Evolve Advice - The Educational Visits Specialists
In line with current good practice in over 28,000 educational establishments, Hillingdon Council uses the robust web-based system 'EVOLVE' for the efficient planning, management, approval, and evaluation of educational visits. The EVOLVE Advice service ensures schools have access to competent advice for all matters related to educational visits. It includes direct access to advisers, signposting to relevant guidance, support with planning visits and approval of all overseas, residential and adventurous visits.
Hillingdon Council commissions EVOLVE Advice to provide community maintained schools with expert advice, guidance, training and support on all educational visits matters. Other schools can use EVOLVE Advice directly.
Hillingdon Council & EVOLVE Advice Guidance
2024 GUIDANCE EVOLVE & London Borough of Hillingdon (PDF, 1 MB)
National Guidance
Hillingdon Council and EVOLVE Advice adopt the OEAP's 'National Guidance' (NG) as the definitive source of educational visits guidance. Access this guidance at www.oeapng.info. National Guidance and The Department for Education recommend that schools use providers who hold the Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge as this shows that they meet nationally recognised standards.
Staff Training
EVOLVE offer training courses suitable for all school staff responsible for leading, planning or co-ordinating educational visits and other learning outside the classroom activities. All Educational Visits Co-ordinators (EVCs) in community maintained schools are required to undertake an approved EVC training course annually. Academies and independent schools are also recommended to undertake this training in line with current best practice. Other training providers are available. Visit the OEAP website to find out more.
EVC Register
The council use The EVC Register as a way of confirming valid EVC training has been completed. EVCs who have been trained by an OEAP course director can be listed on the EVC Register. Those who complete training with EVOLVE are automatically listed.
Emergencies
In the event of an emergency, visit staff should contact their school emergency numbers, alerting their senior management team. Schools and establishments should ensure that emergencies are included in their critical incident plans.
Contact EVOLVE Advice
Advice and Guidance for users: visit EVOLVE to access advice
EVOLVE System technical support: support@evolveadvice.co.uk
If you have any queries on EVOLVE Advice please contact education@hillingdon.gov.uk
