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Learning Outside the Classroom – the teachers’ perspective
A new survey by the Education Travel Group to afford the cost – and this was especially so A further quarter reported that there were
gives a valuable perspective into what schools for primary teachers. Six out of ten teachers not enough staff to take children on trips,
are doing and some of the issues that affect were worried that some children might not not enough time to pre-visit sites (21%) and
outdoor visits. Involving over 400 primary and be able to join future trips and this was a a lack of staff to help organise trips. The cost
secondary teachers, the results show that one particular concern for secondary school
in five (21%) teachers go out at least once teachers – 70% compared with 56% of Not enough staff to take
a term and the majority (57%) take trips primary teachers.
children on trips
once or twice a year). But one in ten (10%) Ways in which teachers feel that school
said they never take trips and 12% only trips might change because of the current of supply teachers was also an issue as well
undertake school trips once every few years. economic crisis are: – with some reporting that they had to take
The top reasons teachers take children on l arranging trips closer to the school (58%); trips in their own holiday time.
l going to different venues or sites (38%);
The economic climate
l taking shorter trips (23%); Getting into trouble
might make it harder to l and taking smaller groups (19%). Issues with the behaviour of children and the
organise trips
fear of disciplinary action or litigation are real
Too much paperwork concerns for many teachers. Just over 40%
school trips included: Cost and resourcing are also an issue, with say that concerns about litigation prevent
l facilitating a broader understanding of the 41% of teachers saying that trips required them organising school trips. Secondary
subject (83%); too much organising and paperwork. school teachers are almost twice as likely
l helping children have fun (77%); as their colleagues in primary schools to
l giving children first-hand experience be concerned about litigation and/or the
(73%) amount of paperwork involved. Teachers
l facilitating team building (45%); that take pupils on trips infrequently quote
l getting children more active and to allow fear of litigation as the single most common
for socialising (43% and 35%). barrier although only 12% personally know
a teacher who had been threatened with
The cost for parents legal or disciplinary action. One in four
When it came to the reasons preventing (26%) of secondary teachers say they don’t
doing more school trips, six out of ten organise trips because of worries over pupils’
quoted cost as the major barrier, with nine behaviour compared with 11% of their
out of ten surveyed expressing concern that primary school colleagues.
the economic climate might make it harder The full survey is available from
to organise trips as parents might not be able www.educationtravel group.com
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