The document introduces The Key, an induction tool developed by the Diocese of Bath and Wells and the Diocese of Bristol to equip volunteers who work with children and young people. The Key consists of three interactive sessions that aim to: 1) reflect on why volunteers work with children/youth, 2) explore learning styles and program planning, and 3) ensure volunteers are aware of basics in safeguarding and good practice. Each session lasts around 2 hours and can be delivered over three separate occasions or in a full day. The goal is for The Key to serve as a pathway to further training.

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The Key
Reflect>Relate>Respond
Unlocking youth and children’s work together
Welcometo‘TheKey’
TheKeyisaninduc ontoolwhichhasbeenwr enanddevelopedbytheEduca ondepartmentsfrom
theDioceseofBathandWellsandtheDioceseofBristoltoequipthosewhoworkw hchildrenand
youngpeople.Itisprimarilyaimedatvolunteersinavarietyofchurchse ings,however canalso
be used as a basic qual y assurance tool for exis ng volunteers or paid workers. Facil ators are
encouraged to follow the simple guidelines, however is flexible enough to use other resources to
enhancethelearningexperience.ThecoreaimsofTheKeyare:
> Toreflectonwhytheyworkw hchildrenoryoungpeople
> Explorelearningstyles,programmeplanningandresources
> Beawareofthebasicsinsafeguardingandgoodprac ce
TheKeyhasbeendesignedtobedeliveredtosmallandlargegroups.Thestyleofthethreesessions
areinterac veandfullofgames,quizzes,reflec ons,ideas,prac caladviceandgroupwork.Each
session lasts for approximately 2 hours and can be delivered on three separate occasions or as a
fullday.ThehopeisthatTheKeywillactasapathwaytofurthertraininganddevelopment.
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2. Ref lect
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Session 1
Reflect…why do we do it?
Aimofthesession:
Tohelpthosewhoworkw hchildrenandyoungpeoplediscoverthevalue,impactandjoysofbeing
involvedinyouthandchildren’swork.
Learningoutcomes:
> Torecognisetheimportanceofprior iesandvaluesinyouthandchildren’swork
> Togainadeeperunderstandingofthefocus/missionoftheirwork
> Todevelopanunderstandingofthevalueofreflec ngontheirwork
> Torecognisetheneedtobevaluedandsupportedintheirrole

3. Relate
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Session 2
Relate…what do we do?
Aimofthesession:
Tohelpthosewhoworkw hchildrenandyoungpeopletodevelopabe erunderstandingofdÿerent
learning styles and to enable them to begin planning programmes that accommodate dÿerent
learningneeds.
Learningoutcomes
> Toiden fyhowlearningstylesdÿerandhowtheyareinfluencedbyenvironmentandculture
> Tobegintoincorporateavarietyoflearningstylesintoprogrammeplanning
> Toiden fyresourcesneededwhenplanningaprogramme
> Todeveloptheprac ceofreflec ngonandevalua ngsessions

4. Respond
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Session 3
Respond…how do we do it well?
Aimofthesession
Tohelpthosewhoworkw hchildrenandyoungpeopletohaveabe erunderstandingofhowtowork
moresafelyandhowtohandleproblemsorissueswhichmayariseinthecourseofthework.
Learningoutcomes
> Tobeabletoiden fyhazardsandreduce
therisksinanenvironmentwherework
iscarriedoutw hchildren/youngpeople
> Togainanoverviewofgoodprac cewhen
workingw hchildren/youngpeople
> Tounderstandcategoriesofabuse
> Toknowthebasicproceduretofollow
yoususpectabuseorachildoryoung
persondisclosesabusetoyou
Sessionoutline:
Introduc on&welcome
Ac v y1–Hazards&Risks
Ac v y2–Goodprac ce
Ac v y3–Protec ngtheChild
ClosingReflec on–ConcreteAngel
Summary-includingques ons
FormoredetailsonhowTheKeycanbedeliveredinyourchurchcontact:
TonyCookontony.cook@bathwells.anglican.orgor01749670777