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What is the National Association of Workshop Providers?
Answer: The NAWP is a limited company formed in 2007 with the express purpose of bringing a greater structure to pupil and teacher experience of school workshops. The NAWP is not an agency; it charges providers an annual fee to be included on the register but does not take any percentage of the booking fee. The employment contracts are made between the school and the provider without the NAWP's involvement.
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What are the advantages of joining the association?
Answer: Providers are only allowed on the register if they can provide good references from two schools or colleges. Anybody can print a flyer and post it into a school but every provider on the NAWP database has a proven ability to deliver positive workshop experiences. Providers can also request feedback from schools about how well they are meeting the needs of pupils; we monitor this feedback and aim to provide courses in order to improve the quality of the workshops.
The NAWP has a user friendly search facility that is targeted at schools’ needs and it also operates a forum for providers. As the association grows so its knowledge base will develop.
The NAWP will meet and communicate with schools and local authorities to promote the association and its members. It also updates registered schools of new providers in their area as and when appropriate.
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How do I become a member of the NAWP?
Answer: If you already provide workshops to schools and colleges then the route is easy. Simply submit your details and we’ll contact the two referees that you provide. You are also strongly advised to attain CRB enhanced disclosure and to have public liability insurance before applying to be a member as without these documents schools are unlikely to employ you. You’ll be asked to make a legal statement about whether or not you have these structures in place when you submit your details. Payment is by annual subscription, please browse to the registation page for details of the fee structure.
If you’ve never provided a workshop in schools but you know that you have skills that are worth sharing with pupils and staff then it’s a good idea to talk to your local schools first. If you want to know whether your idea has merit then contact us and we’ll advise you with total honesty. If you decide to take your ideas further we can provide expert advice to make your workshop curriculum specific.
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What does the NAWP expect from its members?
Answer: The first priority will always be the health and welfare of the pupils but pupil experiences should be vivid, interesting and last beyond the moment. Delivering a good workshop is very technically demanding: it needs to inspire pupils and give them an insight into matters outside of their experience. Obviously, NAWP associates should also be properly planned and well prepared for each workshop, maintaining good communications and relationships with the school.
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How does the feedback system work?
Answer: Once a provider has completed a workshop they will use their homepage to request feedback from the school. Schools will receive an email linking them to the feedback page for that provider. Schools can leave positive or negative feedback: positive feedback increments the reference score, negative feedback is not published but logged against the provider on a database so that the association can support the providers’ development. NAWP reserves the right to suspend or remove from the directory any provider who is unable to work to the expected levels. Schools are also asked to feedback against a number of factors which the NAWP is able to monitor in order to target support to its members.
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Can providers leave feedback for schools?
Answer: No. As professional organisations schools are expected to act reasonably and issue providers with critical advice for development as well as supportive comments. Critical advice is held as confidential between the school, the provider and the NAWP which uses this information to analyse training requirements.
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Does the NAWP check CRB documentation?
Answer: No, the NAWP is not an agency and this is not within its remit. It has no contract of employment with its members unlike the schools and colleges which offer paid employment. Schools meet their providers personally and so are in a better position to check that documentation is both genuine and current. For this reason all providers should take appropriate forms of identification and documentation when they visit a school.
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Will the NAWP intervene in legal or payment issues between providers and schools?
Answer: No. Any work completed is held as being between the school and the provider. The association will not become involved in this process.
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Why does NAWP require school details to be added to the database?
Answer: School details can be added either by the school or by a provider when they wish to request feedback. The details that we require are within the public domain and are stored on our database only in order that other providers may request feedback from the school at future dates. We do not share these details with anyone outside of the NAWP register and we are happy to remove any school from the database upon request. When a provider registers a school's details they must ensure that they have the school's permission to do so. We may, occasionally, send a newsletter to schools to let them know of new providers within the area but, once again, schools are at liberty to opt out of this facility.
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