Type 1 Diabetes Residential Trip Risk Assessment Toolkit

Type 1 Diabetes Residential Trip Risk Assessment Toolkit

A practical, easy-to-use spreadsheet toolkit designed to help schools, staff and families plan safer, more inclusive residential school trips for children with Type 1 Diabetes.

Residential trips can feel like a huge step for families — especially when diabetes care continues overnight, away from home, with different routines, meals, activity levels and staff support. This toolkit helps schools think through the important diabetes-related risks and reasonable adjustments before the trip, so everyone is clearer on what support is needed.

Created with real-life Type 1 parenting experience in mind, this resource is designed to be calm, practical and easy to follow.

What’s included?

This downloadable Excel workbook includes:

Residential Trip Risk Assessment

Individual Diabetes Support Plan

Overnight Care Plan

Supplies Checklist

Emergency Actions

Activity/Observation Log

Staff Sign-Off Sheet

Start Here guidance tab

It covers key areas such as:

hypos and hypers

overnight alarms and checks

sleeping arrangements

staff rota and responsibilities

meals, snacks and delayed food

extra activity and excitement

pump, CGM and device issues

ketones, illness and vomiting

emergency contacts and escalation

supplies, spares and backup plans

reasonable adjustments and inclusion

Who is it for?

This resource is suitable for:

parents and carers of children with Type 1 Diabetes

schools and teachers

support staff

residential trip leaders

parent councils or school admin teams

anyone helping to plan an overnight school trip

Format

This is a digital download in Excel spreadsheet format.

You can complete it electronically or print it for planning meetings, school records, staff briefings or residential trip paperwork.

Please note

This resource is a planning and support tool only. It does not replace your child’s individual healthcare plan, medical advice, school policy or emergency guidance from your diabetes team.

Every child with Type 1 Diabetes is different, so this document should be adapted to suit the individual child, the trip, the school setting and the advice already given by the child’s diabetes team.