Get the Knowledge: Working with under 18s - For execs - Part 1

Apply for Part 2 here.

All television professionals must understand the best practice and important legislation governing working on set or in studio with under 18s.

And for anyone at a senior level in the business of making television, the potential risks for not having this knowledge are considerable.

Across two sessions in one day, Alison Cresswell and Grand Scheme Media present a walkthrough of the key information you need to be more confident in production. It will provide new information and also act as a refresher to ensure you are completely up to speed.

The course is delivered in two parts and includes information on regional differences in licensing, the benefits of working with chaperones, children's hours, policing crew behaviour, jigsaw identification, post care and managing the emotional needs of children. 

The second session is delivered later the same day.

We also invite guest experts from the world of production to provide added insight to working with Under 18s.

We recommend you attend both parts of the course but applications are seperate for each part to allow flexibility if you cannot attend both on the same day.

You may also be interested in Get the Knowledge: Developing content for kids which looks at creating content for children.

Who it's for

This special edition of our long-running  course is aimed those working at production manager, producer, executive producer, head of production and managing director level in both scripted and unscripted.

If you're not working at the exec level detailed above, you may be interested in the more general Get the Knowledge: Working with Under 18s Part 1 and Part 2.

Trainers

Alison Cresswell is the country’s leading expert on child licensing, performance, health and safety, welfare, compliance and legal guidelines. She is executive director for ACE (Children) and is “the font of all knowledge when it comes to working with under 18s”. Her company offers training in current guidelines, editorial advice on difficult projects, advice on good practice and how to get the best out of contributors. Alison has an impressive CV of work in the children's TV sector and beyond.

Mark Robson has worked as an executive in development at Endemol, Chrysalis and Talent TV and head of development for LWT. He created Best of Friends for CBBC, Inside Clyde for Disney and Crash Test Danny for Discovery Kids. His first TV production was the children's comedy series Jackson Pace for ITV. Mark now runs Grand Scheme Media with Graham Smith, they are a creative consultancy that offers development and packaging expertise to the TV business plus high-quality training in TV and radio production.

How to apply

This session will take place online via Zoom. Click ‘Apply Now’ at the top of the page: you must login or register before you are able to apply.

If you are no longer able to use your ticket, we ask you to please contact USF@screenskills.com so that we can release your place. Our sessions are often oversubscribed, so we’d like to give other freelancers the opportunity to fill available spots. Thank you for your consideration.

This event is supported by the ScreenSkills Children’s TV Skills Fund which invests in training for those working in children’s live-action TV thanks to contributions from the industry.