Discovering Epping Forest

1. Discovering Epping Forest

2. Roles

3. Champions • Your role: • To ensure the school commitment to the project is met • To promote Discovering Epping Forest within the school • To meet the responsibilities of the School Group Leader, or ensure another person carries out the duties

4. Roles • Learning Providers & their staff • School Group Leaders • Other School teachers • Responsible Adult Helpers • Pupils

5. Outdoor LearningHealth and Safety

6. Outdoor Learning • Benefits • Concerns

7. Framework • Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) • Management of H&SW Regulations (1999) • Health and Safety of Pupils on Educational Visits (HASPEV) and supplements (1998/2002) • BS 8848

8. Framework • You don’t need to know the all the legal detail. • You do need to be able to identify where responsibilities lie: • Yours • Others

9. Responsibilities • There are 5 key roles within the pack and a selection of their responsibilities as outlined in the previous guidance. • What can be delegated to a ‘lower’ level

10. Risk Management

11. Risk Management • Hazard • Anything which has the potential to cause harm • Risk • the chance, high or low, that somebody could be harmed by these hazards, with an indication of how serious the harm could be • Risk Assessment • the conscious process used to • identification of hazards • evaluation of the associated risks • the implementation of control measures • The recording of this information

12. Risk Management Hazard To Whom Risk Rating Likelihood * Severity Control Measure Reduce the Risk Rating

13. Risk Assessment • Sites • Possible sites have been identified that • Are within Epping Forest • Are close to schools • Have public transport access • Have access to toilets (where possible) • See map

14. Risk Assessment • Group • You know your class • You can help by ensuring that we do too… • Complete and return the participant info form prior to each module, updating it each time. • Tell us if things change • Include adult helpers

15. Risk Assessment • Activities • Travel • Walking • Tube / Train • Other Forest Activities

16. Risk Management • We will be undertaking risk assessments over the summer. • These will be available to you at the start of the Autumn Term • For some modules you are responsible for transport - you will need to undertake your own risk assessments.

17. Risk Management • NB: • Your LEA & School will have their own guidelines. • Use the material we provide to assist you in complying with these. • Ask if you need more information.