National Association of Youth Theatres' Survey of Facilitator Pay

At NAYT we are aware of the pressures facing youth theatres to generate fees to pay practitioner/ facilitators or fundraise to cover these costs. We are also aware that for many freelance facilitators their pay has remained on a similar level for a number of years. We would like to understand the picture more deeply so that we can offer advice and communicate the context of youth theatre delivery at a strategic level across the sector.

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What type of organisation are you? (Tick all that apply)

Based in more than one space

Legally constituted organisation but no venue (i.e. you can move to deliver at other spaces if required)

Delivered as part of NPO activity

Informal group

Part of an arts venue

Where are you in the UK? If you are in more than one area but are not national please use the area where you are based most often/is noted in your legal document.

North West

Midlands

London

Greater London

South West

National

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

North East

Where does the funding for your youth theatre come from?

ACE via NPO budget

ACE via project grant

Surplus from other operations (like show income)

Trusts and Foundations funding

Local authority

YT members’ fees

Other

Who is your youth theatre leader?

A salaried member of staff who runs the YT as part of their role

A salaried member of staff who runs the YT outside of their role

A freelance member of staff

A volunteer

How much do you pay your youth theatre leader? (This is the lead facilitator, there are questions about other types of facilitators further on). If you pay per session or per term, to the best of your ability, please state what that works out per hour.

How much do you pay your youth theatre leader? (This is the lead facilitator, there are questions about other types of facilitators further on). If you pay per session or per term, to the best of your ability, please state what that works out per hour.

£10-20 per hour

£20-40 per hour

£40-60 per hour

£60-80 per hour

£80+ per hour

They volunteer their time

If you have assistant youth theatre facilitator, how much do you them?

£10-20 per hour

£20-40 per hour

£40-60 per hour

£60-80 per hour

£80+ per hour

They volunteer their time

If you have an assistant youth theatre facilitator, which best describes them?

A professional theatre practitioner who works closely with the lead facilitator

An emerging theatre practitioner honing their skills

A student learning gaining experience in youth theatre

A returning ex-member of the youth theatre

A current member of youth theatre who helps out with younger groups

A board/management member who has a passion for youth theatre

If you bring in specialist facilitators (e.g. musician, movement director, choreographer), please let us know the pay range for them.


Under £20 p/h
£21-£30 p/h
£31-£40 p/h
£41-£50 p/h
£51-70 p/h
£70-£90 p/h
Over £90 p/h
They volunteer their time

Do you have a regular pay review system established?

No

Yes

What responsibilities does your lead facilitator have?

Creative direction of sessions, is in session every week, helps with recruitment (e.g. some marketing) and replies to emails/contacts parents & carers to arrange term dates. Works with the venue to arrange sessions

Runs sessions with the YT members, does some organisation (e.g. calls parents/carers if members are regularly late or attendance is uneven) but is not responsible for creating registers or group admin

Is not responsible for creative direction of sessions but leads sessions based on an idea/project decided by another staff member, is given registers & has no responsibility for contacting parents/carers or organising the venue

Would you like to change the fee for your youth theatre facilitator(s)?

Yes, I would like to pay them more

Yes, I have a reduced budget and feel pressure to make savings in facilitation costs

No, I am happy with what they are paid

National Association of Youth Theatres' Survey of Facilitator Pay

What type of organisation are you? (Tick all that apply)

Where are you in the UK? If you are in more than one area but are not national please use the area where you are based most often/is noted in your legal document.

Where does the funding for your youth theatre come from?

Who is your youth theatre leader?

How much do you pay your youth theatre leader? (This is the lead facilitator, there are questions about other types of facilitators further on). If you pay per session or per term, to the best of your ability, please state what that works out per hour.

If you have assistant youth theatre facilitator, how much do you them?

If you have an assistant youth theatre facilitator, which best describes them?

If you bring in specialist facilitators (e.g. musician, movement director, choreographer), please let us know the pay range for them.

Do you have a regular pay review system established?

What responsibilities does your lead facilitator have?

Would you like to change the fee for your youth theatre facilitator(s)?

Please let us know if you have any other comments you would like to share