Recruitment and Membership

Information/Consent Forms for Parents

Parental involvement in youth theatres can vary hugely. Some youth theatres are managed by parents of members while others feel that it is the young person's space and keep parental involvement to a minimum. However regardless of the level of involvement, parents and legal guardians are entitled to know what their son/daughter/ward are doing and need to be informed if any issues arise pertaining to them. Parental consent is necessary for young people to take part in general youth theatre activities while specific permission is required to participate in trips away or other extras.

Sample Parental Consent Form (2 pages, 72k)

Sample Parental Consent Form (Trips Away) (3 pages, 98k)

Advice Sheet: Information For Parents(5 pages, 99k)

Recruiting Members

Membership recruitment is a number of specified actions through which the youth theatre can proactively seek new members. It should be an integral part of the youth theatre's annual programme and not motivated solely by dissipating numbers.....

Find out more about Membership Recruitment(7 pages, 252k)

Youth Theatre Application Forms

A Youth Theatre Application Form is a form that a youth theatre can send to interested young people, youth groups and centres......

Find out more about Youth Theatre Application Forms (1page, 308k)

Download a Sample Youth Theatre Application Form (1page,96k)

Membership Registration Forms

A Membership Registration Form is a form that a young person completes on joining a youth theatre....

Find out more about Membership Registration Forms (1page, 400k)

Sample Membership Registration Form U18 (2pages, 96k)

Sample Membership Registration Form Over18 (2pages, 108k)

Group Contracts

Group contracts have many uses. They can help ensure that youth theatre members' voices are heard, can create a shared sense of responsibility and can help ensure the group runs smoothly.

Download Advice Sheet on Group Contracts. (3 pages, 676k)

Sample Group Contract (Exchanges/Trips Away) (1 page, 420k)

Youth Participation

How do you include the opinions and views of members in the running of your youth theatre? How can they feed into the decision-making process?

NAYD have developed a Youth Participation Policy that includes suggestions for good practice that may be applicable to your own group.

Download NAYD's Youth Participation Policy(3 pages, 128k)