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Rise & Shine Sharing

Leading movement, music and multi-sensory play with PMLD participants

Join the Northern Ballet Learning team as we share our learnings from Rise & Shine.

Rise & Shine is a pilot project using movement, music and multi-sensory play with young people with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD).

Over three years we have worked in 3 Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) schools to develop pedagogy to impact physical, social and emotional wellbeing.

Read the Rise & Shine: Pupil Impact Executive Summary to find out more about the project.

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Sessions will focus on:

  • Practical sessions where our artists share the newly developed pedagogy using movement, music and multi-sensory play for PMLD young people
  • Strategies for facilitating pupil choice with PMLD young people
  • Facilitated discussion on inclusive dance and accessibility in ballet
  • Supporting artists with lived experience of disability (learning disability and/or neurodivergence) to be dance leaders, facilitated by BLINK Dance
  • Methodologies for feedback and evaluation, including techniques for interviewing PMLD pupils, led by Dr Louise McDowall, Rise & Shine evaluator

You will be asked to make a selection of sessions on your registration form. There will be options to join practical sessions as well as discussion/presentation based sessions.

Event Schedule

10.30 – 10.45am Coffee and welcome
10.45 – 11.30am Introduction to Rise & Shine
11.30 – 11.45am Break
11.45am – 1pm Session 1
1 – 1.45pm Lunch
1.45 – 2.45pm Session 2
2.45 – 3pm Break
3 – 4 pm Session 3

Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Please ensure you let us know of any dietary requirements on your registration form.

Who is this for?

The day will share our learnings from our project delivered with PMLD pupils in SEND schools. There will be options to join practical or discussion/presentation-based sessions.

We think the day will benefit:

  • Artists working with disabled young people in schools or community settings
  • People working in participatory arts including dance, movement, music, drama, multi-sensory play; but we welcome those working in other artforms too
  • You may work with PMLD young people, or adults, or those with other complex disabilities
  • Music or dance therapists
  • Staff working in SEND schools or with SEND pupils in mainstream schools, including teachers and teaching assistants
  • Producers, project managers and anyone that plans and manages work in SEND settings or inclusive engagement
  • Anyone working in ballet or classical dance who want to explore ways to increase disability inclusion
  • Participatory arts evaluators who want to make their processes more inclusive
  • This list is not exhaustive and we welcome anyone who is interested in finding out more

Accessibility

Find out more about accessibility in our building.

There will be a quiet space available for use during the day as needed.

Please use your registration form to let us know about any access needs you have, for example, if you need BSL interpretation.

Booking Information

Please ensure you book a ticket to secure your place.

Tickets are priced at £0, £10, and £20. We invite participants to select the price that is accessible for them. As a guide, a freelance artist may wish to choose a £0 ticket, whereas someone working for a large organisation may wish to select a £10 or £20 ticket.

After booking, you will receive a registration form that must be completed, this includes information on access needs and dietary requirements.

Bookings close on Thursday 23 March.

Contact Us

Please get in touch if you have any questions, learning@northernballet.com or speak to our Reception team on 0113 220 8000.