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                        This page is dedicated to resources, news, research, and insights to help those of you working with young people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

                        We will be creating our own original content and will be sharing information from sister organisations and reputable sources only.

                        We are updating this page regularly. Last Update: 12 January 2021

                        LATEST GUIDANCE

                        Following updated guidance issued by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) on Jan 5th, all youth theatres affiliated to Youth Theatre Ireland should move exclusively to remote delivery of activities during the current period of restrictions.

                        The supplemental measures described in the Jan 2021 DCEDIY letter, 'Re: Guidance for DCEDIY funded youth services and organisations in light of the current public health restrictions' are over and above the Level 5 restrictions set out in the published Guidance for Youth Work Organisations, which is not expected to be updated during the current restrictions. Please note that the DCEDIY Jan 2021 letter does outline some circumstances where the delivery of essential, 'in-person', youth work support for at-risk or vulnerable young people or young people in crisis can continue during the current restrictions and lists some guidance for that type of service delivery.

                        The above DCEDIY guidance supercedes Youth Theatre Ireland's 'Back in the Circle: Guidance On Operating Affiliated Youth Theatres under COVID Public Health Measures' (2020) which was based on DCEDIY's published 'Guidance for Youth Work Organisations' (2020).

                        Thinking optimistically about the coming year, youth theatres may still wish to access Youth Theatre Ireland resources designed to support the process of delivering 'in-person' work with young people whenever it is allowed again by public health measures:

                        Sample Letter to Young People / Parents / Guardians (Word)
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                        Sample COVID-19 Procedures for Youth Theatres (Word)
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                        Sample COVID-19 Declaration Form (for members aged under 18) (Word)
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                        Sample COVID-19 Declaration Form (for members aged 18 & Over) (Word)
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                        Sample COVID-19 Declaration Form (for Leaders) (Word)
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                        Sample COVID-19 Contract Tracing Log (Word)
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                        We have updated our sample membership forms to include a question around COVID-19.

                        Sample Membership Form (for members aged under 18) (Word)
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                        Sample Membership Form (for members aged 18 & Over) (Word)
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                        Useful Guidance and Links

                        • Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY)

                        DCEDIY Jan 2021 Letter - Re: Guidance for DCEDIY funded youth services and organisations in light of the current public health restrictions'

                        • Government of Ireland

                        You can view the Government's latest information on Coronavirus and government measures here.

                        • HSE

                        You can access the HSE's information and guidance on COVID-19 here.

                        CHILD PROTECTION AND WELFARE

                        Garda Vetting

                        Our Garda Vetting Service Reopened on 27 April 27 2020 for all your vetting requirements. As the situation with COVID-19 is ongoing and many of you are working online with your groups, we want to be able to support you to the fullest at this time and so have relooked at how best we can reinstate the vetting service.

                        Download Garda Vetting Procedure (pdf)
                        PDF 140 KB

                        Safety Tips for Working with Young People Online

                        Due to current circumstances, we all find ourselves working remotely and communicating a lot more online with young people has become the new norm. Youth Theatre Ireland have issued guidance on working safely online to affiliate youth theatres, which you'll find below. Some helpful tips are summarised in the document below for general use.

                        Download Working Online with Young People (pdf)
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                        #YOUTHTHEATRETUESDAYS

                        #YouthTheatreTuesdays

                        An initiative of Youth Theatre Ireland, #YouthTheatreTuesdays was instituted in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 health emergency, as a way for the youth theatre community to stay connected and share practice during the lockdown. At each meeting, youth theatre leaders come together via Zoom to share ideas, insights, and inspirational ways to keep their programmes on track in an online space. The notes from these meetings are below. Please note that they are more of an aid memoire rather than an extensive write up of any exercise or idea.

                        Re-opening Q and A-8 Sept 2020
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                        Back in the Circle: Inclusion & What’s Worked So Far?-28 July 2020
                        PDF 226 KB
                        Back in the Circle: Guidance on Re-opening Your Youth Theatre-23 Jun 2020
                        PDF 202 KB
                        Skill Share: NFYT Facilitators Ciarán Gray & Ruth Lehane-16 June 2020
                        PDF 189 KB
                        Skill Share: NFYT Facilitators Nicholas Kavanagh & Emma Fisher-9 June 2020
                        PDF 200 KB
                        Making Theatre Online with Theatre Uncut-26 May 2020
                        PDF 228 KB
                        Skill Share: Getting Physical In The Online Space-19 May 2020
                        PDF 545 KB
                        Adapting Workshop Exercises for the Online Space (Part 3)-12 May 2020
                        PDF 595 KB
                        Dear Ireland with Phillip McMahon & Deirdre Molloy-5 May 2020
                        PDF 256 KB
                        Home Recording Workshop with Heather Troy Whelan-28 Apr 2020
                        PDF 201 KB
                        Reflections on the First Month: What Next?-21 Apr 2020
                        PDF 354 KB
                        Adapting Workshop Exercises for the Online Space (Part 2)-7 Apr 2020
                        PDF 203 KB
                        Adapting Workshop Exercises for the Online Space (Part 1)-31 Mar 2020
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                        DIGITAL YOUTH WORK

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                        What is digital youth work?

