New guidance on school trip health and safety published

The Department for Education has published new guidance on the health and safety of educational visits.

The guidance covers topics such as consent from parents, what to do when using outside organisations, and how to risk assess for adventurous activities, as well as trips abroad.
 
Gill Harvey, the chief executive of School Travel Forum said: "The School Travel Forum welcomes the Department for Education’s recent recommendations around health and safety on school trips. The government’s new guidance document is in line with the work that the School Travel Forum, our members and all Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) Quality Badge awarding bodies, have been promoting for many years.  

"We are fully in support of all the advice it gives relating to consent, coordination, providers, and risk management, and will continue to lead the way in ensuring that health and safety is considered first and foremost in school travel situations. Further, the School Travel Forum would advise that all schools take these guidelines into consideration and, when in doubt, look for the LOtC Quality Badge."

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