<BR><B>The Arts Council of England is running a seminar day focusing on the issues involved with working with children in light of the Child Protection Act 1999 and other recent legislation.</B><P><BR>The day has been organised following a considerable number of requests from practitioners for more accessible information on these issues.<P>The day will be facilitated by experts Helen Edwards and Ro Gordon from the Child Protection Training and Consultancy team of the NSPCC. The day will allow time for a thorough discussion of child protection issues, and allow participants to work through the process of establishing a safeguarding strategy within their organisation. The structure and content will follow 'Firstcheck - a step by step guide for organisations to safeguard children'. This is an NSPCC publication available from The Administration team, NSPCC National Training Centre, 3 Gilmour Close, Beaumont Leys, Leicester LE4 1EZ, order online at <A HREF="http://www.nspcc.org.uk/inform" TARGET=_blank>www.nspcc.org.uk/inform</A> price £29.95. 'Firstcheck' will also be available on the day. The seminar day itself is free.<P>The seminar will be held on Monday 23rd September 2002 from 10am - 5pm at the Cable & Wireless Room, Sadlers Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN. Lunch will be provided.<P>Places at this seminar will be allocated on a first come first served basis, but we will consider running an additional day if demand is high. Therefore please contact Lauren Scholey at Lauren.Scholey@artscouncil.org.uk as soon as possible, and by Thursday 25th July at the latest to reserve a place. Places will be confirmed shortly thereafter, or you will be offered a place at the additional seminar (date tbc).<P>Once the seminar has been developed by the NSPCC, it will be available as a package for future use. If you would be interested in hosting a day in your region in the future, or attending yourself this September, please do let me know.<P>With best wishes <P>Lauren Scholey <BR>Assistant Dance Officer <BR>Arts Council of England <P>Direct Line: 020 7973 6490 <BR> <BR> <P><BR>