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 - | 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 - | 3.3b Head or Manager Check List
Role: head/manager - | 3.4g Head Teachers/Managers
Role: head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser
Category 4 – Good practice
- | 3.2d / 4.4a Approval of Leaders
Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser - | 4.1a Off Site Visit Emergencies: The Employer’s Role
Role: employer, evc, governors, head/manager, LA Officer, Outdoor Education Adviser - | 4.1b Off-Site Visit Emergencies: The Establishment’s Role
Role: employer, evc, governors, head/manager, LA Officer, Outdoor Education Adviser - | 4.1e / 8.1e First Contact Emergency Action Card
Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser - | 4.1f / 8.1f Establishment Management Emergency Action Card
Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser - | 4.1m / 8.1m First Contact Emergency Action Card - amendable version
Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser - | 4.1n / 8.1n Establishment Management Emergency Action Card - amendable version
Role: evc, head/manager, 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, 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 - | 4.4h Using external providers and facilities
Role: evc, head/manager, lotc, lotcqb, Outdoor Education Adviser, quality badge, 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 Learning outside and off-site visits: self evaluation using the Ofsted framework
Role: evc, head/manager - | 5.3a Writing policies to reduce bureaucracy for routine off-site activities and visits
Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser - | 5.3b How to write an establishment visit policy
Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser