Trips and Excursions
Information for Parents/Carers
Off-site excursions provide a unique opportunity to enrich the
lives of those taking part, whether it is a visit to another
establishment, a trip to the local park, an adventurous activity or
a trip to a foreign country.
Your child(ren)'s school will provide you with details of any trips
they are planning.
Information for Staff
Guidance [pdf 3MB] has been developed to help all those
involved in organising educational excursions to ensure that those
taking part stay safe and healthy. It has been developed by
the Outdoor Corporate Advisory Group (OCAG), a group made up of
officers from across the Council who have an interest in improving
practice and supporting staff involved in organising educational
excursions and activities. It acknowledges that all
excursions and activities require to be, where practicable and in
accordance with any reasonable adjustments which can be made,
available and accessible to all who wish to participate,
irrespective of additional support or medical needs, ethnic origin,
sex, religion, etc. It is directed mainly towards staff in
schools, those leading community learning and development groups,
sports development staff, music tuition staff and similar activity
co-ordinators.
A poster [pdf 220KB] has been developed to assist staff to go
through the planning process. This has also been distributed
to schools.
The Parental Consent form has also been produced in Polish and is
available in
pdf and
word format.
The guidance will also be of use and can be interpreted to meet the
needs of social services staff, countryside rangers, leisure and
recreation staff and other staff across the Council who may be
involved in organising or leading educational excursions.
This document offers advice and guidance but also clearly sets out
the Council policy on excursion practice. It is based on the
Scottish Executive's Document, Health
and Safety on Educational Excursions.
