CULTURAL CATALOGUE THURROCK TRAILBLAZER 2021/22 - Royal Opera House
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THURROCK TRAILBLAZER
CULTURAL
CATALOGUE
2021/22
Inspiring learning through the arts
What is
The Royal Opera House aims to enrich In partnership with Thurrock Council, the
INTRODUCTION
ROH IN THURROCK
people’s lives through opera and ballet. Royal Opera House is working with local,
Home to two of the world’s great artistic regional and national arts organisations to
companies – The Royal Opera and The Royal deliver cultural education in Thurrock.
Ballet, performing with the Orchestra of the
Royal Opera House in Covent Garden – we Since 2014, the programme has worked
Thurrock
seek to be always accessible and engaging, with over 70 cultural organisations in
to develop audiences across the UK and to 49 schools, accounting for 90% of the
break new ground in the presentation of lyric borough. So far over 30,000 young people
theatre. have benefitted from Trailblazer activities.
Hundreds of teachers have developed their
High House Production Park, Thurrock, skills at over 700 training opportunities, with
Trailblazer?
is home to the Royal Opera House 370 teachers trained as leaders of cultural
Bob and Tamar Manoukian Production learning.
Workshop and Costume Centre, as well
as a dedicated Learning and Participation
team who develop arts and cultural learning
programmes for schools and the local
community.
Thurrock Trailblazer is an innovative
programme of high-quality arts and cultural
activities, visits to heritage sites and
specialist teacher training, that boosts
creative learning in schools and accelerates
students’ development.
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Welcome to Thurrock Trailblazer! What to do next
WELCOME LETTER
DIRECTOR OF LEARNING
For ROH, Thurrock is our second home and we are delighted to be running the programme If you were onboard for 2020-21 then your Programme Selection remains the same (but
next year. 2021-2022 will be the eighth year of Thurrock Trailblazer and we are so proud of you are able to make additions); if you are new you can apply as normal via the website.
everything we have achieved together. Appetite for the programme has increased and we The increased funding formula, introduced in 2020-21, will still apply. However, we have
are excited to be working with a record number of schools in this coming year; we are simplified the payment schedule where schools will receive one invoice in February 2022,
looking forward to hearing about the impact Thurrock Trailblazer has on the teachers and which will cover the School Contribution Fee and any programme overspend in one
students participating. payment.
I am pleased to report Thurrock Council funding has been carried forward to make next We look forward to achieving a stand-out year of engagement and participation, as the
year’s programme possible. Following the pandemic, like so many organisations, Thurrock Trailblazer community comes together to consolidate and reflect on our collective
Council were forced to make financial cutbacks and sadly, they are now unable to co-fund learning. We hope you all take full advantage of the range of vibrant opportunities
Thurrock Trailblazer beyond 2021-2022. ROH is wholly committed to working in Thurrock’s available to your school in this celebratory year.
schools and exploring with you the future of the programme, through the Cultural
Champions Leadership Development Training and Leadership Symposium.
If you would like any help or support, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the
We are thrilled to re-offer the extensive Cultural Catalogue, largely as presented in Trailblazer team, who would be happy to help.
2020-2021, focusing on themes such as wellbeing, student voice and community
engagement – paramount in our post-covid recovery. Many of our Cultural Partners
adapted activity for virtual delivery and are ready to get back to schools in person in Warmest wishes,
September. This interactive Cultural Catalogue includes:
• 30 local, regional and national Cultural Partners, including 11 new partnerships
• Over 120 high-quality educational offers, including from EYFS-KS5+ and SEND students
• 37 training and CPD opportunities in and around Thurrock
• 8 projects on offer from ROH National Programmes
• 11 live performances Jillian Barker
• 12 key art forms with cross-curricular links Director of Learning and Participation, Royal Opera House
• Key themes as requested including: careers, climate change, collaboration, parental and
community engagement, targeted intervention, school strategy, STEAM, student Voice,
wellbeing and resilience, world culture
ROH’s National Programmes, are ever in demand and the ROH principle of Thurrock First
draws on the long-standing expertise of our Thurrock teachers to act as a ‘testing bed’ for
new schemes of work, before rolling them out to tens of thousands of students across the
country. This year, we encourage all schools to adopt the full suite (Create and Sing, Create
and Dance, Create and Design) of FREE high quality CPD and schemes of work, to greater
develop your relationship with ROH.
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What’s on
There are several options available for TEACHER TRAINING
CONTENTS
HOW TO NAVIGATE
navigating your way through the wide range
of exciting educational offers, training, This list collates all of the CPD and INSET
projects and schemes of work that are training opportunities for teachers and wider
accessible for schools participating in the staff, should your school or Multi Academy
Trailblazer programme. Trust want to prioritise training and
offer?
continuous professional development.
The pages of this catalogue are arranged in
A–Z order by Cultural Partner, but you may CONTENTS
also wish to search via the following lists:
INTRODUCTION 2
KEY STAGE MATRIX WELCOME LETTER 4
HOW TO NAVIGATE 6
This is where you can clearly identify which
activity is applicable for your students’ age KS MATRIX 8
group. Each Key Stage is allocated its own CURRICULUM GUIDE 10
colour, which corresponds to the coloured KEY THEMES LIST 12
tabs on the right of each offer page. The ART FORM MAP 14
offers from Cultural Partners overlap several TEACHER TRAINING 16
Key Stages, so there is a rich tapestry of
opportunities for you to discover. CALENDAR OF ACTIVITY 18
CURRICULUM GUIDE ROH NATIONAL PROGRAMMES 20
CULTURAL OFFERS (A-Z) 22-161
Should you wish to align any activity to
your school’s curriculum subjects, this PARTNERSHIPS 162
list helps you to group offers by subject CREDITS 164
area, including cross-curricular and extra- A-Z INDEX 166
curricular suggestions.
GET IN TOUCH
KEY THEMES LIST
The Trailblazer Team are always willing and
When linking to wider school aims, or a eager to discuss the wider potential of all of
particular event in school, you may wish to the offers listed, as they have worked
read through our Key Themes List. Every closely with Cultural Partners to curate
year, participants in the programme provide these opportunities for your school to
feedback as to what they would like to see access.
included in the next Cultural Catalogue.
