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Key Resource Sheets are for busy people who have no time to
peruse lengthy volumes on youth work simply to discover whether
a life saving qualification is needed when supervising a group
swimming in the sea or how to get suitable group insurance
for a weekend away.
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The complete set of 25 resource sheets PLUS a free ring binder for just £39.00
Members Price: £39.00
Non-Members Price: £49.00
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£5.00 each for non-members or £49 for the set
including the ring binder. The minimum order for non members
is £25.00 for 5 sheets.
Members of CCI receive a discount allowing them 5 for £20.00 as a minimum order.
| No 01 - Planning and Budgeting |
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| No 02 - Recruiting your team |
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| No 03 - Choosing the best venue |
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| No 04 - Safety and liability |
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| No 05 - Insurance |
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| No 06 - Protecting children |
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| No 07 - Minibuses |
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| No 08 - What to put in your brochure |
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| No 09 - Team Building |
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| No 10 - Training your team |
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| No 11 - Risk Assessment |
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| No 12 - Programming with a purpose |
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| No 13 - Taking your group overseas |
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| No 14 - Catering: the DIY approach |
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| No 15 - One to one with young people |
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| No 16 - Under canvas |
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| No 17 - Discipline at your event |
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| No 18 - Coping with a crisis |
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| No 19 - Development Training Games |
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| No 20 - Outdoor activities |
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| No 21 - The art of storytelling |
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| No 22 - Bringing the bible alive |
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| No 23 - Quality follow up |
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| No 24 - Evaluating a programme |
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| No 25 - Keeping your holiday effective |
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This sheet is an introductory checklist to help organisers and their teams through the processes of planning and budgeting for an event. It asks a host of searching questions and includes a blank budget form that helps leaders to consider EVERY item of income and expenditure!
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Always short of a team? Always looking for new people to join your residential event or your staff? Then this resource sheet is for you. The sheet takes you through a series of stages from developing your existing team to encourage them to stay through to practical strategies for recruitment. It also covers the identification of gifts that you need, what to do with a ‘square peg in a round hole’ and how to use your network effectively.
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"You can't expect to run an effective time away until you and your other leaders have decided what your long-term aim is for the group, and how you plan to achieve it. Only then will you be in a position to decide not only whether a residential element should be included in your overall programme, but when and in what form. Choosing the most suitable venue is only possible AFTER you have gone through this process." This statement in Key Sheet No 3 is followed by a series of steps which will help leaders consider that long-term aim, the short-term goals and the type of programme and venue most suitable for their group. Consideration is given to "people resources" and "material resources", as well as the task of finding available accommodation. The sheet ends with a list of factors, "covering much that the brochures do not always tell you", against which a particular venue can be checked. There is also a timely reminder about checking the booking conditions so as to avoid unexpected cancellation charges!
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KRS No 4 begins: No one responsible for a group’s weekend or week away can afford to ignore the safety of its members. And group leaders quickly learn that safe programmes require much more than a book of rules. It looks at cultivating a safe attitude and example; safety on and off-site; specialised equipment; the use of the CRB system and Disclosure Scotland checking system; implications of the 1989 Children Act; catering, especially the 1990 Food Safety Act; parental permission; first aid/accident procedures; and qualifications required of those supervising adventurous activities.
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“Are you and the members of your group properly covered by insurance when you take them away for a weekend?” asks KRS No 5. Does that insurance cover them while traveling? What happens when an injury or damage is not your fault? What exactly should an insurance policy cover in such circumstances? Where do you obtain suitable insurance at a reasonable price?” Using true-to-life stories it explains the responsibilities of group leaders and centre managers, and highlights the very useful Motor Contingency Liability Insurance.
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Based on the 13 guidelines in the Home Office's "Safe from Harm: A Code of Practice for Safeguarding the Welfare of Children in Voluntary Organisations in England and Wales," Sheet 6 helps leaders of residential events "take specific steps to minimise the potential for abuse during the time that children and young people are in their care, and to ensure that every adult is able to recognise signs of abuse and to deal wisely with its disclosure." The sheet gives details of the CRB system and Disclosure Scotland. CCI is a CRB Umbrella Registered Body for its members.
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This sheet answers all the questions you have ever asked, and some which never crossed your mind, about minibus operation by voluntary organisations. It looks at the essential Small Bus Permit, without which the operation of a minibus by a youth organisation is almost certainly illegal and its insurance cover invalid, and considers definitions of Hire and Reward and of Public Service Vehicle, insurance, and the implications of European legislation.
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However small or large your budget is there are issues that you need to include in even the most basic literature. What are the legal requirements? What design tips can you pick up? Is a contract really as formal as it sounds? This resource sheet provides the answers.
