Please note that this event consists of three separate sessions, held over three consecutive weeks.
In this unique series of professional development sessions, Chris Hoare will run through the entire trip running process, from choosing a location to selecting providers and give practical advice and tips on how to go about planning and leading an international visit in secondary schools.
With over 10 years experience running international trips and as a trained expedition leader, Chris will share his experiences and expertise to ensure teachers have the knowledge and understanding to deliver safe and impactful international educational visits. As an added bonus, following the three sessions there will also be an opportunity for delegates to meet online with Chris individually as part of a mentorship programme, where he will be able to advise on your trip planning process on a individual level.
When booking onto this event, delegates are committing to attend all of the following sessions which make up the entirety of the course, spread over three weeks:
- Planning international trips: where to start (18 March 2025).
- Choosing your provider and organising the visit (25 March 2025).
- Before, during and after: delivering your international visit (1 April 2025).
Planning international trips: where to start
Tuesday 18 March 2025 from 4.30pm–6.00pm.
In this first session Chris will discuss how to go about beginning the process of organising an international trip. What is involved, what you need to consider and think about. This will include what necessary paperwork and documentation you may have or need and how to link this to your curriculum and schemes of work to ensure educational value and impact.
Choosing your provider and organising the visit
Tuesday 25 March 2025 from 4.30pm-6.00pm.
Choosing your provider is one of the most important aspects of delivering a safe, secure and successful international visit. In this session Chris will explain how to choose your provider, what to look for, what questions to ask and what accreditations to ensure the provider has to protect you, your students and your school.
Before, during and after: delivering your international visit
Tuesday 1 April 2025 4.30pm–6.00pm.
Delivering the visit is not the end of the work, this is where the work really begins. This session will give practical tips and advice on how to plan for every eventuality for your entire trip and visit. From risk assessing, to emergency contacts to dealing with parents. Chris will share his tips and experience when leading or managing international visits.
Please note that this event will not be recorded. The online mentoring programme taking place after the sessions have concluded will be discussed during the final session on April 1 2025.
Please note that while Chris will be providing support and guidance, responsibility for any trip planned remains with the school and they will be responsible for ensuring all health and safety and safeguarding briefs are met. The Society or Chris will not be in any way involved in the ‘sign off’ of international trips and are not responsible for the activities or quality of any providers chosen subsequently to these sessions.
About the speaker
Chris Hoare is currently Assistant Headteacher Teaching and Learning at Markham College, Lima, Peru, but has also worked as Head of Humanities and Educational Visits coordinator in Dubai, and has taught Geography internationally for over 4 years since leaving the UK in 2019. He is also a Fellow of the Society and has been an assessor for the RGS-IBG Scholarship programme. Chris has also been an educational consultant for Camps International and is a trained Expedition Leader and has taken students on expeditions across the globe.
Booking information
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