For more information about how the
ART FORM MAP programme runs as a whole, please do not
hesitate to get in touch with the Trailblazer
We have allocated each offer with an Project Manager, Grace Defreitas, if you
illustrated icon that clearly portrays the have any questions.
art form for that project or training. If you
are looking for a specific art form you
can also browse our Art Form Map, which roh.org.uk/trailblazer
groups offers together depending on their
prominent art form. thurrock.trailblazer@roh.org.uk
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Newly revised offers for 2021/22 are highlighted yellow but all offers listed below are available to book
KEY STAGE MATRIX PAGE EYFS KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 SEND CONTINUED PAGE EYFS KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5 SEND
Royal Shakespeare Company: EYFS/KS1 Shakespeare 130 Punchdrunk: The Vanishing Land 122
Essex Music Hub: Creative Music CPD 74 ROH Create and Design: KS2 & 3 32
English Touring Opera: Paper and Tin 72
Into Film: Mindfulness on Film CPD 94
STEAM Co: #ARTOFROCKETS 146 Into Film: Literacy through Film CPD 1 & 2 92
Music For Change: Caribbean Experiences 104
Blackpool Grand Theatre: Story-Led Resillience CPD 54 Gateway Academy: Ceramic Techniques 86
Rendered Retina: Timon of Athens 128
Focal Point Gallery: Artist-Led Discovery 82 Rendered Retina: Macbeth 126
LV21: All Hands On Deck! 100 Complete Commedia Co: Masked Comedy 62
Firstsite: Learning To Look 76 Signals: Stop-Motion Animation 136
Breakin' Convention: Hip Hop Workshops 56 Signals: Digital Playground Games 134
Beacon Hill Academy: Inclusive Arts Project 50 Signals: Wellbeing Video Games 138
Beacon Hill Academy: Inclusive Arts CPD 52 Bang & Smash Music: Sound Creation & Production 48
Thurrock Music Services: MIDAS visits 150
Punchdrunk: A Small Tale 120 Flexer & Sandiland: Digital Traces Workshops 80
National Theatre: Let’s Play 114 Into Film: Careers in Film CPD 90
SparkedEcho: Story Soundscape 144 SparkedEcho: Folk Songwriting: Daily News 140
Thurrock Museum: Day in the life of a Curator 156 Punchdrunk: Performance Practice Workshop 124
Thurrock Museum: Battle of Britain 154 ROH: Infra 42
Thurrock Music Services: How to Lead Singing in School 148 National College: Technical Theatre Workshop 112
Thurrock Music Services: Sound Education CPD 152
ROH Create and Sing: Hansel and Gretel 26 Royal Shakespeare Company: Shakespeare & Race CPD 132
ROH Create and Sing: The Magic Flute 28 ROH Create and Design: Design Challenge 34
ChickenWired: Sustainable Sculpture 58 Flexer & Sandiland: Digital Dance Programming 78
ROH Create and Dance: Alice and R&J 22 National Theatre: New Views 116
ROH Create and Dance: Everybody Dance! 24
Creative Blast: Drama in the Curriculum CPD 68
Kinetika: The Dream 98
SparkedEcho: Sonic Classroom CPD 142
ROH: Schools' Matinees 44
Gamelan Anak Ledjar: Wallace & the Islands 84
Trestle: Unmasking Wellbeing 158
Creative Blast: Student Voice CPD 70
Good Chance Theatre: The Walk 88
Music For Change: African Experiences 102
Music For Change: Chinese Experiences 106
Music For Change: European Experiences 108
Music For Change: Indian Experiences 110
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ART AND DESIGN • CREATIVE BLAST: DRAMA IN THE GOOD CHANCE:THE WALK P88 MUSIC
CURRICULUM GUIDE
SUBJECT AREAS
•
CURRICULUM CPD • KINETIKA: THE DREAM P98
• BEACON HILL ACADEMY: INCLUSIVE • NATIONAL THEATRE: LET’S PLAY P114 • LV21: ALL HANDS ON DECK! P100 • BANG & SMASH MUSIC: SOUND
ARTS P50-52 • NATIONAL THEATRE: NEW VIEWS P116 • MUSIC FOR CHANGE: ALL P102-111 CREATION & PRODUCTION P48
• CHICKENWIRED: SUSTAINABLE • RENDERED RETINA: MACBETH P126 PUNCHDRUNK: THE VANISHING LAND • BEACON HILL ACADEMY: INCLUSIVE
SCULPTURE P58 • RENDERED RETINA: TIMON OF ATHENS P122 ARTS P50-52
• FIRSTSITE: LEARNING TO LOOK P76 P128 THURROCK MUSESUM: DAY IN THE LIFE • BREAKIN’ CONVENTION: HIP HOP
• FOCAL POINT GALLERY: ARTIST-LED • PUNCHDRUNK: PERFORMANCE OF A CURATOR P156 WORKSHOPS P56
