The Groups Co-ordinator is there to provide assistance for Group Leaders to help with the running of their groups. Talk to the co-ordinator if you have any questions, need any help or are unsure about anything.
There is a yearly Group Leaders meeting to share information and ideas. It's a great opportunity for Group Leaders to meet up.
This page contains all the documents that you may need for the running of your group.
Documents
These files will either open in your browser or go to the Downloads folder on your computer.
General Information on running your group. Every Group Leader should read this.
Information to help Group Leaders manage their funds. Only applicable to groups who need to collect any money, e.g. for hall hire.
What you need to do as a Group Leader. Read this if you are thinking about becoming a Group Leader, but do speak to the Groups Co-ordinator who can provide lots of help.
This form needs to be completed following any accidents or incidents so that we have a record of what happened.
All our groups are covered by this Insurance Cover Note provided by the Third Age Trust.
Risk Assessments
A Risk Assesssment form needs to be completed for each group. This is a simple task and is done with the help of the Groups Co-ordinator. There are three versions of the Risk Assessment form: for walks, home-based activities and venue-based activities. Click the button below for the appropriate form.
These files will either open in your browser or go to the Downloads folder on your computer.
National Resources
The Third Age Trust has lots of useful advice and resources available for Group Leaders. u3a members can create themselves an account on their website to access these resources.
There is a network of over 70 national Subject Advisers, whose role is to provide advice help with interest groups.
Beacon
All Group Leaders are responsible for keeping group details up to date on Beacon.
Website
All Group Leaders are responsible for keeping group details up to date on this website. Group Leaders are able to update their own group's page adding photos, news and details of future meetings. Contact the Web Administrator and you will be given your own login name, so that you can quickly make any changes needed. Training will be given and there is a Tutorial Guide to help you.
If you are unable to update your own group's page, please send the wording required and any photos to the Web Administrator who will make the changes on your behalf.
