Educational Visits
Introduction
A working group, comprising representatives of key stakeholder groups, including Education & Library Boards, Council for Catholic Maintained Schools, Governing Bodies Association, Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education, Education & Training Inspectorate and schools (primary, post primary and special) was established in order to review current practice in relation to educational visits.
The remit of the group was to draw up a policy, practice and procedures document which would provide guidance for all those involved in planning and carrying out educational visits, in line with current best practice and in accordance with relevant Health and Safety and Child Protection requirements.
The views of relevant persons and organisations were sought throughout the process of producing this document. In addition, a province wide consultation was undertaken before the publication of the final document.
The working group wishes to put on record its total support for the widespread practice of involving young people in such visits and recognises the tremendous personal value that the participants derive from these experiences.
The working group recognises the enormous amount of dedication and hard work that organisers put into making all types of visit happen and acknowledges the degree of professionalism shown by school staff and youth workers who willingly take on these extra responsibilities.
It is the earnest wish of the working group that this document is used to support and give direction to the planning and organisation of visits so that they can continue to play an integral part in the development and education of many of our young people.
Resources
- Educational Visits - Best Practice Letter (2009) [ 51KB ]
- Educational Visits 2009 [ 569KB ]
- Educational Visits - Policy, Practice and Procedure (2007) [ 240KB ]
- Consent Form [ 88KB ]
- Educational Visits Form [ 196KB ]
- Educational Visit Incident Report Form [ 93KB ]
- Post Visit Review Form [ 102KB ]
- Notification of Educational Visit Form [ 268KB ]
- Planning Checklist Form [ 307KB ]
- Educational Visit Authorisation Form [ 284KB ]