Best Practice Guides
You'll find here various Best Practice Guides, along with our Diocesan Child Protection Policy.
Resources
Food Hygiene - A DYS Guideline
Food is an important part of youth and children's work; making sure that it is prepared and served safely is vital ...
Duty of Care - A DYS Guideline
Duty of Care is important for anyone working with children and young people - but what does it mean?
Taking them away - A DYS Guideline
Taking young people away on a residential weekend or holiday is recognised as an important part of any programme...
Health & Safety - A DYS Guideline
Health & Safety is both an individual and corporate responsibility...
Sleep Overs - A DYS Guideline
Sleep overs are a great way of developing positive relationships with your group...
Consent Forms - A DYS Guideline
In a number of guidelines we refer to consent forms, so samples are here...
Unaccompanied Children - A DYS Guideline
Sometimes children may attend worship or children's groups without the leader having contact with their parents...
Touch - A DYS Guideline
Church groups work to provide a warm, nurturing environment for children and young people...
Inappropriate behaviour towards Adults - A DYS Guideline
Children or young people can sometimes make suggestive approaches to an adult...
Registration of Groups & Staffing levels - A DYS Guideline
If In certain instances groups need to register and conform to required staffing levels depending on ages and regularity of meetings...
Transporting Children - A DYS Guideline
Transporting children by private car & minibus, getting the boundaries clear...
First Aid - A DYS Guideline
Adults working with children And young people should be aware of basic first aid techniques...
Code of Behaviour - A DYS Guideline
This provides a summary of the do’s and don’ts in terms of behaviour when working with children & young people ...
Health & Safety Executive
The Health & Safety Executive have some good info & downloads on their website.
Resources
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CCPAS
Code of Behaviour - A DYS Guideline
Consent Forms - A DYS Guideline
Duty of Care - A DYS Guideline
First Aid - A DYS Guideline
Food Hygiene - A DYS Guideline
Health & Safety - A DYS Guideline
Health & Safety Executive
Inappropriate behaviour towards Adults - A DYS Guideline
Registration of Groups & Staffing levels - A DYS Guideline
Risk Assessment - A DYS Guideline
Sleep Overs - A DYS Guideline
St Albans Diocese Child Protection Policy
Taking them away - A DYS Guideline
Touch - A DYS Guideline
Transporting Children - A DYS Guideline
Unaccompanied Children - A DYS Guideline