School Visits and Trips - (From policy to post-trip review)

In 2020 a primary school set off for a trip to the lake district with 2 staff and 13 pupils. Tragically the trip went horribly wrong and ended with an injury and the staff and pupils being rescued by a mountain rescue team.

The result was over a £30,000 fine to the school and proof that poor planning and assessment, a lack of training and qualifications, and a series of mistakes caused the children to be at risk of great harm.

This cautionary tale was beset by avoidable risks and proves how important Educational Visit Policies are.

During the session we will be looking at:

• Implementing and reviewing an Educational Visits Policy
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  Understanding staff responsibilities for educational visits
• Educational visit and sports fixture planning essentials including first aid and emergencies
• Post-trip Reviews - understanding the value of reviewing what happened

Let us introduce you to this week's professional speaker

Sarah is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), who joined Judicium in 2017. Sarah’s roles and responsibilities include ensuring the Health, Safety and Fire compliance is implemented and managed by the schools we work with. Additionally, Sarah writes and delivers face-to-face training courses, as well as maintain the Evolve+ Educational Visits system for clients. To relax, Sarah likes to garden and grow her own fruit and veg but once the sun has set, she likes nothing more than to play first-person survival video games. Additionally, to let Sarah’s hair down she likes to listen to heavy metal music.