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• Sing a Song: Musical Zooms for Families – Now Booking!

  Mon 28 Mar 2022

  During the Easter holidays, Bamboozle will be offering free interactive Zoom sessions for small groups over three days. The sessions will include a mixture of storytelling and music.

  Our sessions are predominantly designed for children who are often described as having Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities and also for children who are identified as being on the autistic spectrum. Our Zoom sessions are also suitable for young people with a wider range of disabilities.

  We understand that experiences on a screen have their limitations, and we encourage our participants to bring along any instruments or props you might have at home to join in with our rhythms, (e.g. banging pots and pans, making shakers by filling empty bottles with lentils, beans or anything that rattles!).

  Our Zooms last for about 30 minutes and involve two of our Bamboozle performers providing a mixture of storytelling and live music. There will be four sessions per day and each session will be for a group of up to four families so that we can personalise the performance for our participants. The set up will be relaxed and informal; there’ll be an opportunity to chat, followed by storytelling, songs and music.

  UPCOMING ZOOMS:
  Saturday 16th April – 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm.

  Wednesday 20th April – 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm.

  Friday 22nd April – 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm.

  To book on please fill in a booking form here visit our website and scroll to the bottom, clicking the booking form link: https://bamboozletheatre.co.uk/events/sing-a-song/

   

  You can also email Jennifer@bamboozletheatre.co.uk 

  
  Jennifer Murphy (she/her)

  Project Manager 
  Bamboozle Theatre Company Ltd.

  E:   Jennifer@bamboozletheatre.co.uk

  T:   0116 255 2065 (office)

• Be Empowered Workshop – Early Support Programme for SEND Parent Carers

  Thu 24 Mar 2022

  The Be Empowered workshops are for parent/carers of children and young people of any age, with any additional need, with or without a diagnosis. They are an attempt to support parent/carers through times of change and at whatever stage of the journey participants may find themselves.

   

  Workshops will be taking place on Wednesdays from 10am - 1pm, starting on Wednesday 27th April then continuing on

  Wed 4th May,

  Wed 11th May,

  Wed 18th May,

  Wed 25th May

  followed by a break for half-term and finishing on Wed 8th Jun 2022.

   

  The workshops take place at St Nicholas Place, 81 The Green, Kings Norton, Birmingham B38 8RU.

   

  Places can be booked by emailing BeEmpowered@birmingham.gov.uk for a booking form.  

   

  For any enquiries about the Be Empowered workshops please contact Oenca Fontaine (Parent Engagement Consultant) on 07956 929 151 or email BeEmpowered@birmingham.gov.uk

• Fantastic Journeys CIC - Music and Dance

  Thu 24 Mar 2022

  Fantastic Journeys CIC provide music and dance workshops for people with additional needs. They have recently been awarded a small grant to run a pilot project exploring traditional folk music with children with PMLD. 

   

  If you would like to find out more, then please contact the company at fantasticjourneyscic@gmail.com or call Peter on 07486314677

  

• Bring it on Brum

  Thu 17 Mar 2022

  The 'Bring it on Brum' programme aims to provide a range of activities and a nutritious meal during the Easter school holidays for children in receipt of benefit-related free school meals (FSM). If your child receives FSMs and is in Reception to Year 14 (6 for Cherry Oak) they will be eligible to attend for free. Families can visit www.bringitonbrum.co.uk from Monday 21st March to book their children’s free places. To book an activity for free you will need a Bring it on Brum code, these are available from the school office on request.

  Click this link for more information

• Donation of Adapted Bikes and Trikes

  Fri 11 Mar 2022

  On Thursday 10th March, we were fortunate to receive our donation of adapted bikes/trikes from Tomcat. They very kindly offered a fantastic training session to staff as well.

  You can find out more about the organisation that built them here:

  https://tomcatuk.org/

   

  We would also like to pass on our thanks to the Dreams Come True Charity for their time and support with the funding! We know how much our students will enjoy using these and can see the benefits that they will have on promoting physical development and social skills.

   

  The students had a great time during their hands-on session yesterday!

  

• Foyle Foundation Grant

  Fri 04 Mar 2022

  Foyle Foundation Grant

   

  We are delighted to announce that Victoria School has been successful in receiving a £7000 grant, which can be used towards the purchase of teaching resources and books.

   

  We have already identified that we will be using the funds to purchase additional Little Wandle Revised books to match our reading scheme in school. The remaining funding will also further support the development of our library resources and our reading for pleasure books. 

   

  The Foyle Foundation is an independent grantmaking trust that distributes grants to UK charities. Since it became operational in November 2001, The Foundation has disbursed £115.1M in grants (up to 31st December 2020). 

  The Foundation will support projects which facilitate the acquisition of knowledge and learning and which have a long-term strategic impact.  Key areas for support are:

  • libraries, museums and archives; 
  • special educational needs;
  • projects that encourage sustainability by reducing overheads or which help generate additional revenue.  This might include environmental improvements to save energy and lower carbon emissions where a cost benefit can be demonstrated;
  • projects and activities which increase access and widen the diversity of attenders/visitors.