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andrewjb1		#1 Posted : 15 October 2019 14:53:31(UTC)
Rank: Forum user		Good Afternoon Im putting a presentation together with regards to educational trips and visits for Schools and Colleges and ensuring staff are manageing these properly, does have anyone have any links to case law, i have the Glenridding case but im looking for other examples of prosecutions and information about having suitable and sufficient risk assessments in place that reflect the activities. Many thanks


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Zyggy		#2 Posted : 15 October 2019 19:03:20(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		Andrew, can I suggest that you Google "Fairway Primary School Offerton Prosecution"? This will lead to a number of newspaper reports regarding a school trip that ended up with the Headteacher; Chair of Governors + a 1st year teacher in the Crown Court. The existence of a Risk Assessment played a great part in not guilty verdicts for all involved, but in my opinion (& that of the judge & jury) it should never have gone to Court. The impact on the personal lives of all three defendants was quite significant & I have often used this case when I carry out any RA training, especially for schools. If the Headteacher was present at any of my sessions I always asked her to stand up & recount her experiences - it was very powerful.

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Reading21789		#3 Posted : 16 October 2019 16:07:56(UTC)
Rank: New forum user		Hi Andrew There are less prosecutions than actual incidents of things going wrong on school visits which is more common than you might like to think. I would focus on them as much as actual prosecutions. I use them to bring out discussions about how things might have been done differently and the tradegys avoided. This BBC link below shows some fatality examples: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33634567 Telegraph has Drayton Manor fatality: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/10/drayton-manor-theme-park-girl-11-standing-boat-hit-rock-friends/ The newspapers are a source of examples. Hope this gives you some food for thought!

1 user thanked Reading21789 for this useful post.		andrewjb1 on 22/10/2019(UTC)
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grim72		#4 Posted : 17 October 2019 07:34:42(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user		I think this is a great example for you in terms of the need for planning etc: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tragic-school-trip-snow-ended-13919239 Also in terms of a prosecution: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/lakes-death-teacher-is-the-first-to-be-jailed-for-manslaughter-of-pupil-88245.html https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/lyme-bay-tragedy-parents-describe-1364914 https://www.publicschoolreview.com/blog/when-field-trips-turn-deadly-who-is-responsible


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