Organising School Trips

Steve Clarke

2882Paper-based / ePackApr 03
ISBN: Paper-based 978 1 85749 831 8; ePack 978 1 84070 311 5

A whole school resource

DCSF guidance on educational visits means schools are expected to have an Educational Visits Coordinator (EVC) to plan school trips and train trip leaders. The employer (whether the governing body or the LEA) must ensure that trip leaders are suitably prepared. There is now a great administrative burden to follow the recommendations and provide training as required.

Full support

This important publication provides headteachers and coordinators with information and guidance, backed up with forms, handouts and checklists to support key personnel and to reduce the bureaucracy and time involved in organising a school trip.

Organising School Trips has been written to provide material for headteachers, SMTs and EVCs – as such, it is a valuable whole school resource.

Note that this product also forms part of Developing Your Staff 2: Working with Staff.

Contents

• Introduction
• 1 Legislation and existing guidelines
• 2 Responsibilities
• 3 The role of the Educational Visits Coordinator (EVC)
• 4 The role of the headteacher
• 5 The role of the trip leader
• 6 Preparing for the trip
• 7 Practical suggestions
• 8 Reporting your trip, visit or exchange
• 9 Further guidance and resources