Last Thursday I ran a teacher twilight session for Little Angel Theatre as part of the Take Flight project evaluation I have been doing for them this year. We had a good mix of teachers from local schools and across London, covering those working with primary and SEND pupils.
The event started with an icebreaker of throw the question (on anything the teachers currently find challenging around participating in arts activity at their school), followed by a tour of the amazing puppet theatre, including behind the stage and the puppet making studio.
We then focused on a brainstorm and discussion around barriers to engaging in external arts activity, what they would like to see on offer from their local theatre venue in the future, and how the venues could help to break down these barriers.
In addition a SurveyMonkey questionnaire is open until the end of 11 December 2019, with the chance to win a £50 M&S voucher in a prize draw for all who complete the survey here
Findings from these will feed into the Take Flight final evaluation report in addition to interviews with the ten touring venues across the country - in areas of low arts engagement - and their local primary schools, as well as interviews with staff at Little Angel Theatre.
For more information about the Take Flight project, funded by Arts Council England, visit here
Brainstorm around barriers to arts engagement