This guidance is to help schools and colleges and their pupils to get the best out of opportunities to learn outside the classroom, including those which involve adventurous activities. It includes advice on steps you should take to manage the risks to staff, volunteer helpers, and importantly to children and young people. The guidance is aimed at teachers and other staff involved with organising school visits. This guidance is aimed at head teachers, school staff, school governors, trustees, proprietors and other employers, school visit co-ordinators, parents and other interested groups. It is aimed at educational organisation’s teaching children and young people aged 5 to 18 and for visits outside the school, including sporting activities, cultural activities, field trips and any other off site activities. RoSPA, through this guidance has drawn from guidance developed by statutory and other bodies.

Level of Education: Preschool, School

Lead Organisation: The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)

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