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Live and on-demand webinars to support you in managing educational visits. A useful source of advice and practical ideas for EVCs, Visit Leaders, Business Managers, Heads of Co-curricular, Heads and School Governors.

Led by EVOLVE Advice’s Educational Visits Advisers with special guests. Places are limited so book now to reserve your place.

Webinars

Supporting you to deliver memorable and safe educational visits for your students.

Join EVOLVE Advice and special guests for a series of live and on-demand webinars to support you in managing your educational visits. These webinars are a useful source of advice and practical ideas for EVCs, Visit Leaders, Business Managers, Heads of Co-curricular, Heads and School Governors. Our experienced advisers will share advice and guidance on key topics, providing case studies and practical considerations for your trips and visits. Ask questions and learn from other EVCs and visit leaders.

Places are limited so book early to reserve your place.

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Educational visits: Risks and responsibilities for senior leaders

 
 
 

A webinar for senior leaders in boarding schools. Provided in partnership with BSA, The Boarding Schools Association.

Educational visits: Risks and responsibilities for senior leaders

£90 BSA members (£45 for subsequent attendees); £180 for non-BSA members (prices include VAT). Booking will be via the BSA website. Please leave your contact details and we will alert you once booking is open.

Risk assessment, safeguarding and compliance are essential components of running a school and taking care of children and young people. You know what these mean in your school setting and how to keep your staff and students safe.  But what about when children are off-site on visits, residentials, co-curricular activities and sporting events? Have you considered that routine and regular events such as going out to eat or social activities on evenings and weekends are also trips – and could be considered as such by authorities?

Join us for a live webinar with Jake Wiid, Director and Educational Visits Adviser at EVOLVE Advice. Jake will outline the key requirements for boarding schools, related to educational visits and co-curricular activities.  

Jake will highlight the relevant guidance from DfE, HSE and the National Guidance on educational visits produced by the Outdoor Education Advisers’ Panel (OEAP). He’ll explain what you need to consider when planning and managing educational visits, including your team competencies, risk assessment, policies and procedures, and introduce the STAGED approach as a framework for your internal planning and approvals.

Learning Outcomes

  • You’ll understand your role and responsibilities related to educational visits.

  • You’ll identify what policies and procedures you have in place, or need to implement to ensure compliance with relevant guidance.

  • You’ll be introduced to the STAGED approach to risk management and how it can support your visit approvals process.

  • You’ll know how to seek advice and support with your educational visits planning and risk management.

About Jake Wiid

Jake is one of EVOLVE Advice’s Directors, and is responsible for contract management, business development and Compliance. He prides himself on providing thought leadership, disrupting and developing the status quo to ensure our clients receive the best possible service. As a Director he works with our team to ensure we continually look for improvement or development opportunities within our sector. He strongly believes we have a duty to improve the Outdoor Education Sector for future generations. 

He set up EVOLVE Advice following a successful career as part time Detached Youth Worker, Outdoor Instructor and Centre Manager, activities which gave him the passion for, and understanding of the importance of safe and enjoyable educational visits. 

Jake’s role includes managing the team of advisers, and he is proactive in ensuring that the most up-to-date advice is given, which is in-line with National Guidance, legislation and compliance requirements. He ensures that EVOLVE Advice clients receive the best support, as the service continues to grow in its support of schools, groups, Trusts and Local Authorities. 

Outside of EVOLVE Advice, he is a School Governor; a safety adviser to the Falkland Island Government; an LOtC Quality Badge Inspector (Council for Learning Outside the Classroom CLOtC), an OEAP Course Director and supports the Outdoor Education Advisers Panel (OEAP) National Guidance writing group with legal wording; and is currently on the Solicitor Qualifying Exam pathway (SQE).

Memberships:

International Institute of Risk & Safety Management (SIIRSM) Specialist Member

Council for International Schools (CIS) Affiliated Consultant

Education Lawyers Association (ELA) Member

Health and Safety Lawyers Association (HSLA) Member

Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (TechIOSH) Technical Member

Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) Fellow

Association for Physical Education (AfPE) Member

The Association of Heads of Outdoor Education Centres (AHOEC) Associate Member

Institute for Outdoor Learning (POL) Professional Member

Outdoor Education Advisers’ Panel (OEAP) Full Member

Earlier Event: September 25
Staffing: Effective supervision on educational visits
Later Event: October 16
(POSTPONED) Travel: Busting the myths around sustainable school trips