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, 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

•  |  2.1b Learning Outcomes
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser
•  |  English Outdoor Council (2015): High Quality Outdoor Learning
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser
•  |  OEAP (2018): High Quality Outdoor Learning for Wales
  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 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 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, visit leader
•  |  4.2c Reviewing
  Role: assistant leader, employer, evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  4.2e Leadership and Management
  Role: assistant leader, employer, evc, governors, head/manager, LA Officer, Outdoor Education Adviser, 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, featured, 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 (PDF Version)
  Role: evc, head/manager
•  |  5.1b Establishment Self Evaluation Form (Microsoft Word Version)
  Role: evc, head/manager
•  |  5.1c Self evaluation and the Ofsted framework
  Role: evc, head/manager
•  |  5.1d Evaluation
  Role: employer, evc, governors, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser, visit leader
•  |  5.3b How to write an establishment visit policy
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser
•  |  English Outdoor Council (2015): High Quality Outdoor Learning
  Role: evc, head/manager, Outdoor Education Adviser