Escort and supervise pupils on educational visits
Overview
Who is this unit for?
This unit is for those who escort and supervise pupils on educational trips and out-of-school activities, e.g. home-to-school transport, accompanied travel between educational settings such as playgroup and school or school and college, cultural visits, field studies, or community-based projects.
What is this unit about?
This unit is about maintaining the health, safety and well-being of pupils when outside the school setting.
This unit contains two elements:
1. Escort pupils on visits and out-of-school activities
2. Supervise pupils on visits and out-of-school activities
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Escort pupils on visits and out-of-school activities
P1 collect required information on the pupils to be escorted
P2 make sure that everyone involved is aware of arrangements
P3 make sure that you, and other staff if appropriate, are at the meeting point at the agreed time and greet the pupils warmly
P4 escort the pupils in a safe manner using the agreed route and mode of transport
P5 make sure the pupils arrive at the destination on time and enter the relevant setting in a safe manner
P6 carry out the agreed procedures for pupils who are not at the agreed meeting point
Supervise pupils on visits and out-of-school activities
P7 make sure your information about travel arrangements is up-to-date and correct
P8 make sure the pupils are prepared for the visit or out-of-school activity P9 make sure that all consent forms are complete
P10 maintain the safety of equipment and belongings during the visit or out- of-school activity
P11 maintain the safety, well-being and acceptable behaviour of the pupils during the visit or out-of-school activity
P12 make sure that first aid equipment is complete and meets organisational and legal
P13 make sure the correct number of pupils are accountable throughout the
visit or out-of- school activity
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
Knowledge and understanding
You need to know and understand: K1 the major factors to bear in mind when organising travel, especially those to do with the safety and security of participants
K2 the value of different learning contexts, (e.g. indoors, outdoors, visits)
K3 travel arrangements which are appropriate to the range of pupils, the range of journeys and the types of programme in which you are involved
K4 the importance of providing pupils, parents and carers, and other staff/helpers with up-to-date and accurate information about travel arrangements in good time and what can go wrong if this is not done
K5 the preparations which both pupils and members of staff would have to make for different types and duration of journeys
K6 what kinds of contingencies might occur in different types and duration of journeys and what plans to make to take account of these
K7 the organisational and legal requirements which govern organising travel for pupils
K8 why it is necessary to collect the correct and up-to-date information on pupils to be escorted
K9 the school's procedure for safe escorting of pupils outside the school K10 why it is important to be at the designated meeting place on time K11 the importance of a welcoming greeting for each pupil
K12 the importance of using the designated route
K13 how to assist in planning the safest route and what factors should be taken into account
K14 what you can do to ensure that pupils enter the destination setting in a safe manner
K15 the organisational and legal requirements for escorting pupils and using public and private transport
K16 the importance of ensuring the safe and timely departure and arrival of pupils and what steps you can take to achieve this
K17 the importance of ensuring the safety and welfare of pupils during the journey and how to do so
K18 the types of behaviour you should discourage during the visit or out-of- school activity
K19 how to maintain the safety and security of equipment, belongings and travel documents during the journey
K20 safe handling and storage techniques
K21 organisational and legal requirements for the condition and control of vehicles
K22 types of difficulties which might arise during the journey and how to deal with these
K23 guidelines and good practice concerning the conduct of educational visits and out-of-school activities
K24 records which need to be kept and the importance of doing so
Scope/range
Scope Performance
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
Skills
Glossary
Modes of transport
travel may be on foot or by private or public transport
Out-of-school activities
includes any off-site activity involving pupils, such as community-based projects, field studies, cultural visits, sports, recreation and outdoor activities
Visits
out-of-school visits, which may include:
1. home-to-school transport
2. local outings
3. residential trips
4. visits abroad
Links To Other NOS
TDASTL3 Help to keep children safe TDASTL58 Organise and supervise travel
Origin of this unit
This unit is derived from unit PW5, Escort and supervise children and young people outside the play setting, from the National Occupational Standards in Playwork. However this unit has been changed to remove references to play settings and to reflect the context of working in the school sector and is not
directly transferable.