FOI Request - School Trips

Request 101003648340

1.  The text of any policy in your local authority area relating to the availability of school trips

2.  The maximum limit on parent contributions to the funding of school trips in your local authority area (if any)

3.  The amount of ring-fenced funding that is available in your local authority area for which schools can apply to cover school trips (if any)

4.  The number of school trips authorised in your local authority area over the last five financial years, broken down by primary and secondary

Response 23-10-2024

1. “Extract from Moray Council Policy and Additional Guidance for Off-Site Excursions”
Moray Council recognises the value of children and young people enjoying positive learning and play experiences in a wide variety of settings from museums to natural spaces, to adventure activities and residential experiences. Moray Council supports and encourages the use of well-planned excursions and activities by its establishments and services to enable children and young people to learn from these experiences. Moray Council has adopted the Scottish Government’s ‘Going Out There’ framework as its main policy document for advice and guidance on outdoor learning. The framework covers best practice for planning, delivery and management of excursions and outdoor learning, including adventurous activities. This document provides additional specific guidance on Moray Council’s policy, structure and processes. The framework adopts a low bureaucracy, enabling approach to outdoor experience and off-site visits. This is in line with Moray Council’s vision to simplify administration to enable schools and other establishments to take advantage of the benefits of outdoor learning. Heads of Establishments are to ensure that ‘Going Out There’ and this document are freely available to their Staff and Volunteers involved in off-site activities.

2. Nil. Schools assist with cost where applicable to aid inclusion in school trips.

3. Nil

4. Primary – 5625  between 2019/20 and 2023/24, no visits took place during the period when Covid restrictions were in place.
Secondary – 3170 between 2019/20 and 2023/24, no visits took place during the period when Covid restrictions were in place.