NST’s Pioneering Safety Management System

Group leaders using NST have had the reassurance of our pioneering Safety Management System since 1994. Our SMS was developed with and continues to be annually verified by leading expert Health and Safety organisations and exactly matches the DfES and Scottish Executive’s recommendations:

For Your Protection our SMS covers:

• 24 hr Emergency Cover
• Accommodation
• Transport
• Excursions
• Leader’s Inspection Visits
• Pre-Tour Safety Guide
• Training
• Expert external auditing
• Risk Assessment Advice

Added Assurance on Safety for Teachers using NST

As a founding member of the new School Travel Forum (STF), we are pleased to be able to offer you the added peace of mind our new status as an Assured Member provides:

The STF initiative is welcomed by the Outdoor Education Advisors Panel (OEAP) and the DfES. It has the support of the SHA, NAHT, ATL, NUT, PAT and NASUWT which advise members wishing to organise school trips to use companies that have this type of scheme.

DfES & Scottish Executive Compliance

NST’s Safety Management System fully complies with the DfES and Scottish Executive criteria for the selection of school travel companies. For more information on DfES and Scottish Excutive guidelines, please click on the links below.

DfES: Health & Safety on Educational Visits

DfES: Health & Safety – Responsibilities and Powers

Scottish Executive: Health & Safety on Educational Excursions

Important Note

Whilst these guidelines only technically cover state schools in England and Scotland, the advice given and the information regarding NST's Safety Management System will undoubtedly be of interest to any school or college in the UK which undertakes educational visits, in the interest of establishing best practice.