School Trips

Useful links:

Voice

Blog post: Adventure activity changes could reduce confidence and increase bureaucracy (Scottish Government consultation after UK Government announced plans to replace Adventure Activities Licensing Authority (AALA)(January 2012))       Voice's Official Response (March 2012 and updated with Scottish Government: Adventure Activities Consultation Analysis report, 27 June 2012) 

Education Beyond the Classroom Conference, Cardiff, October 2011

Voice's response to HSE's consultation on Proposed replacement for the licensing regime for adventure activities  established under the Activity Centres (Young Persons’ Safety) Act 1995 in England (September 2011) 

HSE/DfE

 HSE request for School Trips and Outdoor Learning Activities Case Study Material (by end of September 2011) (pdf)

HSE: School trips

Health & Safety advice for schools (pdf) (Further details (including Departmental advice on health and safety for schools) (DfE, July 2011)

(Comment from Voice and have your say on the Voice Blog)

LOTC

Learning Outside the Classroom
 

LOTC Quality Badge Scheme
 

LOtC Mark (national accreditation for schools which recognises and supports development of learning outside the classroom)

EVOLVE

EVOLVE

Scotland

LT Scotland: Curriculum for Excellence through Outdoor Learning (2010)

ROSPA

Minibus safety (RoSPA)

Travel

Natural England

School Travel Forum  

Schooltrips

UK School Trips