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LOCAL AREA EXCURSIONS\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552824 \\h \u00143\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552825\" \u00141\tLOCAL EXCURSION\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552825 \\h \u00143\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552826\" \u00142\tCOMPLETING THE PROPOSAL FOR EXCURSION\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552826 \\h \u00143\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552827\" \u00143\tEDUCATIONAL PURPOSE\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552827 \\h \u00143\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552828\" \u00144\tRISK ASSESSMENT\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552828 \\h \u00143\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552829\" \u00145\tSTUDENTS’ CAPACITY AND HEALTH CARE\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552829 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552830\" \u00146\tSUPERVISORY TEAM\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552830 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552831\" \u00147\tSUPERVISION STRATEGIES\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552831 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552832\" \u00148\tIDENTIFICATION OF EXCURSION PARTICIPANTS\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552832 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552833\" \u00149\tCOMMUNICATION STRATEGIES\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552833 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552834\" \u001410\tBRIEFING STUDENTS AND SUPERVISORS\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552834 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552835\" \u001411\tTRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552835 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552836\" \u001412\tLOCATION AND VENUES\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552836 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552837\" \u001413\tEXTERNAL PROVIDERS\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552837 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552838\" \u001414\tINSURANCE COVER FOR EXTERNAL PROVIDERS\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552838 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552839\" \u001415\tEMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552839 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552840\" \u001416\tDETAILED COSTING OF EXCURSION\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552840 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552841\" \u001417\tINFORMATION TO PARENT/CARER/GUARDIAN FOR THEIR CONSENT\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552841 \\h \u00149\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552842\" \u001418\tRECORD KEEPING\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552842 \\h \u00149\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552843\" \u0014LOCAL AREA EXCURSION TEMPLATES\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552843 \\h \u001410\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552844\" \u0014TEMPLATE 1: LOCAL AREA EXCURSION: PROPOSAL FOR LOCAL AREA EXCURSION\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552844 \\h \u001411\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552845\" \u0014TEMPLATE 2: LOCAL AREA EXCURSION: INFORMATION AND CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE: INSTRUCTIONS\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552845 \\h \u001416\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552846\" \u0014TEMPLATE 3: LOCAL AREA EXCURSION: PARENT/GUARDIAN/CARER EXCURSION INFORMATION AND CONSENT\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552846 \\h \u001417\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552847\" \u0014LOCAL AREA EXCURSION: PARENT/GUARDIAN/CARER CONSENT FORM\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552847 \\h \u001418\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552848\" \u0014TEMPLATE 4: LOCAL AREA EXCURSION: STUDENTS WHO ARE OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE INFORMATION AND CONSENT\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552848 \\h \u001420\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552849\" \u0014LOCAL AREA EXCURSION: STUDENTS WHO ARE OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE: CONSENT FORM\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552849 \\h \u001422\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552850\" \u0014TEMPLATE 5: LOCAL AREA EXCURSION: WATER BASED OR SWIMMING ACTIVITIES ADVICE CONSENT\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552850 \\h \u001424\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc22552851\" \u0014TEMPLATE 6: LOCAL AREA EXCURSION: STUDENTS WHO ARE OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE: WATER BASED OR SWIMMING ACTIVITIES ADVICE CONSENT\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc22552851 \\h \u001426\u0015\u0015\n\u0015\u000fSECTION 1. LOCAL AREA EXCURSIONS\nLocal Area Excursions contains information for planning and preparing of documentation, required forms and letter templates and must be read in conjunction with the Excursions in Public Schools Procedures.\nLOCAL EXCURSION\nThe Principal is the Excursion Approval Authority for all local area excursions.\nRecurring excursions are regularly timetabled classes that occur offsite, and may be approved for the same group of students, through one Proposal for Local Area Excursion.  These can be prepared at the beginning of the year, semester or term, or at the commencement of a unit of study as relevant (e.g. walking to a local oval, activities such as Primary Extension and Challenge (PEAC) or weekly Outdoor Education and recreation activities). An updated list of excursion participants should be provided for e","cbCair4NYd7LQQpq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCair4NYd7LQQpq","docx",151643,28,"English","# Local Area Excursions\n## Local Excursion\n## Completing the Proposal for Excursion\n## Educational Purpose\n## Risk Assessment\n## Students’ Capacity and Health Care\n## Supervisory Team\n## Supervision Strategies\n## Identification of Excursion Participants\n## Communication Strategies\n## Briefing Students and Supervisors\n## Transport Arrangements\n## Location and Venues\n## External Providers\n## Insurance Cover for External Providers\n## Emergency Response Planning\n## Detailed Costing of Excursion\n## Information to Parent/Carer/Guardian for Consent\n## Record Keeping\n# Local Area Excursion Templates\n## Template 1: Proposal\n## Template 2: Information and Consent Instructions\n## Template 3: Parent/Guardian/Career Consent\n## Template 4: Over 18 Information and Consent\n## Template 5: Water-Based or Swimming Advice Consent\n## Template 6: Over 18 Water-Based or Swimming Advice Consent","[{\"question\":\"What qualifies as a Local Area Excursion for remote schools?\",\"answer\":\"Remote schools across the Northern Territory or across South Australian borders are considered to be Local Area Excursions when the excursion does not involve an overnight stay.\"},{\"question\":\"What must the Proposal for Local Area Excursion demonstrate?\",\"answer\":\"It must show how planned activities contribute to and/or enhance curriculum outcomes, and it must be completed with required details by the authorised excursion leader and checked by the Principal.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the risk assessment cover before excursion approval?\",\"answer\":\"It documents student numbers, age range, experience and behaviour; venue/site hazards and risks; transport methods; issues linked to excursion duration and possible weather events; and any relevant medical or behavioural conditions.\"}]","Local Area Excursions - Version 2.2 Final | DOCX",10]