Educational Visits: Planned, Proportionate, Safe
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Explain the roles of the EVC, visit leader and helpers; and plan a proportionate risk-benefit assessment.
- Assign to
- Visit leaders and accompanying staff
- Duration
- 20 minutes
- Evidence
- 11-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Explain the roles of the EVC, visit leader and helpers.
- Plan a proportionate risk-benefit assessment.
- Supervise effectively, including headcounts and medical needs.
- Respond calmly to an emergency.
The course
- 01Why visits matter
- 02Planning
- 03On the day
- 04Emergencies
The decision they practise
In the main activity, “Fix the coast visit plan”, learners fix a realistic form and see the effect of each choice. Short animations show “How the coast visit was planned” and “Two afternoons on the beach”.
How you know they finished
The 11-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- Education Act 2002
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 11-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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