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Recorded Webinar: Happy Campers? Student Safety Risks in Offsite Activities

Outdoor education has wonderful benefits for students but also carries risks of safety, particularly when it comes to offsite activities such as bushwalking, swimming and water activities, and overseas trips. Recent coronial inquests have shone a light on school failures in these
PRESENTED BY David Ford Partner - Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers , Sydney

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About the Webinar

Outdoor education has wonderful benefits for students but also carries risks of safety, particularly when it comes to offsite activities such as bushwalking, swimming and water activities, and overseas trips. Recent coronial inquests have shone a light on school failures in these situations. This session will provide a guide to best practice preparation for managing outdoor activities and overseas trips involving students, including:

  • The duty of care and legislative work safe obligations of schools and their third-party providers
  • Key steps in undertaking a risk assessment for student participation in outdoor and offsite activities
  • Coroner’s findings in student death cases - school failures exposed including untrained staff
  • Building crisis and emergency responses into risk management planning
  • Assessment of external providers, safety management and relevant contractual protections
  • Liability of the school board/directors
  • Establishing adequate policies and procedures including adoption of outdoor education guidelines from the State education department.

Presented By

David Ford
Partner, Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers Sydney, NSW

David Ford is a partner at Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers. He practises mainly in commercial and education law. He has advised educational institutions throughout Australia for over 35 years.  David is:

  • A member of the Australia and New Zealand Education Law Association and a past
  • President of its NSW Chapter.
  • A member of the English, American and South African Education Law Associations.
  • A member of the Australasian Association of Workplace Investigators.
  • A member of the Editorial Board of the CCH School Principals Legal Guide.
  • The editor of Education Law Notes, which keep schools throughout Australia up-to-date with education law developments.
  • A reviewer for the International Journal of Law and Education.
  • A former Chair of the Council of MLC School, Sydney

David has presented at conferences in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Belgium, the Czech Republic, New Zealand and throughout Australia, and published numerous papers on topics as varied as school governance, the principal/board relationship, enrolment procedures and conditions; student rights; teachers’ liability; investigations; risk management; teachers, school counsellors and confidentiality; bullying (including cyber bullying); outdoor education; sport; multiculturalism in education; disability, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination; discipline; and child protection.

Who Should Attend?

This webinar is suitable for senior leaders and board members from independent schools, around Australia, along with their advisors. This webinar is for practitioners with some knowledge in this area and looking to improve their knowledge.

CPD Information

This webinar has been designed to run for 1 hour, however, webinar lengths can vary depending on the level of questions and discussion.

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Enquiries/Assistance

If you need assistance or have an enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact our Webinar Coordinator, Lisa Tran on (03) 8601 7709 or email: [email protected]

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