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OUR WORK IN SCHOOLS

Against the backdrop of the pandemic and upsetting world events, Mortal Fools, like so many other charities, has been working hard to make a positive difference to our communities and to the children, young people, families and schools we work with.

We are currently working with Highfield Middle School (Prudhoe), Duke's Secondary School (Ashington), and The Duchess's Community High School (Alnwick), as part of our Future Ready project. Furthermore, nearly 40 schools and primary settings are using our fun and accessible creative digital intervention, Melva.

We specialise in co-creation with children and young people aged 7-25, delivering a variety of activities and school projects throughout the year. Our projects take place in school and educational settings. Through our projects, young people and schools connect with our work in a range of different ways:
  • Light engagements–like watching a show or having a few workshop.
  • Moderate engagements –like taking part in a series of workshops and co-creating work over a fixed-term.
  • Deep engagements – like working on projects with us over a long period of time.

Our work with schools and education settings is varied and unique. We work with schools in a variety of different ways, including:
  • Delivering in-person activities and projects for young people.
  • Delivering in-person and digital training opportunities for school staff.
  • Touring our young people's theatre shows and digital work to schools (with accompanying workshops).
  • Creating innovative, online resources for schools to purchase and use in the classroom or at home.
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MELVA
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A fun and accessible creative intervention, supporting children (aged 7-11) and the adults in their lives to talk openly about – and better understand – their mental health, emotions and wellbeing.
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FUTURE READY​​

​THEATRE AND DRAMA IN SEND SETTINGS

Working with education settings to use participation in creative activities, to support young people to develop confidence, creative and social skills.
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TEACHER CPD TRAINING​

BESPOKE FOR SCHOOLS

We provide tailored Teacher CPD for a range of schools across the North-East focusing on areas such as trust and resilience, leadership, and creative teaching.
We are always open to new projects and connecting with new schools and home educators across the North East. We deliver small and large scale school projects, Arts Award projects, and run one-off drama sessions. Feel free to get in touch with us and have a chat!
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On Demand Resources For Schools And Education Settings

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Click here to download our What’s On Offer At Mortal Fools Resource
An overview of our work and what’s on offer for youth workers, education professionals, community groups, creative practitioners, parents, home educating families and anyone connected to children and young people. Full of digital resources – things you can watch, experience, have a go at, download and enjoy! 
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Click here to download our Wellbeing Resource
A downloadable resource signposting to a wide variety of well-being and mental health support organisations, friends of Mortal Fools, well-being Mortal Fools on demand content and inspirational influencers, courageous activists, and colourful content creators
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Click here to down our Melva Digital Overview
A fun and accessible creative intervention, supporting children (aged 7-11) and the adults in their lives to talk openly about – and better understand – their mental health, emotions and wellbeing.
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Creative Catalyst: The Creative Industries
 
In May 2022, Mortal Fools hosted a one-off digital event and invited Mortal Fools staff and creative professional friends to come together to share their career stories, industry tips, and lessons learned - real talk to inspire young people, aged 16-25 years old, into the creative industries. 

Watch our Creative Catalyst: The Creative Industries digital event recording here.

This is the edited recording of the digital event and it’s available to watch now. It’s captioned and approx. 1hr 20mins long – feel free to share with any young people that are curious about working in creative industries.
 
Teachers you can use this as part of a career’s day/week in secondary school, and youth workers/creative professionals working with young people can watch this in your settings.
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North View
Ashington
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NE63 9XQ
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Spetchells Centre

Front Street
Prudhoe
Northumberland
NE42 5AA

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  • ABOUT US
    • Our Values
    • Our Team
    • Our Board
    • Our Impact
  • OUR WORK
    • YOUTH THEATRE
    • IN SCHOOLS
    • WITH ADULTS (CONNECT TRAINING)
    • SECTOR LEADERSHIP >
      • CO-CREATION EXCHANGE
      • ARTIST DEVELOPMENT
      • ACTIVISM & INCLUSION
  • SUPPORT US
  • PROJECTS
    • CURRENT PROJECTS >
      • Grow Up
      • Fools Fest 2023
      • The Bigger Picture
      • Flux Digital
    • PAST PROJECTS
  • GET INVOLVED
    • JOIN Mortal Fools Youth Theatre
    • BOOK CONNECT TRAINING
    • EXPERIENCE OUR WORK
    • Work with us >
      • Recruiting - Trustees
    • CONTACT US >
      • Mailing List
  • MEDIA
    • News
    • Blog