Opportunities like that seldom arise in the classroom. They do during residentials, school trips and adventure activities, which is why these are an important part of education. Citing such benefits, the Government has already said it wants every young person to get the chance to go on a summer camp or residential at least once during their high schooling.
But it is getting harder to find people willing to look after or supervise children or young people in such situations. Last week the teaching union NASUWT reiterated its advice to members not to go on school trips, citing cases where teachers have lost their jobs or even gone to jail because of alleged misjudgment or negligence that resulted in accidents. The union talks of "an increasingly litigious society which no longer appears to accept the concept of a genuine accident".
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