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Chaperone shift checklist

What each chaperone checks at the start, during and at the end of a shift, plus a headcount log.

  • Print one per chaperone per call. It takes thirty seconds to fill in and it is your record of the shift.
  • Do the headcount at every change of place: arrival, break, onstage, dressing room, pickup.
  • Write down anything odd, even small things. The stage manager reads these after each call.
  • Anything that worries you about a child’s safety goes to the safeguarding lead the same day, not just on this sheet.

Chaperone Shift Checklist

All the World Stage

Two adults, every time. If you are about to be alone with a child, find another adult first.

Show
Date
Shift
Area
Chaperone
Second adult
Stage manager
Safeguarding lead + phone

Start of shift

  • Signed in, name badge on
  • Have the pickup log and today’s call list
  • Know the young people in my care, by name
  • Know who has allergies or medication
  • Walked the space: exits, first aid kit, toilets
  • Know the evacuation route and meeting point
  • Phone on, on silent

During the shift

  • Never alone with a child: door open, second adult in sight
  • Toilet trips in pairs, adult waits outside
  • Changing: separate rooms, adults out unless needed
  • No photos of the children on my own phone
  • Kids stay out of the wings, booth and catwalks
  • Water and a real break every hour or so

Headcount log

TimeWhereCountExpectedNotesInitials

End of shift

  • Every child signed out to an adult on their form
  • Dressing room and green room checked, nobody left behind
  • Lost property collected
  • Incidents written up and handed to the stage manager

Anything to report (what happened, when, who was there)

A starting template, not legal advice. Check your local rules and your venue, school or insurer’s requirements.

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