DISCOVERY P82 PRACTICE WORKSHOP P124 THURROCK MUSESUM: BATTLE OF • ENGLISH TOURING OPERA: PAPER
• GATEWAY ACADEMY: CERAMIC BRITAIN P154 AND TIN P72
TECHNIQUES P86 DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY • ESSEX MUSIC HUB: CREATIVE MUSIC
• KINETIKA: THE DREAM P98 CPD P74
• CHICKENWIRED: SUSTAINABLE
• ROH CREATE AND DESIGN: KS2&3 P32 SCULPTURE P58 • GAMELAN ANAK LEDJAR: WALLACE &
• ROH CREATE AND DESIGN: DESIGN • FIRSTSITE: LEARNING TO LOOK P76 THE ISLANDS P84
CHALLENGE P34 HISTORY • MUSIC FOR CHANGE: ALL P102-111
• FOCAL POINT GALLERY: ARTIST-LED
• SIGNALS: STOP-MOTION ANIMATION DISCOVERY P82 • ROH CREATE AND SING: HANSEL AND
P136 GRETEL P26
• GATEWAY ACADEMY: CERAMIC • GAMELAN ANAK LEDJAR: WALLACE &
TECHNIQUES P86 THE ISLANDS P84 • ROH CREATE AND SING: THE MAGIC
• KINETIKA: THE DREAM P98 • LV21: ALL HANDS ON DECK! P100 FLUTE P28
• LV21: ALL HANDS ON DECK! P100 • SPARKEDECHO: FOLK SONGWRITING:
• MUSIC FOR CHANGE: ALL P102-111 DAILY NEWS P140
• ROH CREATE AND DESIGN: KS2&3 P32 • PUNCHDRUNK: THE VANISHING LAND • THURROCK MUSIC SERVICES: HOW TO
• ROH CREATE AND DESIGN: DESIGN P122 LEAD SINGING IN SCHOOL P148
CHALLENGE P34 • THURROCK MUSESUM: DAY IN THE LIFE • THURROCK MUSIC SERVICES: MIDAS
COMPUTING • SIGNALS: STOP-MOTION ANIMATION OF A CURATOR P156 VISITS P150
P136 • THURROCK MUSESUM: BATTLE OF • THURROCK MUSIC SERVICES: SOUND
• BANG & SMASH MUSIC: SOUND • STEAM CO: #ARTOFROCKETS P146 BRITAIN P154 EDUCATION CPD P152
CREATION & PRODUCTION P48
• FLEXER & SANDILAND: DIGITAL DANCE
PROGRAMMING P78 ENGLISH
• FLEXER & SANDILAND: DIGITAL TRACES
WORKSHOPS P80 • BLACKPOOL GRAND THEATRE:
• INTO FILM: LITERACY THROUGH FILM STORY-LED RESILIENCE CPD P54 PSHE/CITIZENSHIP
CPD 1&2 P92 • BREAKIN’ CONVENTION: HIP HOP MATHS
• INTO FILM: MINDFULNESS ON FILM CPD WORKSHOPS P56 • BEACON HILL ACADEMY: INCLUSIVE
P94 • COMPLETE COMMEDIA CO: MASKED • BANG & SMASH MUSIC: SOUND ARTS P50-52
• SIGNALS: DIGITAL PLAYGROUND COMEDY P62 CREATION & PRODUCTION P48 • BLACKPOOL GRAND THEATRE: STORY-
GAMES P134 • INTO FILM: LITERACY THROUGH FILM • CHICKENWIRED: SUSTAINABLE LED RESILIENCE CPD P54
• SIGNALS: STOP-MOTION ANIMATION CPD P92 SCULPTURE P58
• • CREATIVE BLAST: STUDENT VOICE CPD
P136 LV21: ALL HANDS ON DECK! P100
• FLEXER & SANDILAND: DIGITAL DANCE P70
• NATIONAL THEATRE: NEW VIEWS P116 PROGRAMMING P78
• SIGNALS: WELLBEING VIDEO GAMES • GAMELAN ANAK LEDJAR: WALLACE &
• PUNCHDRUNK: A SMALL TALE P120
P138 • FLEXER & SANDILAND: DIGITAL TRACES THE ISLANDS P84
• PUNCHDRUNK: THE VANISHING LAND WORKSHOPS P80
• SPARKEDECHO: SONIC CLASSROOM • GOOD CHANCE:THE WALK P88
P122
CPD P142 • ROH CREATE AND DESIGN: KS2&3 P32
• RENDERED RETINA: MACBETH P126 INTO FILM: MINDFULNESS ON FILM CPD
• SPARKEDECHO: STORY SOUNDSCAPE • ROH CREATE AND DESIGN: DESIGN •
• RENDERED RETINA: TIMON OF P94
P144 CHALLENGE P34
ATHENS P128
• SIGNALS: DIGITAL PLAYGROUND GAMES • LV21: ALL HANDS ON DECK! P100
• ROH CREATE AND DANCE: ALICE’S
DANCE/PHYSICAL EDUCATION P134 • MUSIC FOR CHANGE: ALL P102-111
ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND AND
ROMEO & JULIET P22 • SIGNALS: STOP-MOTION ANIMATION • SIGNALS: WELLBEING VIDEO GAMES
P136 P138
• BREAKIN’ CONVENTION: HIP HOP • ROH CREATE AND SING: HANSEL AND
WORKSHOPS P56 GRETEL P26 • SIGNALS: WELLBEING VIDEO GAMES • TRESTLE: UNMASKING WELLBEING P158
P138
• FLEXER & SANDILAND: DIGITAL DANCE • ROYAL SKAKESPEARE COMPANY:
PROGRAMMING P78 EYFS/KS1 SHAKESPEARE CPD P130 • STEAM CO: #ARTOFROCKETS P146 SCIENCE
ROYAL SKAKESPEARE COMPANY: • THURROCK MUSIC SERVICES: SOUND
• FLEXER & SANDILAND: DIGITAL
SHAKESPEARE & RACE CPD P132 EDUCATION CPD P152
TRACES WORKSHOPS P80
• SPARKEDECHO: STORY SOUNDSCAPE • THURROCK MUSESUM: DAY IN THE LIFE • FLEXER & SANDILAND: DIGITAL DANCE
• ROH CREATE AND DANCE: ALICE’S P144 OF A CURATOR P156 PROGRAMMING P78
ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND AND
ROMEO & JULIET P22 • FLEXER & SANDILAND: DIGITAL TRACES
WORKSHOPS P80
• ROH CREATE AND DANCE: EVERYBODY
