Content Tabs
W.C. Fields once said "never work with children or animals" but children and young people can add so much value (and fun!) to your production.
This course is aimed at anyone, across scripted and unscripted, who wants to enhance their work with children and young people. This is not just for people working in Children's TV but across all areas where children and young people may be involved in the production.
This course goes beyond the regulatory requirements to help all staff understand how to provide the best supportive and nurturing environment in order get the best from children and young people.
This course will cover a range of topics from how to cast safely, the licencing processes, safety on set, informed consent, when tutoring may be required and lots more.
You will finish the course with a better understanding of what best practice looks like in working with children and young people in Film/TV Production.
This course will focus on a range of topics to increase confidence and awareness in the best approaches to working with children and young people. This will cover each stage of the production. Topics include:
Pre-Production
How to cast children safely
How to get informed consent
How to ensure children are well-informed and fully prepared for production
Safeguarding measures to consider, inc. ASN and any medical requirements
Child licencing process
How to ensure your site/set is safe
Production
Safeguarding training and RA
Who needs PVG/DBS checks
How and when to engage Chaperones
Children’s working hours explained
When tutoring is required
Liaising with children, parents and Chaperones during production
How to manage sensitive content
What to do if things go wrong
Post-Production
How to stay in touch safely
Social Media do’s and don’ts
What support you can provide cast/contributors
How to say goodbye!
