The information sheet is your opportunity to tell someone everything they possibly need to know, think of it as a research FAQ.

You want to tell someone all the information about the study so they can make a decision to take part in it or not. If they feel like they haven’t been provided with the correct or most up to date information they may feel like they haven’t given informed consent.

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Lets break down what an information sheet should include

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1. What is this research about?

You want this to match the tone of your consent form. This won’t change from study to study as it's a generic statement.

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You need to write:

- Who are you?

- Why are you doing research?

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2. What does the study involve?

This is where you want to give an overview of the study you are going to wrong. This should match the recruitment email and calendar invite.

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You need to tell the participant:

- How long will it take?

- What sort of method collection is it?

- Will there be informed consent?

- Will you take notes?

- Participation is voluntary

- How to withdraw

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3. How we use your data

To get informed consent, we need to tell people how we plan to store and use the information we collect from them.

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You need to tell the participant:

-If anyone else plans to observe the research session

-Will the information collected be used by anyone else?

-Links to any privacy notices

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4. Incentive

You may decide to give people a little thanks for taking part in your session. This could be anything from monetary vouchers to giving away 3 months of your service.

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You need to tell them:

-What will they receive?

-When will they receive it?

-How they will receive it

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