Mr Dilly - School History Workshops FAQ

 

How much do history workshops cost?

Mr Dilly’s School Workshop prices are dependent on your school location - starting at £355 plus travel. Discounts are available for multiple bookings across the school year.

For a quote please email.

What area do you cover?

Mr Dilly is based in Brighton UK. The main areas covered are West Sussex; East Sussex; Surrey; East Hampshire; West Kent. Mr Dilly can also travel to schools in Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Essex and London depending on exact location. Mr Dilly can also travel to schools outside of the above areas but this usually requires either a two show minimum booking and/or additional travel/accommodation charges - please contact Mr Dilly to discuss options.

For international school visits please email.

Do you charge expenses?

Travel - Yes, travel is charged per mile. Additional expenses such as motorway tolls and parking costs are also chargeable.

Accommodation - Accommodation will be charged for overnight events. These charges would usually be worked into the total package price and not exceed a reasonable amount. For bespoke package prices please email.

How many children can watch a workshop?

Due to the interactive nature of the workshops, we would suggest a maximum audience of 180, and generally a minimum audience of around 30, for most shows to run effectively in a school. If you have an enquiry for a much larger audience please email.

How are the children involved in the workshops?

All the children are invited to participate in songs and/or dances, questions and interaction from their seats. Some children (and adults!) will be chosen to join Mr Dilly 'on stage' and become part of the performance- this number varies between 10-20 per workshop and not all at once.

How long are the workshops?

On average, workshops run between 1hr 10 mins - 1hr 30 mins. Timing will be confirmed on booking.

Can I book more than one history workshop in a day?

The maximum number of workshops in a school day is two. This can be two workshops in the morning, or one in the morning and one in the afternoon. These are usually dependent on school day timings and hall/performance space availability across the day.

Practicalities

For all workshops Mr Dilly will require the following:

  • Performance Space - preferably the school hall.

  • Set-Up Access - to the performance area at least 1hr prior to the workshop start time. If a club is running in the space then an area will need to be set aside for set-up.

  • Get-Out - around 30 minutes will be needed after the workshop for Mr Dilly to pack away.

  • Parking Space - please ensure a parking space is set aside as close to the school hall as possible.

  • Equipment - use of 2-3 school benches / 1-2 tables / power source / school laptop, projector and screen.

How do we pay you?

Your school office will be invoiced before the workshop date. Payment is either by cheque, to be available for collection on the day of the workshop OR by BACS payment by the end of the week of your visit at the latest.

What about Safeguarding and Health and Safety?

Mr Dilly is Enhanced DBS checked and registered with the DBS Update service. All workshops are fully Risk Assessed. Mr Dilly holds Public Liability Insurance for up to £10 million. Copies of all documents available on request - Get in touch.

 

Terms and Conditions

Upon booking a Mr Dilly School Workshop the school undertakes a contract for services with Mr Dilly Ltd. The school will have been deemed to have read and agreed to these Terms and Conditions on confirmation of booking.

 

Payment Terms

Your school office/bursar/finance will be invoiced prior to your visit. Payment is either:

  • CHEQUE - collection of cheque on the day of your visit.

  • BACS - payment by the end of the week of your visit and no later than 5 days after your visit.

Performance Space

The school agrees to provide a suitable performance space such as the school hall. This must be safely accessible and must be either for sole use of the performer for the duration of the visit (including set-up and get-out times) OR a suitable area sectioned off before and after the workshop if school clubs, other activities are in the hall during these times. If the latter, please note the entire performance space will need to be available 30 minutes prior to the workshop start time due to sound checks, movement of staging furniture etc.

Cancellation policy

Mr Dilly Cancellation - If Mr Dilly Ltd has to cancel a workshop, every effort will be made to reschedule the workshop to another suitable date for the school. If this is not possible then a compensatory discount will be offered off a future booking.

School Cancellation - If the school cancels then the following applies:

  • Over 6 weeks - 25% of fee is payable (if the school wishes to completely cancel and not reschedule).

  • 4-6 weeks - 50% of fee is payable (if the school wishes to completely cancel and not reschedule).

  • Less than 4 weeks - Full fee is payable.

Please note, if the school is wishing to cancel and reschedule, and it is possible and mutually agreeable, the workshop will be moved to another suitable date. This being the case, the full fee will still be due by the original workshop booking date.

Force Majeure (bad weather, school heating failure etc.) If for any reason a workshop cannot proceed on the day due to a Force Majeure event, then the school and Mr Dilly Ltd agree to reschedule the workshop or an alternative workshop to another mutually suitable date. Please note: Full payment is still required for original workshop booking date.

Supervision

The school agrees to provide adequate adult to pupil ratio supervision for the number of children watching the workshop, and to assist with behaviour management should it be required. The school agrees that under no circumstances should the performer be left without any adult supervision at any time before, during or after the workshop whilst pupils are present.

Mr Dilly Ltd reserves the right to stop a workshop during the performance should it be felt that pupil behaviour is impeding the performance. Should this situation arise, no refund will be due to the school.

Photography and Filming

Whilst photography during a workshop is permitted, Mr Dilly Ltd does not allow any form of filming during the workshop unless agreed upon in advance. Recording of snippets of children taking part is permitted, but only if aligned with the school’s own photography and filming policies. The school agrees that its staff will not use any media taken of the workshop for any other uses. other than to share on school social channels and for participating children to see snippets of themselves perform.

Smoke Machine and Strobe Lighting

For WWII / Explorers/ Mayans Shows only – a small smoke machine and strobe light are used for some sections of all of these workshops. Mr Dilly Ltd will inform the school of their use prior to the workshop. The school agrees to inform its staff and any pupils should this pose a risk to any staff or pupils attending the workshop. Mr Dilly Ltd requests that any staff or pupil that may be affected, either to not attend the workshop or to be removed from the performance space during the section of the workshop when these are used; the school agrees to oversee this arrangement should this be deemed necessary.