General secretary Chris Keates said his members should abandon outings because society was becoming “increasingly litigious”. So great are the concerns that staff at Airyhall Primary in Aberdeen cancelled a residential break to Perthshire to mark pupils’ final year. The treat, which had become a school tradition, included physical activities such as mountain biking, kayaking and orienteering at the Dalguise Centre near Dunkeld. And in Derby education chiefs advised schools not to take children to sunny places in case they get skin cancer. Daily Mirror 28/2/05.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
No outings for schools
TEACHER’S union NASUWT sparked fury when it called for a ban on school trips. 
General secretary Chris Keates said his members should abandon outings because society was becoming “increasingly litigious”. So great are the concerns that staff at Airyhall Primary in Aberdeen cancelled a residential break to Perthshire to mark pupils’ final year. The treat, which had become a school tradition, included physical activities such as mountain biking, kayaking and orienteering at the Dalguise Centre near Dunkeld. And in Derby education chiefs advised schools not to take children to sunny places in case they get skin cancer. Daily Mirror 28/2/05.
General secretary Chris Keates said his members should abandon outings because society was becoming “increasingly litigious”. So great are the concerns that staff at Airyhall Primary in Aberdeen cancelled a residential break to Perthshire to mark pupils’ final year. The treat, which had become a school tradition, included physical activities such as mountain biking, kayaking and orienteering at the Dalguise Centre near Dunkeld. And in Derby education chiefs advised schools not to take children to sunny places in case they get skin cancer. Daily Mirror 28/2/05.
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