Nights Away: Planning, Paperwork and Practice.

Please note: attendance at both sessions, 13 April and 21 April is required - please book onto both sessions.

Prerequisites:

1. Attended at least 1 nights away event as a member of the team running the event.

These two sessions will cover:

Nights Away Permits and how to gain one.
NAN form, Nights away advisors, Nights Away Passports and approval from DLV/GLV
Programmes of activities, risk assessments and approval (permissions from parents if required)
Venues (types, where to find info about them) including international events
The team, ratios and their roles
The equipment required
Catering and menus, food storage and cooking arrangements
Transport (i.e. parents bringing young people, minibus or other)
Water and sanitary arrangements (thinking about any young people with additional needs or requirements as well as provision if it is a greenfield site)
Budgets
Communications with parents including In Touch arrangements (kit list, information pack) What methods are appropriate.
Arrangements for any attendees who have additional needs/medical conditions/dietary requirements/religious observances
Medical records, first aid and medical care, incident and accident reporting, nearest A+E
Sleeping arrangements
Camp layout