Child Protection Policy: Appendix 5 - Leaders/Teachers Responsibilities While Visiting the Museum
February 2005
The National Museums and Galleries of Wales wishes to ensure that children are protected from harm while in the Museum. In addition to the Museum’s responsibilities, we ask that leaders/teachers of groups exercise their own responsibilities.
In particular all leaders/teachers shall:
- Ensure they supervise the children/young people at all times
- In the case of an accident, contact a member of the museum staff who will follow the NMGW Staff Emergency Procedures
- In the case of a lost child, contact a member of Museum staff who will follow Museum procedures
- Not have in their possession or consume alcoholic beverages or use illegal drugs or smoke on the Museum premises
- Not verbally or physically abuse a child/young person
- Ensure adequate insurance cover for the group and leader
- Inform their group of how to behave while in the National Museums and Galleries of Wales
- Observe NMGW Fire Precaution Procedures
We wish to remind all leaders/teachers that the primary responsibility for the welfare of the children in their care rests with them at all times.
We will communicate concerns to the leader/teacher-in-charge, (unless this person is the source of concern) and follow this up with the school/organisation.
Concerns about the conduct of the leader/teacher will be reported directly
to the school/organisation and possibly the police.