• LV21: ALL HANDS ON DECK! P100
DANCE! P24
• SIGNALS: DIGITAL PLAYGROUND GAMES
• ROH: INFRA P42
MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES P134
GEOGRAPHY • SIGNALS: STOP-MOTION ANIMATION
P136
• MUSIC FOR CHANGE: ALL P102-111
DRAMA • STEAM CO: #ARTOFROCKETS P146
• GAMELAN ANAK LEDJAR: WALLACE &
• COMPLETE COMMEDIA CO: MASKED THE ISLANDS P84
COMEDY P62
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CAREERS • BEACON HILL ACADEMY: INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM CPD P68 • SIGNALS: WELLBEING VIDEO GAMES
KEY THEMES
TOPICS TO CONSIDER
ARTS PROJECT P50 • CREATIVE BLAST: STUDENT VOICE CPD P138
• INTO FILM: CAREERS IN FILM CPD P90 • GAMELAN ANAK LEDJAR: WALLACE & P70 • SPARKEDECHO: SONIC CLASSROOM
• THURROCK MUSESUM: DAY IN THE LIFE THE ISLANDS P84 • ESSEX MUSIC HUB: CREATIVE MUSIC CPD P142
OF A CURATOR P156 • GATEWAY ACADEMY: CERAMIC CPD P74 • SPARKEDECHO: STORY SOUNDSCAPE
TECHNIQUES P86 • ROH CREATE AND DANCE: ALICE’S P144
• KINETIKA: THE DREAM P98 ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND AND • STEAM CO: #ARTOFROCKETS P146
CLIMATE CHANGE • PUNCHDRUNK: THE VANISHING ROMEO & JULIET P22 • LV21: ALL HANDS ON DECK! P100
LAND P122 • ROH CREATE AND SING: HANSEL AND
• CHICKENWIRED: SUSTAINABLE GRETEL P26 STUDENT VOICE
• STEAM CO: #ARTOFROCKETS P146
SCULPTURE P58 • ROH CREATE AND SING: THE MAGIC
• KINETIKA: THE DREAM P98 FLUTE P28 • BANG & SMASH MUSIC: SOUND
INTERVENTION • ROH CREATE AND DESIGN: KS2&3 P32 CREATION & PRODUCTION P48
COLLABORATION • ROH CREATE AND DESIGN: DESIGN • CREATIVE BLAST: STUDENT VOICE CPD
• BANG & SMASH MUSIC: SOUND CHALLENGE P34 P70
• BEACON HILL ACADEMY: INCLUSIVE CREATION & PRODUCTION P48 • ROYAL SKAKESPEARE COMPANY: • SPARKEDECHO: FOLK SONGWRITING:
ARTS PROJECT P50 • BEACON HILL ACADEMY: INCLUSIVE EYFS/KS1 SHAKESPEARE CPD P130 DAILY NEWS P140
• BREAKIN’ CONVENTION: HIP HOP ARTS CPD P52 • ROYAL SKAKESPEARE COMPANY:
WORKSHOPS P56 • BEACON HILL ACADEMY: INCLUSIVE SHAKESPEARE & RACE CPD P132 WELLBEING AND RESILIENCE
• CHICKEN WIRED: SUSTAINABLE ARTS PROJECT P50 • THURROCK MUSIC SERVICES: HOW TO
SCULPTURE P58 • BREAKIN’ CONVENTION: HIP HOP LEAD SINGING IN SCHOOL P148 • BLACKPOOL GRAND THEATRE: STORY-
• FLEXER & SANDILAND: DIGITAL DANCE WORKSHOPS P56 • THURROCK MUSIC SERVICES: MIDAS LED RESILIENCE CPD P54
PROGRAMMING P78 • CREATIVE BLAST: STUDENT VOICE CPD VISITS P150
• GAMELAN ANAK LEDJAR: WALLACE & P70 • THURROCK MUSIC SERVICES: SOUND • ENGLISH TOURING OPERA: PAPER AND
THE ISLANDS P84 EDUCATION CPD P152 TIN P72
• KINETIKA: THE DREAM P98 • INTO FILM: MINDFULNESS ON FILM CPD
• MUSIC FOR CHANGE: AFRICAN PERFORMANCE STEAM P94
EXPERIENCES P102 • SIGNALS: WELLBEING VIDEO GAMES
• MUSIC FOR CHANGE:CARIBBEAN • ENGLISH TOURING OPERA: PAPER AND • BANG & SMASH MUSIC: SOUND P138
EXPERIENCES P104 TIN P72 CREATION & PRODUCTION P48 • TRESTLE: UNMASKING WELLBEING P158
• MUSIC FOR CHANGE: CHINESE • RENDERED RETINA: MACBETH P126
EXPERIENCES P106 • RENDERED RETINA: TIMON OF ATHENS WORLD CULTURE
• MUSIC FOR CHANGE: EUROPEAN P128 • FLEXER & SANDILAND: DIGITAL DANCE
EXPERIENCES P108 • ROH: SCHOOLS MATINEES P44 PROGRAMMING P78 • GAMELAN ANAK LEDJAR: WALLACE &
• MUSIC FOR CHANGE: INDIAN • FLEXER & SANDILAND: DIGITAL THE ISLANDS P84
EXPERIENCES P110 SCHOOL STRATEGY TRACES P80 • MUSIC FOR CHANGE: AFRICAN
• ROH CREATE AND DANCE: EVERYBODY • ROH CREATE AND DESIGN: KS2&3 P32 EXPERIENCES P102
DANCE! P24 • BEACON HILL ACADEMY: INCLUSIVE • ROH CREATE AND DESIGN: DESIGN • MUSIC FOR CHANGE:CARIBBEAN
ARTS CPD P52 CHALLENGE P34 EXPERIENCES P104
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT • BEACON HILL ACADEMY: INCLUSIVE • MUSIC FOR CHANGE: CHINESE
ARTS PROJECT P50 • SIGNALS: DIGITAL PLAYGROUND EXPERIENCES P106
• BEACON HILL ACADEMY: INCLUSIVE • BLACKPOOL GRAND THEATRE: STORY- GAMES P134 • MUSIC FOR CHANGE: EUROPEAN
ARTS CPD P52 LED RESILIENCE CPD P54 EXPERIENCES P108
• CREATIVE BLAST: DRAMA IN THE • SIGNALS: STOP-MOTION ANIMATION • MUSIC FOR CHANGE: INDIAN
P136 EXPERIENCES P110
