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NST Safety Management

Travel with the industry leaders!

NST has been operating residential visits for schools and colleges since 1967 and has amassed a enormous amount of knowledge and experience about safety over these 40 years.

NST are a founding member of the School Travel Forum and have been instrumental in working with the government and industry leaders on advancing safety as an integral part of educational travel.

We recognise that the safety of our groups is the single most important responsibility we have and by choosing NST, you are making an important step in helping ensure the focus on safety remains paramount. When you book with NST you will be selecting a school travel company that operates in full compliance with both the DCSF (Formerly DfES) and Scottish Executive’s advice on the selection of a school tour operator.

In this section
  • NST Safety Management System
  • NST were pioneers in safety on school travel and have operated a Safety Management System (SMS) since 1994. Full details on what’s covered in our SMS are included in this section.
  • Risk Assessment and Safety Education
  • Risk assessment and Safety Education plays a vitally important part in the planning and organisation on any educational visit and is one area we are asked about frequently by our group leaders, especially those organising a visit for the first time. To help you understand more about teacher obligations and how you can more effectively manage group safety on your next educational visit, read our ‘You. Your group. Your group's safety’ document for teachers.
  • Pre-Tour Safety
  • The most effective way top ensure a safe and trouble free visit is to prepare thoroughly. Our pre-tour safety guide provides useful information we believe will assist you in planning and preparation.
  • Safety on Activities
  • NST own and operate two residential activity centres, both of which are fully approved by the British Activity Holiday Association (BAHA) which operates a strict code of practice for all members.

NST is a school travel company and offers school trips, tours, educational visits and school 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. Also specialist in French Language, History, WW1 & Battlefield Visits, Geography Visits, English and Drama Trips, Music Tours and much much more.

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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