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I would quite happily volunteer some of my time to help interested kids with computer programming. I recently looked around and none of my local school (here in
by hermitcrab 2y ago
I would quite happily volunteer some of my time to help interested kids with computer programming. I recently looked around and none of my local school (here in the UK) seem to have after school programming clubs. I am a bit put off by all the organizational and safe guarding issues that would come with starting something.
- rjsw 2y agoThe safeguarding stuff is required for sports coaching too and is run well in the UK from my experience.
- hermitcrab 2y agoYes, I had a DBS check before and it wasn't an issue. But I wonder how onerous safeguarding policies are. Also I would be wary of being in a room with a pupil without another adult present. Even the slightest accusation, where you are completely innocent, could make your life hell.
- fn-mote 2y ago> I would be wary of being in a room with a pupil without another adult present I think a far greater danger is your club becoming a dumping ground for parents wanting free childcare. But yeah, running a club solo is not likely to be sustainable if you’re not (somehow) connected to the location that you are running it. At least with two people there’s a fallback. A lot of clubs don’t have this, though, so don’t let “perfect be the enemy of good”.
- rjsw 2y agoSporting organizations require more than just a DBS check, they typically also need you to have attended a course on good practice in protecting children which you will need to refresh regularly. There will be standard policies that a computer club could copy from other youth organizations.