Groups must have the following leader to group member ratios to participate in activities with Wimbledon’s Learning Programme.

For children in primary education, 1 supervising adult for every 5 children;
For students in secondary/further education, 1 supervising adult for every 10 students;
For students in higher education, 1 supervising adult per group of 35 students.
For community groups, the ratios will be determined by the age of the participants.

The Learning Programme reserve the right to refuse admission to groups who are not considered to have sufficient adult supervision according to the above ratios, regardless of what another institution may require.

The above guidelines make it clear that higher ratios may be appropriate in particular cases, such as for higher risk activities. Please refer to the following for further information:

National Guidance is referred to in the Department for Education (DfE)’s Health and Safety on Educational Visits guidance and the Welsh Government’s Educational Visits and Outdoor Learning guidance.
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)’s School Trips guidance provides a link to National Guidance
The National Education Union (NEU) provides guidance on class sizes and advises schools to consider children’s emotional, behavioural and special needs when determining staff to child ratios along with guidance for SEND and Alternative Provision Schools
NSPCC providing usual information on adult to child ratios for working with children.