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Five Tips for Introducing Outdoor Education to Your Class
http://bit.ly/GE7Wv Five Tips for Introducing Outdoor Education to Your Class Here are five ways to adopt the ideas behind the Waldkindergarten concept ... |
 
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Series: School trips (online video)
http://education.guardian.co.uk/teacherstv/0,,1753413,00.html Series: School trips (online video) This series offers teachers a range of ideas about taking their pupils on school trips. UK centric but also includes some generic ideas and suggestions |
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Outdoor safety booklet
http://www.schoolexpress.com/ishop/software/outdoor_58gh.pdf Outdoor safety booklet |
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i-Travel (UK)
http://www.i-schools.org.uk/i_Travel_Survey/logon.htm i-Travel is an ONLINE resource that will allow your school to produce School Travel Plan Statistics by a series of Parent/Student Surveys that are specially designed to ask the right questions in order for your school to get the most valuable statistical data from you surrounding and local community. When a school signs up to use i-Travel, the surveys can be instantly ready and waiting for parents of children/students from your school to use. |
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Health and Safety of Pupils on Educational Visits
http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/NMPFT/education/pdf/HASPEV.pdf Health and Safety of Pupils on Educational Visits DfES pdf document A practical guide Pupils can derive a good deal of educational benefit from taking part in visits with their school. In particular, they have the opportunity to undergo experiences not available in the classroom. Visits help to develop a pupil? investigative skills and longer visits in particular encourage greater independence. This booklet is designed to help head teachers, teachers, governors and others to ensure that pupils stay safe and healthy on school visits. |
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Health & Safety at School : School Trips: Part 1
http://www.rospa.com/safetyeducation/schooltrips/part1.htm Health & Safety at School : School Trips: Part 1 This guide will enable you to further understand your legal obligations and responsibilities in connection with school visits and trips. It will help you to manage and control the health and safety risks associated with taking pupils out of school. Part 1 covers the purpose and types of school trip; legal responsibilities; staff:pupil ratios; planning and insurance. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents The purpose of school trips | Types of school trip | School Policy | Legal Responsibilities | Staff:Pupil Ratios | Planning a School Trip | School Trip Checklist | Information to parents | |
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Education Guardian : School Trips
http://education.guardian.co.uk/schooltrips/ Education Guardian : School Trips - News and Resources and POLICY (UK) |
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Wise Monkey
http://www.wisemonkey.com.au/ Wise Monkey website is designed to take away the hassle when organising school excursions, camps, or other events. (Australia) The directory lists excursions related to KLAs with risk assessments, Camps search by location also with risk assessments and Transport companies. |
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Educational visits : Policy Archives
http://www.schoolpolicy.co.uk/policylist.php Educational visits and Risk : Policy Archives UK |
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Step into History
http://www.stepintohistory.com/ Step into History : Step Into the Places Where the Past Is Alive Over 550 places in the United States where you can see life as it was... |
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Indemnity Area on the Shambles Website
http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/indemnity/ Indemnity Area on the Shambles Website This area contains further examples of indemnity forms for school trips. |
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Educational Tours by School Groups : Guidance
http://www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/ppm20_04.doc Educational Tours by School Groups Guidance and Templates from Department of Education and Science Ireland. |
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Educational Visits Advice from Buckinghamshire CC
http://tinyurl.com/563l4 Educational Visits Advice from Buckinghamshire County Council, England In response to requests from schools, we are now compiling a list of generic risk assessments and these will be added as soon as more become available. Please select from the list below to download... Accommodation | Air Travel | Artificial Climbing Wall | Coach Accident | Coach Breakdown | Coach Security | Coach Travel | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre | Farm Visit | Ferry | France Trip | Hotel Accommodation | Ice Skating | Outdoor Activity Centre | Ski Trip | Skiing and Snowboarding | Universal Risk Assessment | Wendover Woods | |
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Guidelines : health and safety in schools
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/healthandsafety/ Access information and guidelines on aspects of health and safety which affect schools, including the medical needs of children, emergencies and school security. |
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Outdoor education: Aspects of good practice