• GOOD CHANCE THEATRE: THE WALK
P88
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ART FORM MAP
ILLUSTRATED ICONS COMBINED ARTS
DIGITAL
MUSIC
LITERACY
• BREAKIN’ CONVENTION: HIP HOP
WORKSHOPS P56
• CREATIVE BLAST: STUDENT VOICE CPD
• FLEXER & SANDILAND: DIGITAL DANCE
P70 • BLACKPOOL GRAND THEATRE: STORY-
PROGRAMMING P78 • BANG & SMASH MUSIC: SOUND
• GOOD CHANCE: THE WALK P88 LED RESILIENCE CPD P54
• PUNCHDRUNK: THE VANISHING LAND CREATION & PRODUCTION P48
• KINETIKA: THE DREAM P98 • INTO FILM: LITERACY THROUGH FILM
P122 • ESSEX MUSIC HUB: CREATIVE MUSIC
CPD P92
• LV21: ALL HANDS ON DECK! P100 • SIGNALS: DIGITAL PLAYGROUND CPD P74
• PUNCHDRUNK: A SMALL TALE P120
• MUSIC FOR CHANGE: AFRICAN GAMES P134 • GAMELAN ANAK LEDJAR: WALLACE &
EXPERIENCES P102 • SIGNALS: WELLBEING VIDEO GAMES • THE ISLANDS P84
ROYAL SKAKESPEARE COMPANY:
• MUSIC FOR CHANGE:CARIBBEAN P138 EYFS/KS1 SHAKESPEARE CPD P130 • SPARKEDECHO: FOLK SONGWRITING:
EXPERIENCES P104 • SPARKEDECHO: SONIC CLASSROOM DAILY NEWS P140
• ROYAL SKAKESPEARE COMPANY:
• MUSIC FOR CHANGE: CHINESE CPD P142 SHAKESPEARE & RACE CPD P132 • THURROCK MUSIC SERVICES: MIDAS
EXPERIENCES P106 VISITS P150
• SPARKEDECHO: STORY SOUNDSCAPE
• MUSIC FOR CHANGE: INDIAN P144 • THURROCK MUSIC SERVICES: SOUND
EXPERIENCES P110 EDUCATION CPD P152
• ROH: SCHOOLS MATINEES P44
• STEAM CO: #ARTOFROCKETS P146
DRAMA
HERITAGE
SINGING
DANCE
• COMPLETE COMMEDIA CO: MASKED
COMEDY P62
• CREATIVE BLAST: DRAMA IN THE
CURRICULUM CPD P68 • THURROCK MUSESUM: DAY IN THE LIFE
• FLEXER & SANDILAND: DIGITAL • NATIONAL THEATRE: LET’S PLAY P114 OF A CURATOR P156 • ENGLISH TOURING OPERA: PAPER AND
TRACES WORKSHOPS P80 TIN P72
• NATIONAL THEATRE: NEW VIEWS P116 • THURROCK MUSESUM: BATTLE OF
• ROH CREATE AND DANCE: ALICE’S BRITAIN P154 • MUSIC FOR CHANGE: EUROPEAN
• RENDERED RETINA: MACBETH P126
ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND AND EXPERIENCES P108
ROMEO & JULIET P22 • RENDERED RETINA: TIMON OF ATHENS
P128 • ROH CREATE AND SING: HANSEL AND
• ROH CREATE AND DANCE: EVERYBODY GRETEL P26
DANCE! P24 • PUNCHDRUNK: PERFORMANCE
PRACTICE WORKSHOPS P124 • ROH CREATE AND SING: THE MAGIC
• ROH: INFRA P42 FLUTE P28
• TRESTLE: UNMASKING WELLBEING
P158 • THURROCK MUSIC SERVICES: HOW TO
LEAD SINGING IN SCHOOL P148
DESIGN & INCLUSIVE
THEATRECRAFT ARTS
FILM
VISUAL ARTS
• BEACON HILL ACADEMY: INCLUSIVE
• CHICKEN WIRED: SUSTAINABLE ARTS P50-52
SCULPTURE P58
• NATIONAL COLLEGE: TECHNICAL
THEATRE WORKSHOP P112
• INTO FILM: CAREERS IN FILM CPD P90 • CHICKENWIRED: SUSTAINABLE
• ROH CREATE AND DESIGN: KS2&3 P32
• INTO FILM: LITERACY THROUGH FILM SCULPTURE P58
• ROH CREATE AND DESIGN: DESIGN
CPD P92 • FIRSTSITE: LEARNING TO LOOK P76
CHALLENGE P34
• INTO FILM: MINDFULNESS ON FILM • FOCAL POINT GALLERY: ARTIST-LED
CPD P94 DISCOVERY P82
• GATEWAY ACADEMY: CERAMIC
• NATIONAL COLLEGE: TECHNICAL TECHNIQUES P86
THEATRE WORKSHOP P112
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Teacher
The following teacher training opportunities • ROH CREATE AND DANCE: ALICE’S
are listed as either initiating a project or ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND AND
stand-alone. Essential training for Cultural ROMEO & JULIET P22
Champions, or other designated members of • ROH CREATE AND DANCE:
staff as Project Leads, is held at High House EVERYBODY DANCE! P24
Production Park, Purfleet. Dates are
training and
• ROH CREATE AND SING: HANSEL AND
available on the following CALENDAR page GRETEL P26
and times are listed within each offers page. • ROH CREATE AND SING: THE MAGIC
FLUTE P28
CULTURAL CHAMPION TRAINING
• ROH CREATE AND DESIGN: KS2&3 P32
• ROH CREATE AND DESIGN: DESIGN
Leadership Development Training (LDT) is
CPD
an opportunity for Cultural Champions to CHALLENGE P34
develop their leadership skills and expertise.
STAND-ALONE CPD
The full course of 5 sessions costs £300 per
teacher, however this is offered to schools • BEACON HILL ACADEMY: INCLUSIVE
FREE of charge for up to two teachers per ARTS CPD P52
school.
