for youth theatre workers, volunteers and senior members.

 

Code of behaviour

• DO treat everyone with respect
• DO provide an example you wish others to follow
• DO plan activities which involve more than one adult being present, or at least within sight or hearing of others
• DO respect a young person’s right to personal privacy
• DO provide access for young people to talk about any concerns they may have
• DO support young people and adults to create a safe environment where they feel comfortable to talk about attitudes or behaviours they do not like
• DO avoid situations that compromise your relationship with young people and are unacceptable within a relationship of trust (eg inappropriate relationships regardless of whether the young person is over the age of consent)
• DO remember that someone else might misinterpret your actions, no matter how well intentioned
• DO recognise that caution is required even in sensitive moments of listening such as when dealing with bullying, bereavement or abuse

• DO NOT have any inappropriate physical or verbal contact with others
• DO NOT jump to conclusions about others without checking the facts
• DO NOT collude with crushes
• DO NOT show favouritism to any individual
• DO NOT make suggestive remarks or gestures, even in fun
• DO NOT let suspicion, disclosure or allegation of abuse, go unrecorded or unreported

Brookdale Theatre
(A section of Brookdale Club Limited)