re - horrendous school trip!

marisco_2

I remember reading your original thread about this trip and thinking at the time how badly organised and managed it was. A number of situations that occurred during the day sounded really bad.

I think as the parents of a child attending the school, any raising of concerns over what happened needs to come from your daughter or son in law. It doesn't matter that they weren't there, you are a grown adult able to relay back to them what went on.

The last thing you want is for this not be addressed and for future school trips to be handled in such a lax and haphazard fashion. Next time there may be an incident where a child gets hurt.

meritaten

geoffky - the outcome I want is that next time the school organises a 'trip' - the unaccompanied children get looked after properly. they weren't! they went off to play with friends who were with mums/dads/grandparents and the staff had a nice little picnic on the beach. and I was about 15 foot from the teachers and the only time any of them moved was to take pics for the school website.

alias*alibi

Just to let you know the correct route for school complaints is head teacher first, then chair of governors if not satisfied with HT response then Secretary of State for education if not satisfied with COG response. I work in LA complaints...

marisco_2

That shouldn't have happened meritaten. Each adult on the trip should have had a certain number of children allocated to them to oversee and look after for the day. It is the responsibility of each adult to closely monitor and supervise those children in their care at all times.

duchy

I'd hope the outcome is that the children are in future supervised properly and that potential harm to children on future trips is avoided.

Meri -I can't think of any reason why a toddler would be there-but is it possible the children who appeared to be playing with their friends who were with their parents were actually allocated to those parents ?

In your shoes I would be making an appointment with the head to say you were concerned at how certain things *appeared* . If you're good enough to be accompanying and supervising a student -you're entitled to ask questions.

Mojisola

duchy wrote: »

In your shoes I would be making an appointment with the head to say you were concerned at how certain things *appeared* . If you're good enough to be accompanying and supervising a student -you're entitled to ask questions.

And I would ask about how much preparation was done. The fact that the group turned up at the wrong garden centre suggests that the trip wasn't properly planned and that no reccie was done in advance.

meritaten

can I make it plain that the children accompanied by parents/grandparents were not 'allocated' any unaccompanied children? as far as I know - I will ask about that but DIL thought they were supposed to be in the care of the teachers. that is what she was told when her shift was changed and she hadn't asked if I could take GS. she was told he would be ok with the staff as so many parents etc were going.

Bennifred

Meritaten - I know you feel awkward about raising the subject with the school but, having experienced what you did, would you feel comfortable about one of your grandchildren going on a school trip in the future without an adult family member? I wouldn't.
The parents of the unaccompanied children have no idea that their children were being put at risk - you do. Raising a concern with the Head now could save problems in the future. You have nothing to fear or lose by writing a factual letter to the Head, and asking what action will be taken to address the matter.

Dunroamin

A bit OT but I was thinking, when parents/grandparents go on a school trip, do they have to have a CRB first? I'm not familiar with school trips when parents go so I just wondered.

Mojisola

marisco wrote: »

Each adult on the trip should have had a certain number of children allocated to them to oversee and look after for the day. It is the responsibility of each adult to closely monitor and supervise those children in their care at all times.

This is how it's always been done on any trips our schools organised.

I'm shocked that the teachers seemed to think they were on a day out for themselves!