Compliance
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Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge
Throughout 2009 we are undergoing an independent assessment under the Expedition Providers Association Code of Practice to be awarded the Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge for running overseas expeditions, accredited by the Department for Children Schools and Families.
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Expedition Providers Association
As members of the Expedition Providers Association and the Young Explorers Trust, we are required to adhere to a set of guidelines governing adventurous overseas trips.
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Qualifications
All Schools Worldwide staff involved with the planning of itineraries have been trained in the OCR Level 3 Certificate in Off-site Safety Management.
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DfES
The trips we develop follow the guidelines of the three-part Practical Guide for Health & Safety of Pupils on Educational Visits, by the DfES
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ATOL
Schools Worldwide is part of a fully bonded and licensed travel agent and tour operator, who hold an Air Travel Organisers' Licence (ATOL) granted by the Civil Aviation Authority to protect your money should we go out of business. We are also an accredited IATA agent, allowing us to issue scheduled flight tickets ourselves and a member of AITO, an association of independently minded companies specialising in particular areas or types of holiday and sharing a common dedication to high standards of quality and personal service.
OTHER SAFETY INFORMATION