When I left England to move to Scotland I aleady had a current CRB from teaching and also from scouting. When I joined the GTC Scotland I had to get a new CRB to move from GTC Englnd to GTC Scotland. Five weeks later when I went on supply here on Orkney believe it or not, I had to get another one. Crazy!! What a waste of money. Daft thing is, it only tells people that I haven't been caught for anything. (Not that I have anything.....so don't start you lot) It doesn't mean I won't do anything, it prevents nothing and from personal experience I know that the F#####s that do abuse children often get away with it for a long long time before they are brought to book, if ever.

Always have another responsible adult with you. It can be a minefield. Beware of physical contact.That doesn't mean you can't touch them, ie to move them into a dance position. It does mean be careful of touch that could be deemed inappropriate or misconstrued.