Residential Visits entail additional requirements for supervision. Consideration has to be given to the following:
- Establishing ratios (taking into account the need to provide 24 hour responsibility)
- Gender of the accompanying staff
- Vetting accompanying adults
- Periods of remote supervision
Further information can be found on these points in Section 4.
Supervision during a Residential Visit will require a range of supervisory techniques. Heads of Establishment should ensure Visit Leaders have sufficient knowledge and experience to carry out the very varied role that Residential Visits demand.
The Visit Leader and accompanying staff should allow sufficient time in the planning stage to discuss the supervision arrangements. Consideration should be given to a supervision rota, with identified hand-over arrangements, to ensure that it is clear at all times who has supervisory responsibility. This should be co-ordinated by the Visit Leader.
