being part of waymakers: our shared agreement
At Waymakers CIC, we’re building a community of mutual support, trust and curiosity. We ask that all facilitators, volunteers, parents and participants are prepared to share in our commitment to the values and safety principles as outlined in this document.
Our guiding values
Support us in upholding the guiding values of Waymakers. This includes:
All our policies and guidance documents are available on this website. By being part of Waymakers, you agree to support your child(ren) in participating in line with these values and practices.
Thank you for co-creating this space with us.
Our guiding values
Support us in upholding the guiding values of Waymakers. This includes:
- Honouring our own and others’ needs and boundaries
- Encouraging autonomy and curiosity in a collaborative environment and providing structure where it's wanted
- Being aware of what we and others need to communicate well
- Supporting each other through mistakes and growth
- Modelling consensual agreement
- Parents, unless otherwise agreed, please make yourselves known to facilitators at drop off and pick up and share on the WhatsApp group if their child is going to absent.
- Participants may sometimes be in a small group with one lead facilitator, but there will always be at least one other safeguarding-trained adult onsite with first aid procedures in place.
- We will offer flexibility on presence of parents at sessions in response to needs but generally drop-off sessions are intended for children who feel ready for and want that type of setting.
- We follow safer working practices and ensure that our team are DBS-checked and trained in safeguarding.
- Any parent volunteers working directly with children will be appropriately supported and trained, for less formal involvement e.g. temporary settling in for Tinker Lab, parents are still asked to be aware of this shared agreement and this guidance.
- In the event that a session has to be cancelled at short notice (e.g. due to facilitator sickness), this will be communicated by WhatsApp in the first instance so please ensure you are part of the relevant groups in the Waymakers WhatsApp community - please 'thumbs up' to indicate you have seen the message.
- In the event of a fire, accident, or evacuation, parents and young people will follow facilitator instructions to ensure everyone's safety (facilitators to ensure they are aware of locations of fire exists, meeting points and first aid supplies and keep track of headcounts and delegating check of toilets to another adult in the event of evacuation).
- Parents onsite, whether as formal volunteers or accompanying their children, may be asked to assist in an emergency situation.
- We regularly signpost and discuss our procedures so that all members of our community know what to do if something unexpected happens.
All our policies and guidance documents are available on this website. By being part of Waymakers, you agree to support your child(ren) in participating in line with these values and practices.
Thank you for co-creating this space with us.
