This pioneering programme was devised in conjunction with Special Educational Needs (SEN) schools and Local Authority SEN Coordinators and is designed to progress the communication & social skills of vulnerable young people with difficult & complex needs alongside ensemble performance. These young people experience exclusion and isolation: their difficulties with communication, self-awareness, confidence and self esteem prevent them from participating in normal childhood activities, including the many after-school activities that more fortunate children can take for granted. Family relationships are often difficult and stressful, and the young people have a limited ability to form meaningful friendships and relationships.
Attending the course and improving their confidence, independence, communication, understanding and self-awareness by learning and performing with experienced professional musicians, participants will be empowered to:
develop new skills to boost their school record of achievement
express creativity through movement,performance, improvisation and creation
participate in mainstream educational and social activities
develop meaningful and positive relationships and friendships
more successfully make the transition from an SEN environment, integrating into open society
counter negative attitudes, overcome barriers to participation
be better equipped to develop social and financial independence
understand life-long learning and personal development
The
course provides a unique combination of musical ensemble, vocal, drama
and movement training which enables and encourages skills of
co-operation, negotiation, and verbal and non-verbal communication to
develop. The course curriculum is designed to allow participants to
learn about individual skill areas in a proactive, vibrant and
immediate way. The young people are fully consulted, setting their own
aims and targets to be assessed as the course progresses and in the
final workshop.
Each school also benefits from materials and
workshop exercises provided for use beyond the course, making an
important contribution to teaching methods for young people with
special educational needs. This work leaves a lifelong legacy with the
young people attending the course, and their teachers, whose increased
level of understanding and new skills will impact on their work with
other children with special educational needs.
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