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.

Category 1 – Basic essentials

•  |  1a Glossary and Definitions
  Role: assistant leader, employer, essential, evc, governors, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, parents, visit leader
•  |  1b Foundations
  Role: assistant leader, employer, essential, evc, governors, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, parents, visit leader
•  |  1c Status Remit and Rationale
  Role: assistant leader, employer, essential, evc, governors, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, parents, visit leader

Category 2 – Making the case

•  |  2.5b Range of Potential LOtC Activity Benefits and Learning Outcomes mind map
  Role: assistant leader, employer, essential, evc, governors, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, parents, visit leader

Category 3 – Legal framework and employer systems

•  |  3.1b Establishment roles and their inter-dependence
  Role: assistant leader, employer, evc, governors, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  3.2a Underpinning Legal Framework and Duty of Care
  Role: employer, evc, governors, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser
•  |  3.2b Monitoring
  Role: employer, evc, governors, head/manager, 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
•  |  3.2g Vetting and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
  Role: employer, evc, governors, head/manager, 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, Outdoor Education Adviser
•  |  4.1b Off-Site Visit Emergencies: The Establishment’s Role
  Role: employer, evc, governors, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser
•  |  4.1e / 8.1e First Contact Emergency Action Card
  Role: head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser
•  |  4.1f / 8.1f Establishment Management Emergency Action Card
  Role: head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser
•  |  4.1m / 8.1m First Contact Emergency Action Card - amendable version
  Role: head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser
•  |  4.1n / 8.1n Establishment Management Emergency Action Card - amendable version
  Role: head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser
•  |  4.2a Group management and supervision
  Role: assistant leader, evc, head/manager, 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, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.3d 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, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.3g Risk management - what to record and how
  Role: employer, evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.4h Using external providers and facilities
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader

Category 5 – Policies, planning and evaluation

•  |  5.3b How to write an establishment visit policy
  Role: evc, head/manager