CSF Health and Safety Policy for Visits for Children
Hertfordshire's Employer Guidance for the Management of Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) and Offsite Visits
New Guidance for LOtC and Offsite Visits
Hertfordshire's new Employer Guidance for the Management of Learning Outside the Classroom and Offsite Visits is finally complete and ready to replace the Offsite Visits Manual.
It can be found on Herts Direct at:
It is also available via Compass and 'EVOLVE'. It will not be distributed as "hard copy" and its modular format means it can be amended and updated on an on-going basis in line with national developments.
The guidance closely mirrors the OEAP's Employer Guidance, which is the nearest thing to national guidance since HASPEV (1998) and its Supplements (2002), and has been widely adopted by many other LAs across England. This fulfils Hertfordshire's undertaking to harmonise its own guidance with others and removes differences and potential pitfalls for staff.
Schools and other Children's Services establishments can now dispose of their copies of the OVM and we suggest people add the link to the new guidance to their Favourites for easy access.
Establishment Managers will be expected to implement the Guidance as appropriate when they undertake offsite visits. All establishments should ensure they have at least two members of staff who have attended a 'Management of Offsite Visits (EVC) Training' course within the last 3-5 years.
Mark Falkingham
Offsite Visits Adviser
Hertfordshire County Council
Tel: 01992 556491
Email: mark.falkingham@hertscc.gov.uk
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