Party Leader Information

If you are organising your first school ski trip away with your pupils and looking for advice, or if you are an experienced party leader, the following information can help answer many of the questions that you may face when organising a school ski trip.

Firstly, there is an outline of the steps that we undertake to ensure the safety of each and every pupil on our ski trips. This is followed by relevant links to other governmental bodies as well as some external sources of advice and information.

If there are still some matters that you need more information on, then please feel free to contact us.

Overview and Summary
Our school ski tours are full of fun and exciting activities besides the opportunity to ski in some of the most exhilarating ski areas in Europe and North America. However, please be assured our priority is your group's safety at every stage of the trip.

We can offer our knowledge and assistance to all party leaders with the somewhat daunting process of getting your school ski trip approved by your local authority. This can range from assistance with providing tools that could assist you in how to complete your individual risk assessments, local authority forms or things you should be aware of when taking a school group overseas. Be assured that you are in the right place where safety is concerned!

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We are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of safety and training for you to be a great party leader.

Planning Your Trip
Download the "Health and safety of pupils on educational visits" HASPEV planning document designed to help party leaders with the planning of a school trip.

Safety Management System (SMS)
We assess each component of a tour individually, not only the adventure factor but how the risks can be effectively managed, so as not to remove the original experience, but to be as safe as possible. more...

Travel Insurance
If you have booked insurance with us, you are covered by our partners, Fogg Travel Insurance.See below for important document downloads:

Insurance policy
Key Facts
Organiser's Letter

For more information on the policy or to make a claim, please click through to their website for more details.

School Travel Forum (STF) and Quality Badge Certified
SkiBound is a full member of the STF and a proud bearer of the Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) – Quality Badge Scheme. more...

24 Hour Support
SkiBound groups have direct access to the TUI Travel Group 24 hour duty office. more...

Help with Risk Assessments
For advice and assistance on Risk Assessments more...

Transport
All air, rail and sea transportation provided as part of a tour complies with regulations set down by the appropriate regulatory body. more...

Accommodation
Tour safety is our prime concern at SkiBound. We use an effective auditing process to manage all of the accommodation we feature within our programme and use the advanced Federation of Tour Operators (FTO) preferred code of practice. more...

Ski Lessons, Equipment and Representatives
All our in-resort reps are securely vetted, interviewed and trained to a high standard to allow your tour to run as smoothly as possible. more...

Excursions
We take all reasonable steps to ensure risks are effectively managed during any excursion or activity featured within our itineraries. more...

Sun Safety
Guidelines issued by NHS direct. more...

Sustainable Tourism
We recognise our responsibility as a school tour operator and consider the environment, economy and cultures of our destinations of paramount importance. more...