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Health & Safety Planning

At NST we have long supported the concept that learning experiences outside of the classroom provide a highly valuable contribution to the education and development of young people.

In this section we’ve provided you with some useful information and links on the policies and guidance set out by Department for Children, Schools and Families, the Scottish Executive and your Local Education Authorities, plus details on how NST comply with the very latest guidelines to ensure safety for you and your students.

By choosing NST you are in full compliance with the DCSF (Formerly DfES) and Scottish Executive’s advice on the selection of a school tour operator.

In this section
  • Department for Children, Schools & Families Guidance
  • View the very latest DCSF guidance on educational visits plus details of the 2007 Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto.
  • Scottish Executive
  • NST provide travel for hundred of Scottish schools. Find out about the latest guidance from the Scottish Executive.
  • NST Safety Management
  • As pioneers in safety on educational visits, find out what NST do to ensure you meet the latest guidelines when selecting a school tour operator.
  • The School Travel Forum
  • NST is a founding member of the School Travel Forum (STF). Find out who the STF is and what they do.
  • Health Advice for Travellers
  • Useful health advice and information for groups travelling outside the UK, including form to apply for the EHIC which replaced the E111
  • Your Financial Protection
  • We protect you every step of the way. Check our financial bonding credentials here.

NST is a school travel company and offers school trips, educational visits and group travel to the Opal Coast, Paris, Calais, Boulogne, Le Touquet, Brittany, Normandy, French Alps, Disneyland Resort, Loire and Futuroscope in France, Berlin, Rhine and Moselle, Black Forest and Munich in Germany, Barcelona, Madrid, Andalucia and Cantabria in Spain, Rome, Florence, Venice, Bay of Naples, Lake Garda and Sicily in Italy, Noordwijk, Valkenburg and Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Brussels and Belgian Coast in Belgium, Warsaw and Krakow in Poland, Moscow & St Petersburg in Russia, New York, Washington DC and Los Angeles in the USA, China, India, Mexico, Egypt and Turkey

Primary school trips are available to London, Edinburgh and Glasgow, York and Scarborough, the Isle of Wight, Bournemouth, Llandudno and more. 

The air holidays & flights shown are ATOL Protected by the Civil Aviation Authority. Our ATOL number is 3606.

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