TDA 3.29 Supervise Children and Young People on Journeys
Supervise children and young people on journeys, visits and activities outside of the setting
1. Understand the policy and procedures for supervising children and young people on journeys, visits and activities outside of the setting.
There are various organisational and legal requirements for supervising children on journeys, visits and activities outside of the school setting. These include policies and procedures which should be carried out by the school including risk assessments of areas that will be visited (New2teaching, 2013).
Risks assessments will identify any hazards and/or dangers and who might be harmed and how this may happen, allow the risks to be evaluated and check if the precautions are sufficient. They also allow staff to record their findings and review and revise assessments if necessary.
Prior to the trip, the school will have to inform parents or guardians of all the necessary details in good time and obtain their consent for their child to go on the school trip. This should be in writing and include at least the location, date and time of departure and arrival, purpose, price and what is required on the trip by the children.
The school should have other necessary information of each child going on the trip, including dietary information, allergies, any other medical conditions and also if they suffer from travel sickness.
Also, the school should ensure that there is a suitable adult-child ratio and that all supervisors, including parent are DBS checked and competent for the purpose. Moreover, there must be sufficient insurance cover for all participants of the trip as well as accidents and emergency policies and procedures, which should be in place for off-site visits.
There should be a budget in place for the school trip, including expenditure and contingency costs and all money should be accounted. A record should be made showing all payments made by pupils and receipts should be
1. Understand the policy and procedures for supervising children and young people on journeys, visits and activities outside of the setting.
There are various organisational and legal requirements for supervising children on journeys, visits and activities outside of the school setting. These include policies and procedures which should be carried out by the school including risk assessments of areas that will be visited (New2teaching, 2013).
Risks assessments will identify any hazards and/or dangers and who might be harmed and how this may happen, allow the risks to be evaluated and check if the precautions are sufficient. They also allow staff to record their findings and review and revise assessments if necessary.
Prior to the trip, the school will have to inform parents or guardians of all the necessary details in good time and obtain their consent for their child to go on the school trip. This should be in writing and include at least the location, date and time of departure and arrival, purpose, price and what is required on the trip by the children.
The school should have other necessary information of each child going on the trip, including dietary information, allergies, any other medical conditions and also if they suffer from travel sickness.
Also, the school should ensure that there is a suitable adult-child ratio and that all supervisors, including parent are DBS checked and competent for the purpose. Moreover, there must be sufficient insurance cover for all participants of the trip as well as accidents and emergency policies and procedures, which should be in place for off-site visits.
There should be a budget in place for the school trip, including expenditure and contingency costs and all money should be accounted. A record should be made showing all payments made by pupils and receipts should be
References: New2teaching (2013) Planning a trip. [Online] Available at: http://www.new2teaching.org.uk/tzone/education/offsite_trips/ [Accessed: 21 November 2013].