Chaperone training

You will need a range of skills, knowledge and experience to be a chaperone, including:

• good communication and negotiating skills
• the ability to differentiate between first night nerves and genuine illness
• the ability to take into account a child’s age and experience, concentration span, and exposure to adult conversation and expectations
• the ability to keep children calm in an emergency
• the ability to consider health and safety issues on stage and on set
• being able to recognise the signs and take action when a child is tired or unwell
• an awareness of child protection issues
• fully understanding the role and responsibilities of being a chaperone

Page last updated: 21 November 2023