1 / 20

Rebbecca Hemming’s Study Visit Presentation

Soliloquy Theatre Company The UK Education System Roma Gypsies in Education. Rebbecca Hemming’s Study Visit Presentation. Soliloquy Theatre Company. Is a theatre in education company works towards improving the lives of disenfranchised people through the arts. Soliloquy Theatre Company.

xander
Download Presentation

Rebbecca Hemming’s Study Visit Presentation

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Soliloquy Theatre Company The UK Education System Roma Gypsies in Education Rebbecca Hemming’s Study Visit Presentation

  2. Soliloquy Theatre Company Is a theatre in education company works towards improving the lives of disenfranchised people through the arts.

  3. Soliloquy Theatre Company • The primary range of tools used are from ‘Theatre of the Oppressed’ (AugustoBoal). They include: • Image theatre • Forum theatre • Legislative theatre • These tools are used to empower, explore, debate, inspire, motivate, challenge and to build self esteem and confidence.

  4. Soliloquy Theatre Company • The target groups are: young people, women, ethnic minorities, disabled people, refugee and asylum seekers, victims of oppression, LGBT groups and other socially excluded people.

  5. Examples of Soliloquy’s Past Projects • What is Extremism? Theatre workshops • Black History through our Eyes – a play • Oppression (creating a play with young people) • Sandwell without Borders (aimed at bringing young people of different cultures together through the arts). • Cultural Awareness Training for Teachers and children. • Refugee and Asylum seeker awareness raising drama workshops

  6. A music and dance workshop on inclusion in a Special School for severely disabled children

  7. A young person’s feelings as she imagines she is a Jew in Nazi Germany.

  8. ‘How the Leopard Got her Spots’ A Primary school play on Inclusion

  9. ‘Who Am I?’ A drama workshop aimed at integrating newly arrived children in a primary school.

  10. A brief Overview of The UK Education System

  11. The UK Education System • There are 4 parts: primary education, secondary education, further education and higher education. • Primary and secondary education is broken down into ‘Key Stages’ • Key Stage 1 – 5 to 7 year olds. • Key Stage 2 – 7 to 11 year olds. • Key Stage 3 – 11 to 14 year olds. • Key Stage 4 – 14 to 16 year olds. • Key stages 1 and 2 are undertaken at primary school and key stages 3 and 4 are taken at secondary school. • By law all children in England and Wales between 5 and 16 must receive a full time education. In Northern Ireland children must begin at age 4. • Education can be received in a formal institute or at home. • Education is free for all. • Families with low incomes get free school meals provided.

  12. Support for Migrant/Disadvatnted Pupils • There is minimal language support in primary and secondary schools. • In primary schools, children who speak a foreign language work with an EAL (English as an Additional Language) teacher. • Schools in deprived areas have access to funds to help purchase extra support for their pupils. • Children Centres are a hub of support for the community in particular parents and children. They are free to use by all.

  13. Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Children and Young People in the UK

  14. Roma, Gypsy and Traveller Children Definitions: • Gypsy/Roma – includes children who identify themselves are Gypsies and or Romanies and or Travellers and or Romanchial Gypsies. • Traveller of Irish Heritage – Travellers with an Irish Heritage

  15. Roma, Gypsy and Traveller Children • Are amongst the lowest achieving groups of people in the UK. • They are the most ‘at risk’ health group. • Research shows lack of trust of authority and fear of racism and discrimination are amongst the reasons for not accessing public services. • The general public opinion of these groups is substantially low. They are viewed as a nuisance due to their travelling nature.

  16. Protection for Roma, Gypsy and Traveller Children • Schools have to adhere to the Race Relations Act 2010 which requires them to actively eliminate racism. • Schools also have a duty to adhere to the Community Cohesion agenda which is designed to bring communities together.

  17. Roma, Gypsy and Traveller Children “Where the presence of Travelling children is openly acknowledged, and where positive and accurate images of the different communities are featured within both the resources and of the school and the curriculum, then the pupils response is lively and there is a genuine openness to learning.” OFTED (the national Governmental School Inspection body)

  18. Roma, Gypsy and Traveller Children “At the school and pupil level, children who are confident about their personal and community identity are so much better placed to be happy and successful learners. The importance of the notion of self-worth is well known as a major determinant of learning success.” Department for Children, Schools and Families

  19. Roma, Gypsy and Traveller Children For more in depth information on this group download a copy of ‘The Inclusion of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Children and Young People.’ Published by The Department for Children Schools and Families.

  20. Thank you for watching.

More Related