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Firm Foundations

Parts I & 2

Firm Foundations covers the following areas:

  • The Quaker framework
  • The legal framework
  • Answering that of God in everyone - valuing diversity

Firm Foundations: Is a training manual for volunteers involved in children's and young people's work. This book provides a Meeting with simple do-it-yourself exercises to aid exploration of:

  • What we need to communicate to children and young people about Quakerism. This can also be used to aid the adults in Meeting explore beliefs.
  • What is the health, safety and legal framework in which we operate. This is a useful tool to use alongside Meeting Safety.
  • How we develop equal opportunities when working with children and young people. This can affect the way the whole Meeting presents itself.
  • How we ensure that each of our activities is safe as well as enjoyable for the volunteers and children and young people alike

Firm Foundations costs £10 plus £5.00 p&p from the Quaker Bookshop contact: phone: 020 7663 1030 fax: 020 7663 1001, email: bookshop@quaker.org.uk