Risk Management

The benefits of outdoor learning and play far outweigh the risks. As an organisation, Learning through Landscapes is committed to children being able to experience challenging play and learning activities in the day-to-day environment of their school or nursery grounds. We believe all schools and early years settings should seek to take a balanced and proportionate approach to risk management.

Beach, Shoreline and Water Edge Risk Assessment

Any activity (play, learning, training and meeting) that LTL staff undertake with children or adults that uses a beach, shoreline or waters edge at the...

Urban Environment Risk Assessment

Any activity (play, learning, training and meeting) that LtL staff undertake with children or adults that uses: • Public squares, pedestrian areas, shopping areas, pavements...

Woodland & Forest Risk Assessment

Any activity (play, learning, training and meeting) that LtL staff undertake with children or adults that uses a public or private copse, woodland (formal and...

Park and Parkland Risk Assessment

A standard park or parkland with flat or undulating ground, scattered trees, bushes and planting in open grass (mown and un-maintained). Large gardens. Botanical gardens...

Playground Tour & Venues Risk Assessment

Travelling on bus, minibus or car between school sites or learning venues such as parks and public woods. Embarking and disembarking transport; entering outside playground...

Outdoor Learning Training Event Risk Assessment

A day with adults or children, leading, facilitating or encouraging play or learning in any outdoor setting. Usual settings include school playgrounds, public spaces, playgrounds...

Indoor Training Event Risk Assessment

Our usual training and meeting venues are designed for public access. Typical venues are schools, training and conference venues, hotels, council and private offices or...

Construction Site Risk Assessment

This Risk Benefit Assessment covers the construction phase of a school playground or element of school playground. It does NOT cover the construction. This RBA...

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Our Risk Management System

Above are the Risk Benefit Assessments that we use. They are intended to cover our activities – including play and outdoor learning in schools and early years settings. Our Risk Benefit Assessments are designed to ‘stack’ – any given activity may require a Generic Location, a Generic Activity and possibly a Specific Activity. Specific Activities are ones that pose increased risk potential and require an increased level of control measures, group engagement and staff skills. The implementation of these is supported by our well qualified and experienced staff, our monitoring by LtL Management and an all staff feedback system. This leads to continual improvement and a high level of engagement by all staff, something we value deeply alongside the paperwork side of risk management.