• BLACKPOOL GRAND THEATRE: STORY-
LED RESILIENCE CPD P54
These essential twilight sessions are a key
element towards successfully embedding • CHICKENWIRED: SUSTAINABLE
SCULPTURE CPD P58
the Trailblazer programme in your school
and measuring the impact on your students. • CREATIVE BLAST: DRAMA IN THE
CURRICULUM CPD P68
TRAILBLAZER LAUNCH • CREATIVE BLAST: STUDENT VOICE CPD
14/09/21, 5.00-6.00, VIRTUAL P70
• ESSEX MUSIC HUB: CREATIVE MUSIC
LDT 1 13/10/21, 4.00-6.00, IN-PERSON CPD P74
LDT 2 18/11/21, 4.00-6.00, VIRTUAL • FIRSTSITE: LEARNING TO LOOK P76
LDT 3 20/01/22, 4.00-6.00, IN-PERSON • INTO FILM: CAREERS IN FILM CPD P90
LDT 4 10/03/22, 4.00-6.00, VIRTUAL • INTO FILM: LITERACY THROUGH FILM
LDT 5 19/05/22, 4.00-7.00, IN-PERSON CPD P92
• INTO FILM: MINDFULNESS ON FILM CPD
TRAILBLAZER SHARING
P94
08/07/22, 4.00-6.00, IN-PERSON
• NATIONAL COLLEGE: TECHNICAL
PROJECT CPD THEATRE WORKSHOP P112
• ROYAL SKAKESPEARE COMPANY:
• BEACON HILL ACADEMY: INCLUSIVE EYFS/KS1 SHAKESPEARE CPD 130
ARTS PROJECT P50 • ROYAL SKAKESPEARE COMPANY:
SHAKESPEARE & RACE CPD P132
• KINETIKA: THE DREAM P98
• SPARKEDECHO: SONIC CLASSROOM
• NATIONAL THEATRE: LET’S PLAY P114 CPD P142
• NATIONAL THEATRE: NEW VIEWS P116 • THURROCK MUSIC SERVICES: HOW TO
• PUNCHDRUNK: A SMALL TALE P120 LEAD SINGING IN SCHOOL P148
• PUNCHDRUNK: THE VANISHNG LAND • THURROCK MUSIC SERVICES: SOUND
P122 EDUCATION CPD P152
• TRESTLE: UNMASKING WELLBEING P158
16 RETURN TO CONTENTS 172021/22 KEY DATES (in-person, unless otherwise stated. Dates in bold are compulsory for all)
AUTUMN TUESDAY 14 SEPTEMBER Trailblazer Launch (Virtual)
THURSDAY 16 SEPTEMBER ROH Create and Design: Design Challenge CPD (Virtual)
16, 22, 29 SEPTEMBER National Theatre: New Views CPD (Virtual, either dates)
FRIDAY 24 SEPTEMBER ROH Schools Matinee: The Magic Flute (Opera)
TUESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER TMS: How to Lead Singing in School CPD
THURSDAY 30 SEPTEMBER Into Film: Mindfulness on Film CPD (Virtual)
FRIDAY 1 OCTOBER Trailblazer: Leadership Symposium (Virtual)
TUESDAY 5 OCTOBER Beacon Hill Academy: Inclusive Arts CPD
TUESDAY 12 OCTOBER Creative Blast: Student Voice CPD
WEDNESDAY 13 OCTOBER Trailblazer Leadership Development Training 1
TUESDAY 19 OCTOBER Kinetika: The Dream CPD
FRIDAY 5 NOVEMBER ROH Schools Matinee: Giselle (Ballet)
TUESDAY 9 NOVEMBER Creative Blast: Drama in the Curriculum CPD
THURSDAY 11 NOVEMBER Royal Shakespeare Co: EYFS/Primary Shakespeare CPD
FRIDAY 12 NOVEMBER Royal Shakespeare Co: Shakespeare & Race CPD
Calendar of
THURSDAY 18 NOVEMBER Trailblazer Leadership Development Training 2 (Virtual)
THURSDAY 25 NOVEMBER ROH Create and Design: KS2 CPD
FRIDAY 26 NOVEMBER ROH Create and Design: KS3 CPD
TUESDAY 7 DECEMBER ROH Schools Matinee: The Nutcracker (Ballet)
activity
SPRING THURSDAY 6 JANUARY Into Film: Raising Literacy through Film 1 CPD (Virtual)
WEDNESDAY 12 JANUARY ROH Create and Dance: Alice/R&J CPD
FRIDAY 14 JANUARY Punchdrunk: The Vanishing Land CPD
THURSDAY 20 JANUARY Trailblazer Leadership Development Training 3
FRIDAY 28 JANUARY Punchdrunk: A Small Tale CPD
TUESDAY 1 FEBRUARY ROH Create and Sing: Hansel & Gretel CPD Part 1 (Virtual)
TUESDAY 8 FEBRUARY Kinetika: The Dream Workshop
WEDNESDAY 9 FEBRUARY Into Film: Raising Literacy through Film 2 CPD
TUESDAY 15 FEBRUARY ROH Create and Sing: Hansel & Gretel CPD Part 2
TUESDAY 23 FEBRUARY Trestle: Unmasking Wellbeing CPD
FRIDAY 25 FEBRUARY ROH Schools Matinee: Romeo & Juliet (Ballet)
MONDAY 28 FEBRUARY Into Film: Careers in Film CPD (Virtual)
WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH ROH Create and Dance: Everybody Dance CPD
FRIDAY 4 MARCH National College: Technical Theatre Workshop
THURSDAY 10 MARCH Trailblazer Leadership Development Training 4 (Virtual)
THURSDAY 10 MARCH SparkedEcho: Sonic Classroom CPD
TUESDAY 15 MARCH ROH Create and Sing: Magic Flute CPD Part 1 (Virtual)
THURSDAY 25 MARCH ROH Create and Sing: Magic Flute CPD Part 2
TUESDAY 29 MARCH ChickenWired: Sustainable Sculpture CPD
FRIDAY 1 APRIL ROH Schools Matinee: La Traviata (Opera)
SUMMER FRIDAY 29 APRIL Essex Music Hub: Creative Music CPD
TUESDAY 10 MAY ROH Schools Matinee: Swan Lake (Ballet)
WEDNESDAY 11 MAY Blackpool Grand: Story-Led Resilience CPD Part 1 (Virtual)
WEDNESDAY 18 MAY Blackpool Grand: Story-Led Resilience CPD Part 2 (Virtual)
THURSDAY 19 MAY Trailblazer Leadership Development Training 5 + SLT
2 & 3 JUNE English Touring Opera: Paper & Tin Performances
MONDAY 5 JULY Beacon Hill Academy: Inclusive Arts Project Sharing
FRIDAY 8 JULY Trailblazer Sharing
18 RETURN TO CONTENTS 19Discover
The Royal Opera House aims to enrich The platform also holds information about
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
NATIONAL PROGRAMMES
people’s lives through opera and ballet. Schools’ Matinee performances, pre and post
Home to two of the world’s great artistic performance activities and our wider teacher
companies – The Royal Opera and The training/CPD opportunities, among other
Royal Ballet, performing with the Orchestra resources.
