My Young Enterprise group have had a sizeable amount of interest in us setting up a weekend workshop where children can come along and paint their own canvas with acrylic paints, however, I'm having trouble finding any legislation relating to running a club/workshop, although I know there's a fair bit! Can anybody direct me to a good guide, preferably online? Thankyou :)|||Hi there, you need to make sure that all the staff and adult volunteers have a check run by the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB).
www.crb.gov.uk/
your local volunteer bureau would be able to help with this or help signpost you to a local umbrealla body who will help you get the forms completed and sent off.
most of the legislation about running activities for children falls under the OFSTED guidance:
available from
http://www.surestart.gov.uk/publications鈥?/a>
these are the standards that registered out of school providers needs to meet.
there are different sets of standards depending on the ages of the children you plan to work with. even if you are not registered, use them to make sure what you are planning is in the best interests of the children you are working with.
if you are only planning to run a few sessions (less than five in any one rolling year) and they are last less than two hours you do not need to register with OFSTED- but best practise would be to contact your local Early Years and Childcare Service ( part of the local council) and let them know that you are carrying out the activities. They will also be able to give you advice on local support or whatever is availbale.
you will also have to make sure that your insurance covers the activities you are planning to do.
good luck and have fun -
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