                        During the COVID-19 pandemic, digital youth work has been accelerated and in many contexts being explored for the very first time. It is a means of proactively using or addressing digital media and technology in youth work. Digital youth work is not a youth work method, but it can be included in any youth work setting (open youth work, youth information and counselling, youth clubs, detached youth work, etc.).

                        The European Guidelines for Digital Youth Work have been designed to clearly define Digital Youth Work, its impact, and the value of youth work as an important educational practice which can empower young people in a digitalising society. The Guidelines can be found below.

                        The European Guidelines for Digital Youth Work

                        SEEYN-South East European Youth Network is a network organization. Their "vision is to create a place where youth worker, trainer, educator, young person, or anyone curious about anything digital connected with youth work and non-formal education, could find theoretical and practical inputs about the topics." SEEYN’s Digi Youth Portal is available below and offers everything you ever wanted to know about online learning and digital tools in Youth Work.

                        SEEYN’s Digi Youth Portal

                        Skill IT. Digital Pathways for Youth Work. The Skill IT for Youth project is a European initiative aiming to increase the quality of youth work, combining higher levels of excellence and attractiveness in services, obtained through the digitalisation of youth work, with increased opportunities for young people. The Training Toolkit for Youth Workers & Educators to Deliver Digital Skills to Young People may be especially useful and can be found here.

                        Skill IT Digipathways Website

                        Youth trainer Dan Moxon has collated padlet.com,  an open resource to share tools, tips and practices on online youth work and participation. There are lots of very interesting resources to check out, which can be found here.

                        Padlet.com

                        OTHER RESOURCE ORGANISATIONS

                        The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) is the representative body for voluntary youth organisations in Ireland. Their dedicated COVID-19 Support and Resources Page can be found below.

                        Youth.ie

                        Youth Theatre Arts Scotland has built a dedicated page around supporting youth theatre and youth arts workers there. Visit Youth Theatre Arts Scotland dedicated COVID19 page below. PLEASE NOTE: YTAS is a UK-based organisation so some information and advice around funding, Government Policy, and Public Health is not applicable in the Republic of Ireland.

                        Youth Theatre Arts Scotland

                        The Arts Council of Ireland is the Irish government agency for developing the arts. The Arts Council's COVID-19 response page is below.

                        Arts Council COVID-19 Information

                        Theatre Forum’s purpose is to strengthen Ireland’s performing arts community and to advance its interests to ensure a sustainable future.  A member-led organisation, their News and Events page can be accessed below for the latest information on COVID-19 and the theatre sector.

                        Theatre Forum-News and Events

                        The Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance  is a national organisation representing everyone who believes that cultural engagement can transform our health and wellbeing. Their dedicated COVID-19 response page is here. PLEASE NOTE: The Alliance is a UK-based organisation so some information and advice around funding, Government Policy, and Public Health is not applicable in the Republic of Ireland.

                        Culture Health and Wellbeing Alliance

                        ENGAGEMENT

                        Are you and your members missing their live theatre fix while our venues are dark? We have collected a list of online productions and archives that may be of interest. Some are free, and others are paid services. Please be aware the age appropriateness of any material you share with your members.

                        Theatre Resources for Isolation
                        has been complied by Ollie Jones and is availble here. Comtans links accross five categories of Read, Watch, Listen, Write and Workshops snd there is something for theatre lovers eveywhere.

                        Theatre Uncut
                        have provided a Resouce on Creating Digital Theatre here.

                        National Youth Theatre
                        (England) – Digital work including NYT online auditions, partnership with Tik Tok, Digital Storytelling course etc. and use of digital theatre in productions.

                        Drama For Youth Work
                        is an innovation project funded under the Key Action 2 of the Erasmus+ programme that aims at creating tools so that youth workers can use drama exercises in their daily work to deal with social inclusion issues. Available here.

                        The Axis in Ballymun
                        has offered #Axischats, a series of conversations with leading artists. Hosted by Artistic Director Mark O'Brien, includes a conversation with Colin O'Donoghue, who talks about his experiences as a youth theatre member.

                        Frantic Assembly has some online digital resources around recent productions and videos led by their Associates to help people develop their own physical theatre pieces / warm-ups different things! at home.

                        Guardian theatre critic Mark Fisher
                        , author of How to Write About Theatre, is offering online theatre criticism workshops for over 18's.

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