Safety on School Visits
Safety on School Visits
A Major Initiative to Help Teachers and Schools
Gullivers Sports Travel is an Assured Member of the School Travel Forum and in April 2010 achieved the LOtC (Learning Outside the Classroom) Quality Badge. The School Travel Forum is a group of leading school tour operators who promote good practice and safety in school travel. All Assured Members of the STF adhere to a rigorous Code of Practice and Safety Management Standards and are externally verified each year by suitably qualified independent Health and Safety professionals.
Choosing an STF Assured Member ensures teachers and schools are meeting the requirements of DfES and Scottish Executive guidelines and that they can delegate important tasks with confidence. During the course of developing the STF Code of Practice, and in addition to liaising with the DfES, advice has been sought from all leading educational Unions and Associations. The STF initiative is welcomed by the Outdoor Education Advisors Panel (OEAP) and the DfES. It has the support of the ASCL, NAHT, ATL, NUT, PAT and the NASUWT advises members wishing to organise school trips to use companies that have this type of scheme.
Download Gullivers' Safety Management Systems
For more information on Gullivers' Safety Management Systems please contact Gail Gibson on 01684 293175 or email gail.gibson@gulliverstravel.co.uk.
Learning Outside the Classroom
Alongside our STF accreditation, we have been awarded the Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge (LOtC) – showing Gullivers’ commitment to developing tours to give school groups the best educational experience possible within a safe environment.
For further information please also visit:
www.schooltravelforum.com
www.lotcqualitybadge.org.uk
