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You need to make a risk assessment of the trip. For each of the difficult kids you need to assess if the trip is suitable for them. Can they cope with the 'normal' trip. If in your judgement they can't then what steps must you put in place to allow them to come. This could be perhaps taking a dedicated member of staff for each of the difficult kids. That will ensure their H&S and the H&S of the rest of the group. You must define what the duties of these extra staff are such as sitting with the kid on the bus. Holding the child's hand at all times etc or at particularly risky times such as crossing roads, on stairs, by water etc. You could also perhaps alter parts of the trip for those particular children. Take the risk assessment to your HT and tell him/her that the trip cannot go ahead unless these measures are taken. If he/she is willing to staff it then take the kids. If he/she is not willing to staff it them he/she can choose to exclude them from the trip. Under no circumstance take the kids if you don't feel safe. Cancel the trip if necessary. Your LEA employs advisors who can assist you in this. Ask your EVC for their contact number or email address. When we do trips (we are scondary) we put a clause into the letters to say that the school reserves the right to exclude pupils from trips if their general behaviour in school is deemed to present a risk to their H&S or the H&S of other on the trip. Good luck
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