As a way to complement classroom learning and make difficult subjects more exciting and interesting, school trips can be very useful. It isn't always easy to provide students with a really memorable and fun school trip experience, but it is possible if you are organised and put in the planning time.
Before you do anything else, sit down and make a full, detailed list of everything that needs to be checked, done and remembered in order to make the school trip happen. Everything from student needs, health and safety concerns and equipment to accommodation, insurance and timescales should be included on this list.
Once you have an initial itinerary of activities and events you would like the children to do planned out, you will need to go through it and do a thorough risk assessment on each and every one. Use the school and the government's guidance on health and safety concerns in order to do this, and make a list of any and all risks. You can then take action to reduce these risks, pack special equipment, or inform parents.
Next on your list should be working out how many colleagues, parents or other volunteers you will need to take with you on the school trip. It is always a good idea to have a larger team than you think you need, just in case.
Equipment is the next thing to think about, followed by insurance arrangements. You can also work out how much the trip is likely to cost. Once you know this, you can start signing students up, sending out consent forms to parents and arranging for the trip to be paid for. With this done, accommodation can be booked and travel arrangements made.
The key to success when planning educational trips is full and fastidious preparation, so remember this before you go on your school trip and hopefully things will run smoothly.
Before you do anything else, sit down and make a full, detailed list of everything that needs to be checked, done and remembered in order to make the school trip happen. Everything from student needs, health and safety concerns and equipment to accommodation, insurance and timescales should be included on this list.
Once you have an initial itinerary of activities and events you would like the children to do planned out, you will need to go through it and do a thorough risk assessment on each and every one. Use the school and the government's guidance on health and safety concerns in order to do this, and make a list of any and all risks. You can then take action to reduce these risks, pack special equipment, or inform parents.
Next on your list should be working out how many colleagues, parents or other volunteers you will need to take with you on the school trip. It is always a good idea to have a larger team than you think you need, just in case.
Equipment is the next thing to think about, followed by insurance arrangements. You can also work out how much the trip is likely to cost. Once you know this, you can start signing students up, sending out consent forms to parents and arranging for the trip to be paid for. With this done, accommodation can be booked and travel arrangements made.
The key to success when planning educational trips is full and fastidious preparation, so remember this before you go on your school trip and hopefully things will run smoothly.
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