Risk Assessments

Adventure and outdoor activities can help to foster a spirit of adventure in which pupils can learn to work with others, coping with the unknown and so developing the ability to deal with changing circumstances and managing risk. Schools and parents are willing to accept a certain level of risk in order to secure these benefits, so long as they can be confident that the risk is worth taking and that it is being properly controlled. This cannot extend to the elimination of all risks or the establishment of standards that are so high as to reduce the potential benefits. The balance between challenge and safety is therefore an important consideration for us. The best facilities, environments and experiences are those that, through thoughtful design, management and maintenance, offer pupils the maximum developmental value while ensuring that their safety is effectively managed. This means that Rockley Adventure needs to identify, and make informed judgments about, the hazards to which pupils and Group Leaders are exposed. We then take steps to ensure that the risks are managed and controlled so far as is reasonably practicable while allowing the potential benefits to be delivered.

Rockley Adventure manages risk through three assessments:-

1 Generic Risk Assessment - the general risks applicable to all centres and activities

2 Site Specific Risk Assessment - particular risks associate with a particular centre &/or activity

3 Dynamic Risk Assessment - the risks at the time

In order to satisfy Group Leaders, Schools and LEAs we provide below our risk assessments:-

	Complete Risk Assessment Document - all centres & all activities

1	Centre Activities Risk Assessments
2	Off Site Activities Risk Assessments
3	Centre Specific Risk Assessments
	3.1 Rockley Point
	3.2 Poole Park
	3.3 La Reserve
	3.4 La Rive
	3.5 Mayotte
	3.6 AzuRivage
	3.7 Aravis
	3.8 Enefco House - Office & Accommodation
4	Away from Home Risk Assessments
5	Centre Accommodation Risk Assessments
6	Travel to & from Centres Risk Assessments
7	Maintenance Risk Assessments
8	Kitchen Risk Assessments
9	Driving Risk Assessments
10	Staffing Risk Assessments