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Excursion policy

Laddsworth Primary SchoolRef: https://laddsworth.co.za/our-school/policies/excursion-policy

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Source domain: laddsworth.co.za

Collected on 30 July 2026

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What this means

This document is the “Excursion policy” for Laddsworth Primary School. It states that touring and hosting tours have educational value and form part of the school’s extra-curricular programme, including sports and cultural tours. It sets requirements for staff leadership and supervision ratios, requires discussion of tour leadership with the principal, and references a separate policy document (“Guidelines for staff in charge of a tour”). It also explains funding responsibilities: parents meet tour costs, staff supervising tours do not pay costs (their expenses are budgeted), the school may assist pupils who cannot contribute fully, mini-tours should be self-supporting, and the school covers expenses for hosting tours.

Facts

Reference

https://laddsworth.co.za/our-school/policies/excursion-policy

Key Takeaways

  • Document title: Excursion policy
  • Applies to: Laddsworth Primary School tours/excursions
  • Tour leadership only if experienced/competent staff are available
  • Proposal for staff to lead a tour must be discussed with the principal
  • Rule of thumb: two members of staff accompany a tour
  • Supervision guideline: minimum of one teacher per 30 students (excluding tour leader) for large groups
  • Staff leaders must be familiar with: “Guidelines for staff in charge of a tour”
  • Sport tours undertaken by first teams; under-age teams generally not permitted
  • Tournament invitations considered ad hoc by senior management team
  • Funding: parents responsible for costs of their child; staff supervising not required to meet costs
  • Staff expenses must be provided for in the tour budget
  • School assistance provision for pupils whose families cannot contribute full cost
  • Mini-tours (weekend/overnight) and recreational expeditions should be self-supporting; not subsidized
  • Hosting tours expenses are met by the school
  • Laddsworth Primary School
  • Principal
  • Senior management team
  • Guidelines for staff in charge of a tour