Case Study

You are taking a group of children aged 5 years to the park. You will be walking there and having a picnic. You are going to hold a meeting with the children before you go to talk about health & safety.

1. What risks might the children encounter while on the trip and what will you ask the children to do to minimise the risks (i.e. they must always hold the hand of an adult when walking to the park
2. What risks will you allow the children to take so that they can be challenged to attempt new physical skills?
3. How will you encourage staff to balance the child’s need for challenge with the potential risk of them harming themselves?

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