Terms & Conditions
CONDITIONS OF MEMBERSHIP WITH GEMS PERFORMING ARTS
• Gems Performing Arts accepts no responsibility for loss or damage of personal belongings while on the premises.
• Gems Performing Arts accepts no liability for any injuries sustained whilst participating in a class or on the premises.
• Gems Performing Arts course manager must be notified of any changes to the information provided on the Booking Form.
• All staff, including deputy teachers (who may be brought in at short notice), are qualified, experienced and police checked. Volunteer class assistants & trainees are all police-checked.
• Racist, sexist and other offensive language and behaviour is not tolerated at Gems Performing Arts and we reserve the right to terminate membership without notice.
• Parents/carers are not permitted to sit in & watch class. (If a child is new or particularly unconfident, parents/carers may be allowed to sit in on one class or at the start until the child feel's comfortable)
• Collection of Children: Children must be collected immediately after the class has finished. Repeated failure to collect children on time may result in loss of membership. If there is any problem with collection or delivery, please contact the Gems contact number.
• Children must arrive and be collected promptly. It is very important that children arrive in time for their classes, preferably 5 minutes before the start. This allows the group time to settle before the class starts. Latecomers may have to wait outside until an appropriate time to join the class. Children arriving after 15 minutes may be refused admission, as this may disrupt the professional attitude to classes that we aim to foster.
• Any child missing more than two classes per term may not be able to join future courses and may lose their place in upcoming shows. Class numbers are limited, so good attendance and commitment to the course is essential.
• Saturdays: please bring a quick, light snack and drink (not lunch) with you. And please provide a folder for each child for all scripts and song sheets for the term and bring this each week. Please make sure these folders and sheets are named.
• Emergency contact number: If there are problems for example, the collection of a child, please contact the emergency contact number, which you will be advised of no later than the first day of term.
• Photographs/Recordings: Gems Performing Arts may take photographs or video of the students at work. These images will only be used for Gems Performing Arts marketing, press material and will be used for the website, local newspaper features and flyers. Please understand that these images will be used sensitively and photographers are police-checked. Please let us know if you do not want you or your child’s photograph taken. Please do not share photographs of other children on social media as their Parent/Guardian may not want their child's image online
• Chewing gum and fizzy drinks are strictly forbidden on the premises.
• Uniform: A Gems Performing Arts T-Shirt and black jazz pants is the correct uniform (these can brought from Gems Performing Arts) Please note this is not compulsory. Suitable clothing to dance in is also fine.
• Shoes: Black soft plimsolls (like those worn for school gym lessons) or black jazz shoes are to be worn.
• No jeans or trousers, skirts or dresses are to be worn to any class. All t-shirts, shoes and bags must be clearly labelled. Strictly no jewellery (apart from stud earrings). Hair must be tied back from the face for class.
Classes are offered on a first come, first served basis upon full payment and completed booking forms.
We require four weeks written notice if you wish to discontinue our classes. We have long waiting lists for many of our classes and it is important we can plan our terms efficiently.