Get the Knowledge: Essentials

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

Alison Cresswell and Grand Scheme Media present a walkthrough of the essential knowledge you need to be more confident in production.

Each session will also feature experts from the world of production who will provide added insight to working with Under 18s.

You may also be interested in Get the Knowledge: Developing Content for Kids which provides a whistlestop guide to creating television for children. 

This session 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.

Who it's for

The course is relevant for those working in both scripted and unscripted. It will be of benefit for those who have not worked with children before and more experienced media professionals who need a refresher course.

We generally require applicants to have at least 3 credits (unless working in a traditionally uncredited role). If you strongly feel you would still benefit from the training, please email USF@screenskills.com.

What it covers

• Detail 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

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 ‘get ticket’ at the top of the page and follow the instructions to book your place; you must login or register before you are able to book your place.

Our courses are popular and often book up quickly. If you are no longer able to attend, we ask you to please use the “decline ticket” function on the right-hand side of the page so that we can release your place to someone on the waiting list.