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£199.50
£199.50
On-Demand course
Intermediate level
Running A Duke of Ed program? If so, you need to understand what risks are involved and how to effectively manage them. This course steps you through exactly what you need to know when planning and running an Adventurous Journey with your students.
Do you want to empower your students, reduce risk and improve safety for all of your Adventurous Journeys?
The Xcursion Duke of Ed Risk Management course steps you through the process of planning, preparing and running any sort of Duke of Ed Adventurous Journey from an operational risk management point of view. Whether you're running your program internally or contracting out parts or all of your program to a specialist activity provider, this course will help you build your understanding and confidence in risk management for all your Adventurous Journeys.
Introduction | 10 min
Education, Adventure & Risk | 20min
Creating A Culture of Risk Management | 25min
Student Leadership | 10min
Setting Up the Adventurous Journey | 20min
Assessing Risks | 15min
Transport Risks | 10min
Common Adventurous Journey Risks | 30min
When Systems Fail | 15min
Injuries, Incidents & Emergencies | 30min
Practical Planning, Preparation & Logisitics | 30min
Putting It All Together | 15min
Reviewing Your Adventurous Journey | 10min
Next Steps | 10min
• Improve Safety
• Empower students to plan and prepare for themselves within a risk managed framework
• Build effective risk management systems for your Duke of Ed programs
• Build confidence in managing risks & decision-making processes
• Understand how to develop a culture of risk management
• Improve communications skills
• Reduce your exposure to personal legal liability
• Avoid lengthy, expensive legal investigations
• Improve educational outcomes
For ACT Registered Teachers
This course is an accredited TQI training course and will contribute to 3 hours of professional development.
This course contains materials which may be upsetting to some participants, including references and case studies which explore confronting details of incidents which have occurred on school trips that have resulted in serious injuries and/or death. Case studies and examples are designed to highlight the dangers and risks involved in these types of activities and help prevent them from occurring in the future. Please bare this in mind before you start the course. We have made every effort to ensure these matters are presented in a meaningful and sensitive way to help improve safety. However, if something from this course does trigger something in you, please connect with a professional counseling service immediately.
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