Hi there,
We are just starting out and I wondered if we got anywhere would I or another family member be allowed to be chaperone my child?
Is a professional chaperone required and how do I also become a professional chaperone?
Thank you xx
Chaperoning on a Commercial or a Film
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Re: Chaperoning on a Commercial or a Film
Hi - welcome and good luck with everything.
It all depends what you do. Some jobs just require an adult chaperone who would normally be the parent. You do not need to do anything to be a parent chaperone. Parents can usually be the chaperone for things like commercials and some filming. I believe the BBC no longer allow parent chaperones though. Parents would be expected to take children to all castings and auditions and things like wardrobe calls. For the theatre professional chaperones are always used - parents just take the child to the stage door and collect at the end of the show.
If you would like to become a chaperone - you would not be employed to look after your own child- you get in touch with your local council and they will have their own procedures. Where I live we had an interview, then a 3 hour course on child safety, a DBS check and then we are issued with the license which needs renewing every year. This has been useful for me for an amateur theatre production when I was able to chaperone the children including mine. A friend of mine also chaperoned children ( including her own) in a show that went abroad.
Hope this helps
It all depends what you do. Some jobs just require an adult chaperone who would normally be the parent. You do not need to do anything to be a parent chaperone. Parents can usually be the chaperone for things like commercials and some filming. I believe the BBC no longer allow parent chaperones though. Parents would be expected to take children to all castings and auditions and things like wardrobe calls. For the theatre professional chaperones are always used - parents just take the child to the stage door and collect at the end of the show.
If you would like to become a chaperone - you would not be employed to look after your own child- you get in touch with your local council and they will have their own procedures. Where I live we had an interview, then a 3 hour course on child safety, a DBS check and then we are issued with the license which needs renewing every year. This has been useful for me for an amateur theatre production when I was able to chaperone the children including mine. A friend of mine also chaperoned children ( including her own) in a show that went abroad.
Hope this helps
I'm swanning around trying to get the hang of all this! Thanks for your help!
Re: Chaperoning on a Commercial or a Film
Hi Swanny,
Thank you so much for replying to me, that gives me a good idea
Thank you so much for replying to me, that gives me a good idea
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Re: Chaperoning on a Commercial or a Film
Hi Toesxed,
Swanny explained it very well. But, just to clarify your specific question about you or a relative chaperoning...Yes, a parent can chaperone (and would often be expected to for commercials etc) BUT a relative cannot unless they are a licenced chaperone. So if you want a grandparent or auntie to help out, they would need to get licensed.
I wanted to highlight as a friend had this very problem. She knew about parent chaperoning and assumed a relative would be fine. It is not and they lost out on that job! Oops!
Hope that helps!
Swanny explained it very well. But, just to clarify your specific question about you or a relative chaperoning...Yes, a parent can chaperone (and would often be expected to for commercials etc) BUT a relative cannot unless they are a licenced chaperone. So if you want a grandparent or auntie to help out, they would need to get licensed.
I wanted to highlight as a friend had this very problem. She knew about parent chaperoning and assumed a relative would be fine. It is not and they lost out on that job! Oops!
Hope that helps!
Re: Chaperoning on a Commercial or a Film
Many thanks for the replies, I do appreciate your help. I am trying to learn how things work!
In response to the last bit of advice, if a relative got a licence from the council, would they be allowed to chaperone their own grandchild in a commercial or film (apart from the BBC)? Am I right in understanding that no family member is allowed to chaperone a related child in a theatre production?
Thank you again x
In response to the last bit of advice, if a relative got a licence from the council, would they be allowed to chaperone their own grandchild in a commercial or film (apart from the BBC)? Am I right in understanding that no family member is allowed to chaperone a related child in a theatre production?
Thank you again x