Good Practice Guidelines

Good Practice Guidelines

Good Practice Guidelines (GPGs) have been developed for a variety of organised outdoor activities. These guidelines are particularly useful for schools, especially when planning outdoor activities commonly included in Education Outside the Classroom (EOTC) programmes. They help align school procedures and systems with widely accepted good practices. 

Good practice guidelines for non-adventure activities

Good Practice Guidelines (GPGs) are for organised outdoor activities that aren’t currently covered by the Adventure Activities Regulations or the associated Activity Safety Guidelines (ASGs).

General guidance for organised outdoor activities

General Guidance for Organised Outdoor Activities covers all activity types and gives an overview of common safety considerations.

Overarching risk management guidance

Overarching Risk Management Guidance (v2) shows how the risk ratings for each GPG and activity planning template were created.

Use it to ensure you understand how the GPGs and activity planning templates should be used.

Driving - guidelines and checklists

Driving Good Practice Guideline (v1) provides guidance for driving to and from activities, as well as checklists for before, during, and after a trip.

Emergency communication

Emergency communication for remote activity providers

Accessibility and Inclusion in outdoor education and recreation guidance

Accessibility and Inclusion in Outdoor Education and Recreation Guide

Increasing Participation of Muslim Women and Girls

Increasing Participation of Muslim Women and Girls

Activity Good Practice Guidelines (GPGs) and Activity Planning Templates

These documents are designed to be used together.

Activity Good Practice Guidelines give an overview of safety considerations for specific outdoor activities or sets of activities while activity planning templates are an editable document that can support you to create a risk assessment and supervision form for the activity.