Safety audit
Children and vulnerable groups
This day aims to ensure that the children and vulnerable groups, staff and volunteers engaged in the arts through your organisation are as safe as they can be. The message is how to manage the demands of legislation to meet the particular needs of your organisation.
When and where?
- 24 September 2009 - 11.00am to 4.30pm
Friends of the Earth, The Warehouse, 54-57 Allison Street, Digbeth, Birmingham
B5 5TH
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How much?
Just £65 per session.
Please note: Lunch is not provided, but Friends of the Earth has its own in-house cafe, serving the tastiest home made speciality dishes at affordable prices. See www.thewarehousecafe.com for menus.
Topics
- the laws and their guidelines;
- the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA);
- ISA checks and CRB disclosures;
- the practicalities of interacting with children;
- your environment;
- the requirements of your public;
- freelancers, facilitators and volunteers;
- examining job descriptions and remits;
- what to do in case of a problem;
- producing your policy and your guidelines.
All topics are subject to change.
Course leader
Liz Whitehead
Liz has provided Child Protection workshops for over 500 groups in the arts
across the UK and in the ROI since 2003. She has provided national training
days for GEM and MLA, alongside other consultancies for schools, health and
arts organisations, local authorities and trusts.
Who can attend?
The event is aimed at national voluntary arts umbrella bodies, but is relevant to anyone involved in voluntary arts provision (voluntary arts organisations, local authority arts officers, Arts Council staff, policy makers, consultants etc).
Places will be limited to 16 to allow the trainer to provide individual attention.
Facebook group
This event will be followed up with an active discussion group, hosted by social networking website Facebook. For more information and links to the group, visit the Voluntary Arts Network Facebook page.
Book online
Book and pay online using the form below. If you wish to pay by cheque, please download a postal booking form, and send, along with your cheque made payble to Voluntary Arts Network, to the address provided on the contacts page.
