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Safeguarding Guidelines for Online Learning
See also our article on Advice on Eradicating Child Sexual Abuse in Folk
Safeguarding Report Form: Word or PDF
Please download, complete and return this form to record any safeguarding concerns you may have that relate to EFDSS or our activities. Once completed it should be emailed as soon as possible to the relevant EFDSS Safeguarding Officer (names and contact details are contained in the EFDSS Safeguarding Policy).
The English Folk Dance and Song Society also endorses and promotes:
On the practice of painting faces with black paint, burnt cork or boot polish
We want to engage all people, of all backgrounds, in the folk arts. Therefore we do not condone the practice of ‘blackface’.
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In a letter to us dated 21 November 2019, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport wrote ‘we believe that those participating should take into consideration the potential for this practice to cause offence’ (Ministerial Support Team, ref. TO2019/11979/FBM).