h Model Emergency Plan for Establishments
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4.2a Group management and supervision
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4.2b Residentials
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4.2c Reviewing
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4.2e Leadership and Management
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4.3a Good practice basics
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4.3b Ratios and effective supervision
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4.3c Risk management - an overview
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4.3d Parental Consent
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4.3e Safeguarding
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4.3f Risk management - some practical advice
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4.3g Risk management - what to record and how
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4.4b First aid
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4.4c Insurance
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4.4d Medication
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4.4e Terrorism
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4.4f Checklist - Assessing a Provider
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4.4g Selecting External Providers and Facilities
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4.4h Using External Providers
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4.4i Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
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4.4j Participant Information and Data Protection
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4.4k Coronavirus
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4.4k-CYM Coronafeirws
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4.4o Joint Visits and Partnership Working
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4.5a Transport general considerations
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4.5b Transport in minibuses
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4.5c Transport in private cars
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4.5d Seat belts and child restraints
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4.5e Hiring a coach
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4.5f Checklist - Assessing a Coach Hire Provider
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Category 5 – Policies, planning and evaluation
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5.1a Establishment Self Evaluation form (PDF Version)
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5.1b Establishment Self Evaluation Form (Microsoft Word Version)
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5.1c Self evaluation and the Ofsted framework
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5.1d Evaluation
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5.3b How to write an establishment visit policy
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English Outdoor Council (2015): High Quality Outdoor Learning
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