Assessment for Staged Performances
Each performance needs to be assessed a minimum of every five years, or when their previous assessment expires.
Assessment is organised between the assessor and the performance organisers, and will take place once the relevant Commissioner has approved the performance,
If an assessment is successful the assessor will contact the relevant Commissioner to arrange the relevant celebration. If an assessment is unsuccessful the assessor will contact the relevant Commissioner and inform them. If the assessor has concerns over the safety of young people they must contact the relevant Commissioner immediately.
As with all activities within your District (or County), the Commissioner's approval is required before a performance can take place.
A person should be formally and specifically appointed by the Appointments sub-Committee to manage the overall performance (i.e. the production team, business management team and focus on the development of young people). They are referred to in the rest of this factsheet as the ‘Performance Chairperson’.
You can then work with the Performance Chairperson to ensure the following minimum assessment standards.
The Staged Performance Assessor
The County will need to appoint one or possibly more, Staged Performance Assessors. This is a specific appointment of the County Appointments sub-Committee. As a minimum to become an Assessor a person must:
Application for Assessment
To be assessed a staged performance should contact their local County Assessor using the assessment request form or similar, at least a month before the show, but ideally at the initial planning stages. This does not surpass the relevant Commissioner approval for the performance, which should also be sort. If the Commissioner is happy that all the minimum standards are reached then the performance can proceed and an assessment can be organised.
Assessment
An assessor will view the performance and will give feedback to the organisers. The assessor will point out the strengths of the show and offer points of improvement, no matter what the standard is.
Where a show completes a successful assessment the assessor will issue the relevant certificate and alert the Commissioner. Assessments are valid for up to 5 years, or as per POR rule 9.22. the show can then organise to be assessed again.
If a show is not successful the assessor will advise the performance on how to improve and support them to achieve this until a successful assessment is completed. A performance may continue while working towards assessment standard, unless the assessor has concerns about the safety of young people.
Celebration of Successful Assessment
The assessor, along with the relevant Commissioner and show organisers, will determine an appropriate way to celebrate a successful assessment.
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