A survey by market research agency QA Research reveals that, while it is accepted school trips are a valuable educational experience, 56 per cent of those who organise them fear being sued and are worried about pupil discipline.
Last year the government launched the Learning Outside the Classroom manifesto to promote the benefits of school trips. But the new research, seen exclusively by CYP Now, reveals just 18 per cent of those surveyed are aware of the manifesto.
Report author Nick How said ministers need to do more to encourage school trips. "The government has done a lot in engaging providers but it hasn't taken the next step of promoting it to teachers," he said.
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