Safety Guidelines and Checklists

Upon booking, we will forward our comprehensive 24 page document outlining the steps to take when organising a Study Tour, specifically with regard to the minimisation of risk.

This document includes important information on the following subjects:

1. The Steps of Planning a Study Visit
2. Group Leader Responsibilities
3. Staff Ratios
4. Risk Assessments
5. Supervision of Pupils
6. First Aid
7. Emergency Procedures
8. Swimming
9. An Emergency on a School Visit
10. Risk Assessment and Hazard Reduction
11. Compiling a Study Visit File
12. Information Needed by Parents
13. Transport Considerations
14. Environmental Considerations
15. Legal and Insurance Considerations
16. Residential Accommodation Assessment Sheet

Checklists

We will provide group leaders with a template of checklists to ensure that all of the relevant steps have been followed. The checklists that we provide cover the following subjects:

1. Responsibilities checklist
2. Main planning checklist
3. Supervision checklist
4. Preparing the students checklist
5. Communication with parents checklist
6. Transportation checklist
7. Insurance checklist
8. Residential visits checklist

Varsity Travel (Schools)
Limited
46 Onslow Gardens,
Muswell Hill
London N10 3JX

t: 0208 444 4097
f: 0208 711 5952
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