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CONTINUOUS EVALUATION / Planning School Excursions and Field Trips
CONTINUOUS EVALUATION

Planning School Excursions and Field Trips

Instructor
Teacher

Ms Myrna Thomas & Ms Gwen Pretorius

Last updated

08 Sep, 2025

About Course

Description:

This short learning programme (SLP) on 'Planning school excursions and field trips" aims to equip students with knowledge of child safety and care policies during off-site activities and skills to plan safe off-site activities by:
  • providing guidance and information to school leadership and SGBs / Boards of Directors, Heads of department, in-service teachers, as well as pre-service teachers, to ensure understanding of legal compliance in terms of liability, vicarious liability, and child protection and safeguarding of excursions and field trips; and
  • providing practical guidelines and checklists/forms for those planning school trips to ensure standards of delivery and compliance that ease the decision-making and approval by parents and school leadership.

Admission Requirements:

Matric certifcate / NQF level 4 qualification.

Course Curriculum

  • The role and value of school excursions and field trips: This unit unpacks the educational role of school excursions and fieldtrips as well as the definition of child protection and safeguarding. •Legal compliance in the context of off-campus learning experiences: Unpacking national legislation and regulations pertaining to child safety and care.
  • Legal considerations of the school: Looking at the roles and responsibilities of the different stakeholders (School principal, SBG, district office) and the planning process.
  • Analysis of case study: Students are required to apply the knowledge gained.

Your Instructors

Ms Myrna Thomas & Ms Gwen Pretorius

Ms Myrna Thomas & Ms Gwen Pretorius

Instructor

Course Dates

  • Enrollment Opens: Monday, 01 Sep 2025
  • Enrollment Closes: Friday, 31 Oct 2025
  • Course Starts: Monday, 03 Nov 2025
  • Course Ends: Sunday, 30 Nov 2025

Extra fees and levies for whole programmes

You will only need to pay for the modules you register for in each registration period, and those fees are payable upfront.

A registration fee and non-refundable ICT levy are also charged when you register for a programme.

For 2025, these charges amount to R1 150. (2025 pricing is subject to change.)

Note: Some programmes are exempt from these charges; this will be indicated during the registration process.

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R 2000.00*

*2025 pricing.

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This course includes:
Duration 20 hours
Focus Area Human well-being and education
Accredited No
NQF Level n/a
Mode of Delivery Scheduled delivery — asynchronous & synchronous
Skill Level Beginner
Start Date 11/3/2025