Educational visits training

Every school should have a trained Educational Visits Co-ordinator (EVC), who can:

• Understand and promote the benefits and outcomes of Learning Outside the classroom.
• Ensure all visits comply to your school and Local Authority policies.
• Ensure staff are adequately trained.
• Ensure your school has an Offsite Visit policy in place.
• Review and approve visit requests
• Monitor planning and running of visits.
• Ensure visits and policy are regularly reviewed.

Educational Visit Co-ordinator Training

Duration: 1 full day

When/where: Scheduled courses twice a year (October / April, various locations). Bespoke sessions can be arranged, please contact us to discuss.

Cost: Non-SIS* Subscribing School £180. SIS Subscribing School £122

This course will suit someone with some knowledge and experience of visits and practical leadership, and who has sufficient status to guide the working practice of colleagues leading visits. A certificate will be awarded at the end of the training, endorsed by the OEAP (Outdoor Education Advisors Panel) and recognised by Ofsted.

* School Improvement Service

Educational Visit Co-ordinator Update Training

Duration: 2 hours

When/where: Scheduled courses twice a year (October / April, various locations). Bespoke sessions can be arranged, please contact us to discuss.

Cost: Non-SLA* Subscribing School £120. SLA Subscribing School £84

We recommend trained EVC’s should get update training every three years* (or earlier if there has been a significant incident or significant changes to policy and guidance). This course includes:

• Updates to guidance/policy
• Updates to Exeant
• Scenarios – spotting and managing risk
• Sharing good practice

* SLA with ESCC School Improvement Service