Mike Hall MP

Labour Party | Weaver Vale

More school trips for pupils.

Mike Hall the Member of Parliament for Weaver Vale was pleased with the new guidance regarding school trips.

He said:-

“We should never let a fear of a compensation culture prevent pupils from learning outside the classroom.  We need to help parents and teachers find the right balance between protecting our children and allowing them the freedom to develop and enjoy childhood.

“So I support new guidance and measures announced this week which will make it easier to take pupils on schools trips, with less bureaucracy and more popular destinations.  

“I believe that learning outside the classroom helps pupils understand their subjects better and increases their self- confidence. School trips also help young people explore and learn about risk and how to manage it.

“The new guidance awards ‘quality badges’ to organisations that run high-quality and safe destinations for schools visits, helping to ease the burden on teachers of assessing places for visits.

“I hope that by making it easier for teachers to take their students outside the classroom we will help a generation of pupils develop their independence and raise their attainment.”