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If your research is being carried out in a school, you will need to inform the Principal, classroom teacher, parents and children, and seek permission for the children to participate. The Principal may wish to inform the BOT, therefore allow time for this to happen. If children are to be audio or video taped, permission from parents and children must be given. ======

Here are the forms that you need to adapt ready to go with your ethics proposal...





You need (where relevant to your investigation) 1 Cover letters and information sheets for the principal, the associate teacher, the participants, the participant’s caregiver (if a child). These letters need to be worded appropriately for each person. The child’s letter needs to be in child friendly language. 2 Consent forms for the principal, the child and for the caregiver – each worded appropriately. 3 The cover sheet for your proposal. Submit this along with the information letters and consent forms to the ethics committee.
 * Checklist for Ethics Approval **
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What type of participants are being sought? · Make sure that you have clarified how the participants have been selected, e.g. randomly selected, or intentionally selected for a particular reason. In the children’s information sheet you could say “the names have been drawn out of a hat”.
 * Information Sheets **

What will the participants be asked to do? · Add something like “this will not disrupt the children’s programme” or “this will only take five minutes of your child’s time”. · If you are interviewing adults make sure you say that the interviews will take place at a time and location to suit the participant.

Check that you have included the statement about preserving anonymity. Check that the consent form for parents asks for the correct signature at the bottom (parent/caregiver signature).
 * Consent forms **