of the Royal Opera House – we seek to be
ROH learning
always accessible and engaging, to develop OUR RESOURCES
audiences across the UK and to break new
ground. Whether you’re a teacher looking to diversify
your delivery of the National Curriculum
The Royal Opera House schools’ certified or a student looking to support your own
professional development and schemes of independent learning, our resources are
possibilities
work have been developed with teachers structured to help you choose a level of
and are high quality and inspirational. The engagement that works best for you. All our
training days build teachers’ confidence resources are produced by specialist
and provide them with the tools to facilitate practitioners working with the Royal Opera
learning through dance, dramatic singing and House.
art and design.
The schools’ programmes are offered in two-
Thurrock continues to work as a cornerstone lesson Taster, five-lesson Explorer and ten-
of engagement for the development of these lesson Immersive course versions. The
national programmes, with increasing uptake resources for higher Key Stages are
year on year. Pre pandemic the programmes presented as stand-alone learning units,
were being delivered in 690 schools packed with expert advice and insight.
nationally. The programmes are aimed at
teachers looking to diversify their delivery of ROH CLASSROOM
the national curriculum; the resources are
structured to help teachers choose the level ROH Classroom is our new direct streaming
of engagement that works best for them. service, offering you the opportunity
Our aim is to place creative learning at the to stream complete performances of a
centre of every child’s education through a selection of our works to your classroom.
suite of online programmes that support This includes access to full-length
teachers taking a step into our world. productions of operas and ballets and that
can be enjoyed free of charge by your class.
ROH LEARNING PLATFORM
OUR PROGRAMMES
The Royal Opera House Learning Platform
holds FREE learning content written for and
by teachers, bringing the world of opera, CREATE AND DANCE 22
ballet and theatrecraft into the classroom. CREATE AND SING 26
We offer a range of learning resources from CREATE AND DESIGN 32
Key Stage 1 to FE/HE level.
INFRA 44
Our curriculum-based schemes of work have
been developed by teachers, for teachers, SCHOOLS MATINEES 42
and provide links to the new Ofsted
framework, as well as supporting the delivery
of Artsmark.
20 RETURN TO CONTENTS 21Students will: Teachers are encouraged to continue
delivering dance in the classroom and
• Develop their imagination and creativity engage with ballet as an art form. We also
• Gain confidence, independence, encourage teachers to share their new skills
resilience and many more transferable with colleagues and to take part in the
skills such as: Mastery learning, Meta project the following year, to deepen their
cognition, self-regulation, Effective peer learning and experience.
working and Providing evaluative
feedback RESOURCES AND SUPPORT
• Develop their musicality
The CPD is supported by free-to-access
• Develop flexibility, strength, technique, digital resources hosted on the ROH
control and balance in line with the Learning Platform.
Physical Education curriculum
• Create and perform dances using a Teachers also gain access to:
range of movement patterns
• ROH Classroom – a platform to share
The programme also aims to extend the full-length ballet recordings with students
cultural capital of the school, teacher and • The opportunity to send videos of your
individual students taking part. work to the Royal Opera House for
feedback
CROSS-CURRICULAR LINKS • Congratulations videos and certificates to
download on completion of the project
There are many cross-curricular links, which • Supporting videos on the ROH YouTube
The Royal Opera House’s Create and Dance of short films, to inspire and entertain
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
CREATE AND DANCE
will be discussed at the CPD: channel
programme offers creative learning for students at the beginning of each lesson.
primary and secondary schools across the The films provide a window into the world • LITERACY: creative writing, character Schools can use the programmes to support
UK. of the Royal Opera House and the creative writing and storytelling, using Lewis their Artsmark journey. Arts Award Explore
process undertaken to make a ballet, while Carroll’s and Shakespeare’s texts or Discover resources are also available.
The programme has been designed with demonstrating the similarities to the creative • MATHS: symmetry, patterns, angles
teachers, maintaining strong curriculum process explored by the students in school. • SCIENCE: ballet technique – momentum COST
links to develop student’s understanding Teachers also gain access to full-length and balance
of dance, unlocking their imagination and ballet recordings to share with students. • MUSIC: motif development FREE
creativity. With dedicated teacher training,
• PSHE/PHILOSOPHY: critical evaluation of
classroom films and lesson plans, these SUITABILITY RECOMMENDED
each others work
resources suit the needs of teachers and
their students. KS1, KS2, KS3 and SEND. Schools can deliver • PHYSICAL EDUCATION: can improve PE
provision, covering four of the five key This offer could complement the following:
this project with as many classes as they
ABOUT THE PROJECT wish. Schools are invited to send multiple indicators of the schools Sports Premium • ROH National Programmes
teachers to the CPD or a representative who • ROH School Matinees
ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND will disseminate the resources. TEACHER COMMITMENT AND TRAINING
AND ROMEO AND JULIET
‘...Instead of just reading (the
DATES, LOCATION AND FORMAT Attendance at the CPD is required. Teachers book) to my class - we created
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and need no previous dance knowledge to take motifs that the hero could repeat
Romeo and Juliet provide the stimulus for a part.
A one day CPD on Wednesday 12 January whenever he faced the villain...
KS1
Create and Dance scheme of work that can 2022 9.00am – 4.00pm at High House
Teachers are encouraged to take the Everything that I experienced in
support cross-curricular learning, particularly Production Park, Purfleet.
literacy. learning from any activity back into the the CPD was used in the lesson and
Followed by a teacher-led ten-week scheme classroom, using the scheme of work and pupils were enthused and engaged
films provided.
A CPD Certified, one-day, practical training of work aligned to the National Curriculum in the story’
that explores the ‘Building Blocks’ of dance and supported by digital content.
KS2
to inspire cross-curricular learning. The The training will also help teachers to find
warm up session provides a clear language LEARNING OUTCOMES their own links to the wider curriculum
and structure for creating movement, which and use dance as a useful tool for creative
develops throughout the day. Teachers will: learning.
