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Educational Visit Evaluation and Incident Record

Evaluate a completed educational visit from planning through delivery and record incidents, accidents and near-misses, including learning and follow-up actions.

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Educational Visit Evaluation and Incident Record

Version
v1
Updated
1 October 2026
Reviewed
1 October 2026
Audience
Primary and secondary schools in England, including maintained schools and academies, conducting educational visits.
Jurisdiction
england

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Complete this record after each educational visit. Consider the visit from planning through delivery, and record any incidents, accidents or near-misses. Use the follow-up sections to capture learning and actions.

Visit details

Name or description of the educational visit

Required

Include the destination or activity and, where useful, the year group or cohort.

For example, Year 6 residential visit to the Lake District

Date the visit took place

Required

Enter the date on which the visit was completed.

Day
Month
Year

Type of visit

Required

Select all that apply.

Choose all that apply

  • Day visit
  • Residential visit
  • Outdoor or adventurous activity
  • Overseas visit
  • Work experience or placement
  • Sporting event or competition
  • Cultural, educational or community visit
  • Other
  • Other

If other, please specify

Visit leader or person completing this record

Required

Provide the name and role of the person completing the evaluation.

Name and role

Approximate number of pupils or students who attended

Required

Enter the number who attended the completed visit.

Number

Minimum: 0 · Maximum: 10000

Planning and preparation review

How well did the planning arrangements work?

Required

Consider planning, approvals, risk controls, communications, staffing, transport, emergency arrangements and provision for individual needs.

Choose one

  • Worked well
  • Mostly worked, with minor improvements needed
  • Partly worked, with significant improvements needed
  • Did not work as intended
  • Not applicable

What worked well in the planning and preparation?

Record effective arrangements or controls that should be retained for future visits.

Describe effective planning or preparation arrangements

What should be improved in the planning and preparation?

Include issues identified during planning or delivery that should inform future visits.

Describe improvements needed

Visit delivery review

How well did the visit delivery arrangements work?

Required

Consider supervision, activities, travel, accommodation where relevant, communication, timing and responses to changing circumstances.

Choose one

  • Worked well
  • Mostly worked, with minor improvements needed
  • Partly worked, with significant improvements needed
  • Did not work as intended
  • Not applicable

Comments on how the visit was delivered

Include relevant observations about what happened during the visit.

Record observations about delivery

Incidents, accidents and near-misses

Which events occurred during or in connection with the visit?

Required

Select all that apply. If none occurred, select that option only.

Choose all that apply

  • No incident, accident or near-miss
  • Incident
  • Accident
  • Near-miss

If an incident, accident or near-miss occurred, describe what happened

Complete this field only when an incident, accident or near-miss was selected. Include the date, time, location, people involved, immediate response and any injury or damage known at the time.

Describe the event and immediate response

If an event occurred, what factors were involved?

Complete this field only when an incident, accident or near-miss was selected. Select all that apply.

Choose all that apply

  • Supervision or staffing
  • Communication or information
  • Transport or travel
  • Premises, equipment or environment
  • Activity or operational arrangements
  • Weather or other external conditions
  • Pupil or student needs
  • Cause or contributing factors not yet known
  • Other
  • Other

If other, please specify

If an event occurred, what action has been taken or is planned?

Complete this field only when an incident, accident or near-miss was selected. Include any reporting, notification, investigation, monitoring or control changes.

Describe actions taken or planned

Learning and follow-up

What was learned from the visit?

Required

Capture learning from the planning and delivery review, including learning from any incidents, accidents or near-misses.

Record lessons learned

Is follow-up action needed?

Required

Select yes if any action remains outstanding.

  • Tick when complete

Follow-up actions and responsible person

Complete this field when follow-up action is needed. State each action, who is responsible and the expected completion date.

Action; responsible person; expected completion date

Date this evaluation was completed

Required

Enter the date on which this evaluation record was completed.

Day
Month
Year
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Version
v1
Updated
1 October 2026
Reviewed
1 October 2026

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