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"Organising these events can be a lonely experience unless you build a team of people who share the same vision and enthusiasm. Lone rangers do not often succeed… We all need effective teams and never more so than when organising a residential event." This introduction to KRS No 9 sets the scene for material grouped under such headings as How Does a Team Work?, Awareness of the Team Environment, Four Stages in Building a Team, and Four Key Elements in Motivating your Team. The sheet ends with exercises and games to use in building a team, as well as exercises for the team leader to complete. A bibliography is included.
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This sheet outlines the vital part that training should take in running any residential event. It takes you right from the initial stages of planning a training event or overall schedule through to some practical ideas and resources. How do you motivate your team to get the most out of training and still make it fun? It takes a balance between the needs of the individual and the overall requirements of the whole team. What are the essential attitudes, knowledge and skills you need everyone to have and what are the specialist areas?
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This sheet outlines the importance of following the 5 steps of risk assessment and outlines the areas which are required by law and which are good practice. It answers all the basic questions and provides group organisers with templates for use.
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Key Resource Sheet 12 gives you a structure and purpose for programming any residential event. It takes you through a staged approach from getting your aims right to designing creative elements that link with a theme. Lots of ideas included!
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The purpose of KRS No 13 is to ease the process of planning and leading group holidays overseas - trips which can be tremendously worthwhile, and yet which can cause even the most experienced leaders to lose hours of sleep, not to mention their hair, weight and sometimes their cool! It looks at the planning process (which it suggests should begin at least two years beforehand) and the event itself, considering finance, legislation, transport, accommodation, insurance, health, first aid, passports, customs control, cultural differences and emergencies.
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Self-catering can be fun, flexible and keeps the cost down. The Key Resource sheet PLANNING AHEAD discusses PREPARATION, PEOPLE, PURCHASING and HEALTH & SAFETY. As well as giving advice and tips based on years of experience, KRS No 14 looks carefully at the requirements of food hygiene legislation.
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Sheet No. 15 helps leaders improve their one-to-one conversations with young people. While not a professional manual on counselling - which should only ever be carried out by those who are properly trained and qualified - it does provide guidelines for (a) helping young people resolve difficult situations which may face them, and (b) guiding young people who are considering becoming a Christian. It lists subjects raised by young people in their conversations with us, advises how to listen and to facilitate, explains the circumstances when it is right to refer them to others, and action to be taken when any form of abuse is disclosed. It takes full account of God's sovereignty in a person's conversion, and recommends material for further reading.
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A week or so under canvas can be exciting and challenging for young people of all ages. Adults, too, have been known to enjoy it! Margaret Rose outlines three canvas options and then Paul Round of WEC Camps guides readers through the process of preparing and running a large organised canvas camp from scratch, tackling Choosing the Site and Preparing the Site. Under the heading Being Legal, Paul looks at Health and Safety, Food Hygiene and Planning Permission.
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If you work with young people in a residential setting then discipline can be an issue. Practical tips from the use of red and yellow cards to how you set out the ‘rules’ at the beginning are included in these sheets.
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If you have ever had a serious accident or major problem at a residential event you will know how many things there are that need to be considered and how easy it is to overlook important procedures. This Resource Sheet takes you through various documents and policies that should be in place and helps you cope when the crisis occurs.
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KRS No 19 says that development training exercises "allow participants to have fun and to learn at the same time… They develop teamwork and leadership skills. They question values and challenge people. They are ideal for building relationships within a group…" These exercises enable group leaders to use EVERY part of their programme to communicate some aspect of the gospel message - not just the "spiritual" bits! The sheet includes several exercises for your group to try.
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No 20 considers the effectiveness of programmes of water- and/or mountain- based activities, and why, when run by professional and qualified Christian staff, they make such an impact on people of all ages and backgrounds. Readers are also notified of other resources, especially the HSE website area used by teachers, governing bodies and group leaders by the DFES. There is also a section giving guidance for those who plan to organise and staff their own activities and safety advice for a range of outdoor activities.
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Written by a long time expert in the art of story telling, David Iliffe goes into the tips of how to bring a story alive to children and adults alike. How to think through a bible story, how to practice, even down to the detail of how to use your voice effectively. You will never tell a boring story again! You might just have the courage to try this out and find out how life changing this skill can become!
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Making the bible come alive both for young people and adults can be one of the most exciting aspects of the Christian residential experience. This sheet gives you 10 top ideas that have been tried and tested and lays down principles for you to put into practice. Resource listing also included. Something for everyone!
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Sheet No. 23 gives you 12 ideas about how to follow up after a residential youth event. How do you keep in touch? What is appropriate and what is not? How can you integrate a group that have been away with the rest of a group who stayed behind?
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How does the leader determine whether the period away with the group was worth all the time, effort and money devoted to it? It may have been "great," but what was actually achieved? Could more have been achieved if things had been done differently? This sheet helps leaders ask all the right questions, and is based on material produced by a Christian management consultant.
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If you have been running a residential event for years you will know how easy it is to lose momentum. This resource sheet looks at the symptoms and how you can keep the holiday in it’s ‘prime’. The sheet makes use of an adapted organisational life cycle model.
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