Creating Safety: child protection and youth arts

Creating Safety: child protection and youth arts 9th November 2011, 9.45 am-4 pm, Paddington Arts, London Artswork is pleased to be delivering this essential one day course -‘Creating Safety: child protection and youth arts’ in partnership with Paddington Arts in London. Artswork is the largest provider of specialist youth arts training courses and publications in the UK and all training and publications are written and supported by experienced youth arts specialists, all of whom are also currently involved in direct project work with young people. This one day course is essential training for anyone working within youth arts, but especially those using more physical art forms, such as dance and drama. The training will cover current child protection legislation in line with the requirements of the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), within the context of delivering a youth arts project and includes a “safe touch” section, exploring how child protection guidelines can be maintained within more physical art forms. It will be of benefit to individuals and organisations looking to develop their own child protection policy and maintain standards of good practice, providing practical advice and guidelines to develop confidence and sensible structures around child protection issues within youth arts. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon successful completion of the course and a wealth of practical resources. Prices for each course, which include lunch and refreshments, range from £110 to £150, with limited bursaries available. Bookings of 2 of more receive 10% discount. Please also remember that ENYAN members can request a 5% discount on all Artswork publications and training! For more information, or to make a booking, please contact Artswork's Programme Manager - Artsplan, Rachel Hall, via: artsplan@artswork.org.uk or call 02380 682535.

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