The Future Ready programme uses making a high-quality theatre production as a vehicle to develop confidence, aspirations and social and emotional skills of young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to prepare them for the transition from education into adult life.
It has been developed over five years in partnership with Collingwood School and Media Arts College in Morpeth, Northumberland.
Leaving school can be challenging for all young people, but for those with SEND, it can be particularly daunting. We aim for this work to not only support them in their own development, but also help their families and teachers in being optimistic and courageous about their futures.
There are several ways schools can get involved:
It has been developed over five years in partnership with Collingwood School and Media Arts College in Morpeth, Northumberland.
Leaving school can be challenging for all young people, but for those with SEND, it can be particularly daunting. We aim for this work to not only support them in their own development, but also help their families and teachers in being optimistic and courageous about their futures.
There are several ways schools can get involved:
- CPD for teachers
- Creative workshops for young people
- As a host venue for our touring theatre
- As audiences
Watch this short film made by the school to find out more about 2016's project.
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Happiness is...
In 2018-19, we are creating a devised production taking inspiration from the theme of happiness. We're learning about what happiness means to each of us, what neuroscience can teach us about happiness and exploring whether there is a secret to happiness and where to find it! Watch this space for more details. In 2017-18 we introduced touring for the first time, with our dystopian production of Romeo + Juliet visiting two professional theatres and Barbara Priestman Academy in Sunderland.
In the video (left), you can hear some of the young people involved explaining how the project has helped them to develop. You can read more about the theatre production here In 2016-17 we produced The Tempest.
Young people are also part of creating the production design on this project, working alongside professional artists and designers on all design areas including set, costume and props. For this production, we used more than fifty shipping pallets to create a beautiful and desolate island wasteland. In 2015-16 we produced Hamlet, our first full-scale theare production with the school.
It was set in a punk nightclub in modern day and the school were accommodating enough to allow us to take over the school hall for a full two weeks to enable us to fully transform it into an immersive theatre space. Some media pupils made this film about the project. |
