The Ministry of Education provides a wide range of information and guidance related or relevant to Education Outside the Classroom, including:

• EOTC Guidelines 2016 – Bringing the Curriculum Alive
• Fees, charges and donations at school
• Health and Safety responsibilites for schools
• Child Protection in school

Police Vetting information, forms, and a guide to completing the consent forms, which covers Police vetting considerations in relation to employment, contractors, children's workers, parents, and volunteers.

Information for schools, education providers and clubs

This information provides details of schools exemption for the Adventure Activity Regulations.

What events need to be notified?

Worksafe must be notified when certain work-related events (notifiable events) happen. This guide provides information about what a notifiable event is and what needs to happen after one has occurred.

Worktime and logbook requirements for commercial drivers

This information is referenced in relation to driver hours and length of drivers working day in the EOTC Guidelines 2016, P39, Para 149.

Provides information on Safety Checking, Core Worker Exemptions, and Child Protection Policies.

Codes of practice and impact codes for a range of outdoor environments

Know before you go

Land Safety Code

Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa, provides leadership on outdoor access issues and administers a national strategy on outdoor access, including tracks and trails. Check their Mapping information, also the Knowledge Base and Education Resources.

MSC produces excellent resources and other specific land-based safety information. The website is full of resources and insights, including a great tool called Plan My Walk, the Outdoor Safety Code, and a growing repository of Educational video resources.

Activity-specific good practice information, including Activity Safety Guidelines (ASGs) and Good Practice Guidelines (GPGs).