Are you responsible for staff who lead outdoor learning, off site visits or learning outside the classroom?
The documents below give essential guidance to you for your role and responsibilities. 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
- | 1a Glossary and Definitions
Role: assistant leader, employer, essential, evc, governors, head/manager, LA Officer, Outdoor Education Adviser, parents, visit leader - | 1b Foundations
Role: assistant leader, employer, essential, evc, governors, head/manager, LA Officer, Outdoor Education Adviser, parents, visit leader - | 1c Status Remit and Rationale
Role: assistant leader, employer, essential, evc, governors, head/manager, LA Officer, Outdoor Education Adviser, parents, visit leader
Category 2 – Making the case
- | 5.1b / 2.4i High Quality Outdoor Learning Publication
Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser
Category 3 – Legal framework and employer systems
- | 3.1b Establishment roles and their inter-dependence
Role: assistant leader, employer, evc, governors, head/manager, LA Officer, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader - | 3.2a Underpinning Legal Framework and Duty of Care
Role: employer, evc, governors, head/manager, LA Officer, Outdoor Education Adviser - | 3.2b Monitoring
Role: employer, evc, governors, head/manager, LA Officer, Outdoor Education Adviser - | 3.2c Charging for school activities
Role: evc, governors, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, parents, visit leader - | 3.2d / 4.4a Approval of Leaders
Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader - | 3.2e Inclusion
Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser - | 3.2f AALA Licensing
Role: head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser - | 3.2g Vetting and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
Role: employer, evc, governors, head/manager, LA Officer, Outdoor Education Adviser - | 3.2i Contracts and Waivers
Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader - | 3.3b Checklist - Head Teacher or Manager
Role: head/manager - | 3.4g Head Teacher/Manager
Role: head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser - | 3.4i Manager of an Outdoor Learning Centre or Facility
Role: head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser
Category 4 – Good practice
- | 3.2d / 4.4a Approval of Leaders
Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader - | 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 - | 4.1d 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 - | 4.1h 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 - | 4.2a Group management and supervision
Role: assistant leader, evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, parents, visit leader - | 4.3a Good practice basics
Role: assistant leader, evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader - | 4.3b Ratios and effective supervision
Role: 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
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 - | 4.4e Terrorism
Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, 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 - | 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 - | 4.4k Coronavirus
Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader - | 4.4k(Cym) Coronafeirws
Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader - | 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
Category 5 – Policies, planning and evaluation
- | 5.1a Establishment Self Evaluation form
Role: evc, head/manager - | 5.1b / 2.4i High Quality Outdoor Learning Publication
Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser - | 5.1c Self evaluation and the Ofsted framework
Role: evc, head/manager - | 5.3b How to write an establishment visit policy
Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser