Capacity/Staffing
“Having a vocal partner seeking out partnerships with art institutions in the SEND community has made it [relationships with settings] easier.”
The Cartoon Museum
“Having increased Capacity and expertise in this area.”
Wac Arts
“Prior to 2020 it was possible to deliver meaningful long-term work within SEND settings and witness the positive changes within the participants.”
Flute Theatre
We now have a Head of Engagement for the first time, so feel more confident to explore more partnerships.
Arts Organisation
“…the positive relationship that the SEND settings have together, the support that they give to each other, and the willingness of teachers and schools to be lead schools to help make this happen.
Arts Organisation
“The best schools, support staff in giving them time and encouragement to engage with external organisations like ours.”
EFDSS
Funding
“Those SEND schools involved have shown that they can all commit three key aspects of self-funding where support is given to them by JLC or other key funders as their part of ‘Making Things Happen For SEND – Making the activities part of weekly curriculum – Costs for multi teachers to be involved with the students to bring them, be part of the activities and have a full part in the planning and development of sessions – Transport costs on a weekly basis.”
Snowbility and The Snow Sports Foundation
“We have found incentivising school engagement through small micro grants has been a very successful approach to securing engagement and supporting teacher autonomy.”
A New Direction
“Much greater demand and openness from schools for projects and ACE new priorities help support this work.”
Apples and Snakes
“Having multi-year funding has enabled us to develop strong relationships with different music services/hubs and special schools, and plan activities with confidence over a longer period.”
Arts Organisation
“Some funder priorities shifting outside of London – this has had a positive impact as it has led us to develop new relationships with SEND settings and widen the pool of schools we are reaching.”
Arts Organisation
Growth
“There seems generally to be a growing focus on music making in SEND settings – an increasing expectation that music services develop meaningful partnerships.”
Arts Organisation
“The increase in online learning during the pandemic led us to develop our own learning resource tool for SEND settings which also had a very positive impact on relationships and led to many new relationships being created, including with schools catering for a wider variety of needs than we were previously reaching (e.g. visual impairment and Deafness).”
Arts Organisation
“SEND work continues to be a growth area.”
Arts Organisation
“We have built up a relationship with WCC and special schools which has enabled us to grow as an organisation.”
In Deep