How are the schools selected and are there any protocols?
The schools you visit will be carefully selected to focus on the main objectives your group has chosen. Please be aware that you will find a range of practice represented. In some areas you might consider them to be further ahead than where your school’s practice currently is, and in others perhaps less so. You may also find that broader areas of interest may well feature in the experience. Past experience suggests that every school you visit will hold interest and fascination, whatever its stage of development. It is possible to learn just as much from difference as from similarity. Use whatever you see as a mirror or a sounding board for your own experience. It is important to keep strictly to the programme arrangements and times, unless there has been a prior agreement to change. It is normal to dress for school visits as you would for a day in your own roles, taking account of any significant temperature differences. Your local agent should be able to offer advice on dress code if
