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Resources
The Family Friendly Initiative provides advice and information for venues to help them be more child and family friendly. The free Guidelines include suggestions and ideas relating to all aspects of running a family friendly arts venue or event. Checklists and action plans are also available to help you assess how family friendly you are and where improvements could be made.
Suggestions welcome Do you have a suggestion for a family friendly guideline? Email your suggestions to: familyfriendly@imaginate.org.uk
FREE DOWLOADS Download the family Friendly Guidelines and Checklist in PDF or Word format for free.
Consulting with children and young people
These guidelines have been designed to help develop effective and sustainable ways of consulting with children and young people, to ensure that our venues are meeting the needs of younger audiences. They address issues including the principles that underpin consultation, the benefits of consultation and the barriers to consultation. They also offer a host of practical ideas for consultation.
Making your arts venue user-friendly for families with children and young people with disabilities
These guidelines look at issues around making your venue user-friendly for families with children and young people with disabilities. They will help you think about the philosophy of your venue, the support that your staff require and the way that you programme. They also offer many practical ideas for overcoming barriers to inclusion.
Arts for All published by Mencap
Mencap is a charity that campaigns for children with learning disabilities.They have produced a fantastic report 'Arts For All' on the accessibility of arts and cultural venues for families with children with a learning disability.Arts for All can be viewed on line as a PDF file here.Otherwise to order a copy contact Mencap - visit the website here.
Making your venue family friendly - getting started
The first set of guidelines looks at what you need to do to get the ball rolling when thinking about being family friendly.
Marketing to families
These guidelines offer arts venues advice on what can make the difference when marketing to families.
They look at the many factors that influence a family's decision making process and also look at how you can plan your campaign to reach families effectively.
Family Friendly Checklist and action plan
This Checklist offers suggestions and good practice indicators that venues can use to trigger thought and discussion when assessing how family friendly they are. It is intended to encourage arts venues to assess what they currently provide for children and families and where improvements can be made.
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Download the latest free version here
