Debates Student Consent form

Please read carefully and complete all sections as this is vital to participation in the Concern debates programme. Unfortunately, we cannot allow students to participate in the debates programme without a properly signed consent form.

Dear parent/guardian,

This form is to be signed by the parent/guardian of a child under 18 and the student taking part in Concern's Debates Programme.

This year, students participating in the programme will be involved in debates both online and if they progress beyond the knock-out stages, in person.

During the League Phase, Concern will share a video of a recorded debate with volunteer adjudicators to mark via secure and private sharing on Concern's platform https://debates.concern.net
Each debate is recorded by both schools over an online conferencing service such as Zoom.
Concern and schools record the debates to ensure a backup is available if a technical issue arises. Concern deletes recordings from its platform once it is no longer for the purposes of the debates and requests schools to do the same.
Should your child's team progress beyond the Knock Out stages, debates will be held in person in venues around the island of Ireland organised by Concern and/or the school
At these events, photos may be taken

Throughout the programme photographs, images, screenshots or video footage of the debates and debater (programme participants) may be shared to celebrate the students and schools who take part in the programme as well as promotional reasons. This includes but is not limited to Concern website, social media channels, press releases/media and other promotional materials and promotional materials

These videos and images will be the child's personal data. Concern processes this personal data for the specific purposes described here and based on the child's and parent's/guardian's consent which can be withdrawn at any time without affecting Concern's use prior to withdrawal.

Where permitted, Concern stores and uses images and videos to promote its work for three years after which time it is archived by the organisation.

For more information on Concern's commitment to data protection, your rights and contact information, please visit our privacy policy at www.concern.net/about/privacy

Please contact your Concern focal person if you have any questions or email debates@concern.net

DEBATE PROGRAMME Student Consent form 2024/2025

1. Young person's details:

Student name (required)

Name of parent/guardian (required)

School name (required)

Name of debates mentor/teacher (required)

2. Core Purpose (please tick to indicate consent)

I confirm that I give permission for the student named above to be filmed/recorded as part of Concern's online debating programme.

I confirm that I give permission for the student named above to take part in the in-person aspects of Concern's debating programme (should the team progress to these rounds)

I confirm that I give permission for Concern to use photographs/video footage of the student named above gathered as part of the debating programme, on our website, social media, press releases or school's resources produced by the Global Citizenship team.

Optional

I give permission for the student named above to receive Concern Active's Youth E-Newsletter

If yes, please provide student and parent email address(es) for newsletter: (optional)

3. For the young person to complete

I agree to: (required)

Taking part in the Concern debates programme

Concern keeping a record of this form so they have the information they need to keep me safe during the activity

Receiving the Concern Youth E-Newsletter

Being filmed or photographed during the activity. I understand that the photographs or film might be used to tell other people about what Concern Worldwide does. (We will always ask on the day before we take photographs so you can decline then too)

Signed parent: (required)

Signed young person: (required)

Concern processes this personal data for the specific purposes described and based on the student's and parent's/guardian's consent which can be withdrawn at any time without affecting Concern 's use prior to that withdrawal. For more information on Concern 's commitment to data protection, your rights and contact information, please visit our privacy policy at www.concern.net/about/privacv