What should a school tell you about a trip?

Planning and organising a school trip is a complex and demanding task. There is a wealth of administration and educational preparation to do too - all of which can throw the spotlight off making it safe.

Unless an offsite activity is a part of the school curriculum, communicated previously through the school prospectus, the school should provide parents with details of that activity.

Certain activities require parental consent. Where this is required, these are the key steps you should expect a school to follow:-

• Pre-trip visit by the Group Leader to identify risk and solutions
• Presentation to you of the trip objectives and logistics covering the agenda, insurance, food & accommodation, staffing, travel and so on.
• You to be asked to complete consent forms and medical questionnaires

The wide variety of trips undertaken may mean there are other steps to be covered - such as pre-trip training or special clothing. The above list is certainly not exhaustive.

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