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Our entry level package for schools who need support & guidance to ensure their school trips are compliant.
Our 3 year package saves schools money and offers a supportive partnership for the duration of our contract.
This provides additional functionality and premium features on EVOVLE which further assist schools and colleges in the operational management of all opportunities for learning outside the classroom.
Our advisors have extensive backgrounds in education, outdoor learning, and industry standards.
Our team actively works in school and residential settings, understanding the unique challenges schools face.
Our staff are accredited trainers for nationally approved qualifications, quality badge assessors and members of the Outdoor Education Advisers Panel.
Edsential’s team of advisers are fully qualified members of the Outdoor Education Advisers Panel (OEAP), the leading body for outdoor learning and educational visit guidance in England and Wales, endorsed by the HSE and DfE. Our advisers bring extensive experience in education, outdoor activities, and industry, ensuring all guidance and training is independent, up-to-date, and high-quality.
As leaders in the field, Edsential chairs the North West OEAP and employs accredited trainers for nationally recognised qualifications. Our team includes experienced primary and secondary school teachers with hands-on experience in residential centres and educational programmes both in the UK and overseas.
Using the EVOLVE software system - a one-stop shop for all your educational visit needs. This enables schools to demonstrate good practice and compliance with regulatory standards for learning outside the classroom activities.<br />
Edsential's LOTC Advisory Service ensures that all advice, guidance, and training exceed statutory requirements and best practices for risk management and training. Trust us to make your educational visits safe, successful, and enriching.<br />
I’ve forgotten my username
Your username is usually your first and surname with no space, if that doesn’t work ask your EVC
I’ve forgotten my password
If your email was registered, click forgotten my password and it will be emailed to you. When you have logged back in go to your Person icon on my profile and add your email address. Any problems contact your EVC they will be able to reset your password.
How can I change the date of my visit?
Go to the visit form, press the orange pencil and you will be able to add extra dates.
How can add more dates to the form?
Go to the visit form, press the orange pencil and you will be able to add extra dates.
I’m having problems accessing my Risk Assessment
I’m having problems accessing my Risk Assessment
New Staff Members to add?
Only EVC’s and Head’s can add staff. Go to your home page, then press the dashboard button, under the Staff tab you will all your staff listed, you can add staff by pressing blue plus button, make alterations by the orange pencil button. There are also tabs for Volunteers.
External Provider Form, what is this?
An External Provider form is only to be used if you are using a provider that do not hold an LOtC Quality Badge.
What is an ALF?
If your own school staff are running an Adventurous Activity, Evolve will ask what relevant qualifications and experience that member of staff have to deliver the activity, please complete.
I need to add a new student list
You need to delete your old students before new students from Sims. uploading
I cannot seem to approve my visit?
Go to the bottom of the visit form and you will see grey buttons saying Approve, Return, Process and Delete. Please press Approve and the system will ask you 5 questions once you have answered them it will ask you for your pin number. Your visit must have been approved by your EVC first before you can approve.
Do I have to do Educational Visit Co-ordinator (EVC) training
Do I have to do Educational Visit Co-ordinator (EVC) training
How often do I need to update my EVC training?
EVC training needs to be updated every 3 years
Do school staff have to do Visit Leader training?
Visit leader training is mandatory in Halton and highly recommended in Wirral West Cheshire and Cheshire East. National guidance advises for staff leading visits to undergo Visit Leader training
When do I have to submit Evolve forms?
For any residential or adventurous activity we require forms to be submitted 20 days in advance
We apologise for the recent changes on EVOLVE, we hope that going forward there won’t be too many more!! The changes have happened to ensure that schools provide the necessary information reducing the number of forms being returned.
EVOLVE Log in http://evolve.edufocus.co.uk/evco10/unknown.asp
Outdoor Education Advisor Panel OEAP national Guidance https://oeapng.info/downloads/all-documents/
Learning Outside the Classroom http://www.lotc.org.uk/
Counter Terrorism Advice https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/national-counter-terrorism-security-office
Foreign travel advice https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice
Health and Safety of Schools on Educational Visits (HASPEV) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-and-safety-advice-for-schools
