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Museum/Educational Visit Risk Assessment
Create a professional, comprehensive risk assessment for museum/educational visit in school & education settings. Tailor hazards and measures to your needs and download a professional PDF. Add your own branding.
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What this covers.
This template focuses on typical risks and controls for museum/educational visit in school & education settings. You can add, remove or adapt items to match your context.
Potential benefits
Brings history, science, and arts to life with authentic artefacts.
Motivates further research and project based learning.
Supports inclusive learning with multisensory exhibits.
Enhances cultural capital and curiosity beyond the classroom.
Strengthens note taking, sketching, and question framing.
Typical hazards & measures
Supervision lapses / lost pupils
— Maintain required ratios. Assign a lead and tail adult per group, use buddy systems, headcount on arrival, gallery changes, and departure. Share a missing child plan with museum staff and agree a secure meeting point.
Evacuation confusion in case of fire or incidents
— Review the museum fire plan on arrival. Assign staff to specific exits. Practise call-and-response during drills. Use radios or mobiles for coordination. Confirm alarms are audible throughout galleries and assembly points accessible.
First-aid or medical incidents
— Identify museum first-aid stations and contacts. Ensure at least one group adult is first-aid trained. Carry medical plans for pupils, spare inhalers/EpiPens, and emergency contact sheets. Position adults strategically in each gallery.
Pushy crowds leading to jostling or anxiety
— Visit during quieter times. Use pre-agreed safe zones, assign adults to high-traffic areas, and stagger class movement. Teach children calm walking and "group pause" cues to prevent panic.
Inadequate briefing / behaviour expectations
— Provide pre-visit briefing in class and a refresher on arrival. Emphasise respect for exhibits, staff, and other visitors. Display clear signage in galleries and place staff at points of interest to manage excitement and volume levels.
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