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=pubs.summary&id=3719 Outdoor education: Aspects of good practice Despite general recognition of the value of outdoor education and residential experiences some schools remain unconvinced of the benefits when weighed against risks and fears of litigation Ofsted was commissioned by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) to undertake an evaluation of the personal development aspects of outdoor education with specific focus on the work of outdoor education centres. This report concentrates on the opportunities provided for students of age 9-16 years, in outdoor education, linked to aspects of the National Curriculum in PE. |
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Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets USA
http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets from U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs American Citizens Services Travel Warnings are issued when the State Department decides, based on all relevant information, to recommend that Americans avoid travel to a certain country. Countries where avoidance of travel is recommended will have Travel Warnings as well as Consular Information Sheets. Consular Information Sheets are available for every country of the world. They include such information as location of the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in the subject country, unusual immigration practices, health conditions, minor political disturbances, unusual currency and entry regulations, crime and security information, and drug penalties. |
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School journeys (UK Advice)
http://www.teachers.org.uk/story.php?id=1536 School journeys This briefing note considers some of the key issues to be considered when planning and undertaking school journeys, in particular: legal responsibility of teachers for the safety of pupils; practical steps to be taken when organising journeys; and particular UK legal requirements relating to use of outdoor activity centres and school transport. | Asthma in schools | Voice care | Slips, trips and falls | Sun safety | Safety in school swimming | Security and violence | School Visits | |
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Guidance on First Aid for Schools (DfEE 1998) UK
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/index.cfm?id=4421 Guidance on First Aid for Schools (DfEE 1998) UK A good practice guide, Guidance on First Aid for Schools, has been written to provide advice for schools on drawing up first aid policies and ensuring that they are meeting their statutory duties. In particular it includes a checklist of issues which schools may find helpful when undertaking a risk assessment. |
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Five Steps to Risk Assessment - pdf file (UK)
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg163.pdf Five Steps to Risk Assessment - pdf file |
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Guidelines on Study Tour Outside HKSAR (hk)
http://www.emb.gov.hk/schact/index.htm Guidelines on Study Tour Outside HKSAR The guidelines provide schools with the general references on administration and safety precautions in conducting study tours outside the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. When schools organize study tours for pupils, such as visits, exchange programmes, studies or services outside Hong Kong, schools are advised to observe the principles and procedures set out in the Guidelines. |
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Health & safety on educational visits
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/management/healthandsafety/visits/ Health & safety on educational visits | Standards for Adventure | Standards for (UK)LEAs in Overseeing Educational Visits | A Handbook for Group Leaders | Group Safety at Water Margins | Health & Safety: Responsibilities and Powers | |
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Health and Safety of Pupils on Educational Visits (UK)
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/h_s_ev/index.shtml Health and Safety of Pupils on Educational Visits (UK) school | visits | trips | educational | Visits to Open Farms | Risk Assessments | First Aid in nSchools | Supporting Pupils with Medical Needs | |
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Health & Safety on Educational Visits (UK)
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/Management/guidance_and_legislation/visits/ Advice on organising educational visits can be found in the Department’s 1998 good practice guide Health & Safety of Pupils on Educational Visits. A three-part supplement to the good practice guide was produced in 2002: - Standards for LEAs in Overseeing Educational Visits sets out good practice for local education authorities in overseeing educational visits carried out by schools. Schools, youth services and others may find the principles set out here useful too. - Standards for Adventure is aimed at the teacher or youth worker who leads young people on adventure activities. - A Handbook for Group Leaders is aimed at anyone who leads groups of young people on any kind of educational visit. It sets out good practice in supervision, ongoing risk assessment and emergency procedures. school | educational | visits | trips | |
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Travel Advice Unit
http://www.fco.gov.uk/travel/ One this site, administered by the British Foreign Office, you can check out the current safety status in many countries. |
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Travel Warnings and Info Sheets
http://travel.state.gov/ This is a site administered by the US Consulate. |
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Easy Net (UK)
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~etfreedman/30.htm As you know, organising a trip is fraught with difficulties. You need to ensure that all the necessary forms have been completed in good time. The computer can facilitate a simple yet effective solution. All you need is a word processor and, possibly, a scanner. |
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