ST.MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL
UNITED KINGDOM..
+44260947803
Dear Parents/guardians,
The school management and staff are delighted to inform all parents/guardians who children are in grade 8 that they will be going for an Excursion in (Western Asia) Turkey on the 8th February 2015. This was part of their syllabus in the year 2015 academic section as you are now informed before the end of the year.
The Purpose of the school excursions and International School Study Tours (SSTs) is to enhance students’ learning by providing the opportunities for students to participate in curriculum - related activities outside the normal school routine. School excursions are well-planned curriculum-related activities that aim to maximise students’ learning experiences. SSTs involve international travel for activities including, but not limited to: curriculum related activity, language immersion programs, sporting exchange/activity or a sister school agreement.
This procedure applies to school excursions and SSTs and all the students in grade 8 will be absent from school on vacation trip down to (Western Asia) Turkey. This excursion plan has been completed for all school excursions, we are using the One School Excursion Planner and Excursion Planner template. We are informing you Parents/guardians that the international school study tours the OneSchool Excursion Planner. The excursion plans has been approved by the school principal and you should also note that more than one school is involved here in the United Kingdom, principals of all participating schools approve the excursion.
To ensure the health and safety of students and staff, schools are required to proactively manage all aspects of excursions. The school’s duty of care to students extends to school excursions, SSTs and camps, which are integral to students’ educational programs. Activities conducted away from schools may increase risks and therefore the standard of care required must reflect the increase in identified risks.
Schools has be able to demonstrate that activities which has been thoroughly planned to ensure that students, staff and others will be safe whilst undertaking the activity. Any potential risks will be be identified and managed and there is already a planned response in case of an emergency. However, documentation has not be excessive and the relevant Regional Senior Health and Safety Consultant has been contacted for advice for domestic activities and the DETE International Travel Unit are on ground for the overseas activities. Several school principals approve all school excursions and SSTs ensuring appropriate organisation and curriculum relevance taking into consideration:
the resources of the school
the needs of the students
the costs involved
the impact on the total learning program.
He has already ensure an excursion plan is completed for all planned school *excursions, in OneSchool and using the Excursion Planner template
ensure the OneSchool Excursion Planner is used for all international SSTs
approve international travel reports for SSTs.
Staff members organising school excursions:
The Principal has ensure Blue Card requirements are adhered to ensure risk assessments are conducted and risk management plans developed and documented for high and extreme risk activities that will take place as part of the excursion and the associated guidelines for particular curriculum activities. So if a curriculum activity risk assessment does not exist for the activity to be undertaken, a generic Curriculum Activity Risk Assessment template is available to support our schools in identifying high and extreme risk activities and completing risk assessments as appropriate for SSTs complete the OneSchool Excursion Planner.
The Principal has also ensure international SST which has registered with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for SSTs, ensure other specific procedures are followed. We have also maintain a register of approved school excursions. If all excursions are planned using the OneSchool Excursion Planner, then OneSchool will be the register. Staffs/Teachers has ensure appropriate charter permits and survey certificates are held by operators where flight is used.
Local fire fighting authority are already on ground in the excursion venue. All planned excursion activities have obtained appropriate approvals. We are here by giving you this timely advice of location, timetable, supervision provided, activities undertaken, potential hazards, precautions taken, costs and anticipated learning outcomes for this school excursion. The participating students are under 18 years of age. On this Excursion their upcoming Promotion Examination will be held and your Son is among the student going so which means he will also be writing his promotion Examination there too. so Madam the school will be living on the 8th February 2015 and their take off time will be at a