All you need to deliver a Big Norfolk Holiday Fun activity
The Big Norfolk Holiday Fun Knowledge Hub contains everything you need to put on a Big Norfolk Holiday Fun session.
On this page, you’ll find guidance relating to accessibility, nutrition and safeguarding guidance, amongst various other topics.
You’ll also find out information about the Every Move activity finder, how to sign up, and how to make the best use of it.
This page is for providers who have already completed the sign up process. If you’re looking to find out more or sign up as a new Big Norfolk Holiday Fun provider, click here.
What are you looking for?
Before you dive into the knowledge hub, make sure you’re set up as a provider. We recommend you follow each of these steps to get the most out of the programme.
Getting started: Becoming a Big Norfolk Holiday Fun provider
We are inviting activity providers from across Norfolk to become Big Norfolk Holiday Fun providers.
Big Norfolk Holiday Fun aims to provide positive experience for children and young people across Norfolk. They’ll be given the opportunity to try something new, and meet new people, whilst being given an incentive to get out and about during the holidays.
If you haven’t done so already, make sure you fill in the Expression of Interest to become a provider.
Your account on the Every Move activity finder
Every Move is our bespoke activity finder for Norfolk. All providers should have a profile on this system. The team at Active Norfolk will set this up on your behalf.
We highly recommend you also make use of our booking and payment system which is built into Every Move. This will make things simpler for both you and those signing up to your activities, and allow you to manage everything in one place.
How to manage your Every Move account
The below playlist will take you through the basics of how to set up, manage and make amends to your sessions on Every Move. Check out the videos below.
How to upload bookable sessions on Every Move
This video will take you through the process of uploading a bookable Big Norfolk Holiday Fun session on Every Move
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Setting up Stripe and taking payments on Every Move
This video will show you how to set up a Stripe account in order to take payments through Every Move
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Exporting participant data on Every Move
This video will show you how to view and export your participant data on Every Move.
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Registering Big Norfolk Holiday Fun attendance
We’ll show you how to register attendance for your BNHF sessions in this video.
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Amending and cancelling your sessions on Every Move
In this video, we’ll show you how to make amends and cancel your sessions on Every Move.
Watch nowYou can also download the list of FAQs we have pulled together from working closely with existing providers.
If you experience any issues or cannot find what you’re looking for through this knowledge hub, get in touch with the Every Move team by emailing [email protected].
Big Norfolk Holiday Fun Resources
The following resources may help broaden your knowledge and understanding of working with children and young people. In turn, this should assist in establishing suitable, safe, and successful events for young people.
Accessibility & diversity in your activities
It is important that your sessions are accessible for all children – regardless of physical or learning disability, race or gender.
The Adult Learning courses delivered by Norfolk County Council include Dyslexia awareness, Autism awareness, and courses on understanding mental health and specific learning difficulties and behavioural challenges – all of which could be useful for staff and volunteers involved in the Big Norfolk Holiday Fun programme. The fee can for each course can be waivered if you’re a volunteer earning below a certain threshold.
In some cases, we may accept referrals from professionals who work with children and young people (such as social workers, police or school staff.)
To refer a child you think would benefit, please download and complete this referral form, and send it to [email protected].
Take a look at these for more help:
- Inclusion and accessibility guidance | Sport England
- Resources | Activity Alliance | Disability Sport
- Promoting positive diversity | PACEY
- Equality policy example | Active Norfolk
- SEND e-learning course | Norfolk County Council
- Adult Learning qualifications courses and skills for employment | Norfolk County Council
- HAF and SEND Toolkit
Embedding nutritional education into your offer
Food plays a major role in the Big Norfolk Holiday Fun programme. It provides an opportunity to learn about food and nutrition, and also for young people to build an appreciation of healthy food.
Could you use these in your sessions?
Embedding physical activity into your session
Children should be physically active for 60 minutes a day. By including physical activity into your sessions, this is an easy and fun way for children to get moving.
Try different ways of getting kids moving
Safeguarding and risk management
Children’s safety is paramount and should be a primary consideration when planning activities or events.
This means knowing your safeguarding responsibilities and also having an updated risk assessment in place.
You might also find these useful:
Managing Challenging Behaviour
Below are some resources and external sites designed to help you should you encounter challenging behaviour. These guides will help you prepare, and create a plan to adapt your activities and overcome any obstacles presented through challenging behaviour. We will be updating this knowledge hub with more guides shortly.
Further links you might find useful:
- Sport – a guide for sports coaches and clubs (autism.org.uk)
- Community Playthings | Coping with children’s challenging behaviour
- UK Coaching – Managing Behaviour in Sport: What Works?
Key Facts About Autism Spectrum Disorder (pdf, 1.22 MB)
This document gives you key information to help you recognise autism, understand how it affects different people, and learn about how to respond to the challenges of autism.
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Mental Health Resources
It’s important to be knowledgeable about children and young people’s mental health when working with them.
You might find these resources useful:
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