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Health & Safety
“School journeys and visits are generally considered to be of educational value in developing the potential and qualities of children and young people. However, recent tragic incidents have shown that health and safety must be a prime concern.”
NUT, School Visits Health and Safety briefing, 2004
Discover Ltd has always recognised that health and safety of participants on school trips is of prime concern. All of the centre safety management systems and risk assessments are provided in advance on CD-ROM (along with our work units), for inspection.
Discover Ltd is a Full Member of the School Travel Forum, a group of leading school tour operators who promote good practice and safety in school travel. All Full Members of the STF adhere to a rigorous Code of Practice and Safety Management Standards which meet the requirements of DfES guidelines and are externally verified each year by suitably qualified independent Health and Safety professionals.
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 SHA, NAHT, ATL, NUT, PAT and the NASUWT advises members wishing to organise school trips to use companies that have this type of scheme. Details of the School Travel Forum Code of Practice are available at http://www.schooltravelforum.com/
In compliance with French regulations, we are also inspected by the Commission de Sécurité, who independently examine the safety of the Eagle’s Nest facilities, our fire alarm system, etc. before allowing us to operate.
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