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Outdoor and adventurous activities SMS

Outdoor and adventurous activities SMS. Principal HR Manager (SHAW) Lorenzo Visentin. Writing this SMS. Lorenzo Visentin – BELA John Palmer – Bryntysilio Andy Driver – Youth Service Peter Whittaker – Walsall D of E Feedback from colleagues at Sneyd. Our standards.

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Outdoor and adventurous activities SMS

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  1. Outdoor and adventurous activities SMS Principal HR Manager (SHAW) Lorenzo Visentin

  2. Writing this SMS Lorenzo Visentin – BELA John Palmer – Bryntysilio Andy Driver – Youth Service Peter Whittaker – Walsall D of E Feedback from colleagues at Sneyd

  3. Our standards • This SMS applies to all schools making educational visits off site (or even onsite) • All trips must have educational worth and have the written approval of a HT or GB • All events with an overnight element will be logged with EPU • All health and safety law applies to outdoor and adventurous activities in the same way as if you were in school • Caution if you plan your own trips abroad

  4. National standards • DfES HASPEV • DfES Handbook for Group Leaders • DfES Standards for Adventure • DfES Standards for LEAs • Group Safety at Water Margins • AALA • CCPR • DofE

  5. Planning and achieving the SMS • Schools’ EVCs • OCR RSA Off-site Safety Management Certificate • Risk assessment, generic, specific, dynamic • SMS covers: weather, behavioural problems, tour operators, plan Bs, finance, charging, supervision, ratios, using volunteers, head counts, buddy systems, circle buddy systems, remote supervision, down time, transport, SEN, medical needs, sun safety, consent, contact, hiring coaches, licences, private cars, minibuses, insurance.

  6. Planning and achieving the SMS Then specifics: Farm visits, field studies, residential visits, charity walks, cross country runs, site based outdoor activities (fetes, fun days and so on), licenced adventure providers, non-licenced providers, NGBs, visits and travel abroad, vaccinations, foreign laws, language, care orders and wards of court, passports, collective passports and visa exemptions, host families, CRB and other vetting, coastal visits, swimming, SCUBA, dinghies boardsailing, canoeing, sea-cruising, emergencies, EPU, media, first aid and investigating incidents.

  7. Training • OCR Off-site Safety Mgt. Certificate (Sandwell MBC) • First Aid for appointed persons (SHAW) • First Aid at Work (OHSB via SHAW at EDC) • Mountain First Aid (YS) • Incident Investigation (SHAW) • IOSH Managing Safely in Schools (CRM via SHAW) • CIEH Supervising Safely (SHAW) • CIEH Principles of Risk Assessment (SHAW) • CCPR BELA

  8. Next steps • Health and safety intranet site • First status review (or ‘how to begin’) • Use the forms to guide this process • Although your first contact is David, Lorenzo is happy to provide advice and guidance on OAA

  9. LEA-wide Forms • Application for approval from HT or GB • Group leader’s visit evaluation • Checklist for members going on a visit • Parental consent • Parental consent (swimming) • Summary of trip for EPU • Generic risk assessments • Camping • Remote supervision • Isolated geography field trips (>30 minutes from a road) • All other off site activities and visits

  10. Thank you Thank you for your attention today Any questions or feedback?

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