KS3
Teachers engage with three different WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END?
• Gain confidence in the planning and
creative explorations to generate movement, delivery of creative dance workshops
using themes from Royal Ballet repertory. We encourage teachers to find opportunities
• Gain ideas for increasing the impact to perform their finished dance to a live
This practical training provides teachers with of their work in and through the arts,
the skills and confidence to empower their audience; in assembly, as part of a school
ranging from enjoyment and enrichment, show, or end of year festival.
students to create dance pieces of their own. to developing core learning and teaching
The activity is interspersed with moments • Explore fresh approaches to suit different
of discussion, lesson planning and an online This is to ensure the students feel the
learning styles benefit of performing to an audience, as well
tour of the ROH Learning Platform.
• Explore current topics in school, using as ensuring the teachings from The Royal
dance as a springboard for cross- Ballet dancers, during the weekly lessons,
The CPD is supported by free-to-access
curricular work – particularly literacy become embedded in practice.
digital resources hosted on the ROH
Learning Platform, which allows teachers to • Gain an understanding of ballet and
complete a ten-lesson (Immersive) scheme insights into a specific work in the Royal
of work based on Royal Ballet repertory. Ballet’s current repertory.
SEND
The schemes of work include a series
22 RETURN TO CONTENTS RETURN TO KS MATRIX 23• Gain confidence, independence, resilience Teachers also gain access to:
and many more transferable skills such as:
Mastery learning, Meta cognition, self- • ROH Classroom – a platform to share full-
regulation, Effective peer working and length ballet recordings with students
Providing evaluative feedback • The opportunity to send videos of your
• Develop their musicality work to the Royal Opera House for
• Develop flexibility, strength, technique, feedback
control and balance in line with the • Congratulations videos and certificates to
Physical Education curriculum download on completion of the project
• Perform dances using a range of • Supporting videos on the ROH YouTube
movement patterns channel
The programme also aims to extend the Schools can use the programmes to support
cultural capital of the school, teacher and their Artsmark journey. Arts Award Explore
individual students taking part. or Discover resources are also available.
CROSS-CURRICULAR LINKS COST
There are many cross-curricular links, which FREE
will be discussed at the CPD:
RECOMMENDED
• LITERACY: creative writing, character
writing and storytelling This offer could complement the following:
The Royal Opera House’s Create and Dance SUITABILITY
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
CREATE AND DANCE
• MATHS: symmetry, patterns, angles • ROH National Programmes
programme offers creative learning for
primary and secondary schools across the KS1, KS2, KS3 and SEND.
• SCIENCE: ballet technique – momentum • ROH School Matinees
and balance
UK.
Teachers who engage with this project will • MUSIC: motif development
The programme has been designed with need to have completed a The Nutcracker, • PSHE/PHILOSOPHY: critical evaluation of ‘...Very clear and engaging
teachers, maintaining strong curriculum Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland or Romeo each others work CPD. The instructors were very
links to develop children’s understanding and Juliet training prior to attending the • PHYSICAL EDUCATION: can improve PE
informative and explained mass-
of dance, unlocking their imagination and CPD explained below – this could be during provision, covering four of the five key
creativity. With dedicated teacher training, previous academic years or 2021/22. indicators of the schools Sports Premium movement techniques so well!
classroom films and lesson plans, these There was also clear progression
resources suit the needs of teachers and Schools can deliver this project with as TEACHER COMMITMENT AND TRAINING during the day – I now feel
their students. Teachers need no previous many classes as they wish. confident to deliver this to my
dance knowledge to take part. Attendance at the CPD is required.
DATES, LOCATION AND FORMAT
entire school!’
ABOUT THE PROJECT Teachers are encouraged to take the
A one day CPD on Wednesday 2 March learning from any activity back into the
EVERYBODY DANCE! 2022 9.00am – 4.00pm at High House classroom, using the scheme of work and
Production Park, Purfleet. films provided.
Everybody Dance! is a fun and inclusive way
to creatively engage with dance and get Followed by a teacher-led five-week scheme The training will also help teachers to find
of work aligned to the National Curriculum. their own links to the wider curriculum
KS1
moving. No matter what your age,
experience or ability, you and your students and use dance as a useful tool for creative
are invited to become honorary members of LEARNING OUTCOMES learning.
The Royal Ballet’s corps de ballet. This
Create and Dance scheme of work is Teachers will: WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END?
designed to support the creation and
KS2
• Gain confidence in the planning and
performance of a mass-movement We encourage teachers to find opportunities
delivery of creative dance workshops
choreography – exploring ways of to perform their finished dance to a live
working with large groups of students and • Gain ideas for increasing the impact audience; in assembly, as part of a school
maintaining engagement throughout. of their work in and through the arts, show, or end of year festival.
ranging from enjoyment and enrichment,
KS3
During this CPD, teachers will revisit the to developing core learning and teaching Teachers are encouraged to continue
‘Building Blocks’ of dance to inspire cross- • Explore fresh approaches to suit different delivering dance in the classroom and
curricular learning. Teachers will then engage learning styles engage with ballet as an art form. We also
with different creative explorations to • Explore current topics in school, using encourage teachers to share their new skills
generate movement and learn some simple dance as a springboard for cross- with colleagues and to take part in the
choreography that has been specifically curricular work – particularly literacy project the following year, to deepen their
created for a large group of participants. • Gain an understanding of ballet and learning and experience.
insights into a specific work in the Royal
Using themes from Royal Ballet repertory, Ballet’s current repertory RESOURCES AND SUPPORT
this practical training provides teachers
with the skills and confidence to lead a Students will: The CPD is supported by free-to-access
mass-movement dance that your whole digital resources hosted on the ROH
school could participate in. The activity is • Develop their imagination and creativity Learning Platform.
interspersed with moments of discussion,
lesson planning and an online tour of the
SEND
ROH Learning Platform.
24 RETURN TO CONTENTS RETURN TO KS MATRIX 25planning and delivering dramatic singing their new skills with colleagues and to take
workshops part in the project the following year, to
• Gain ideas for increasing the impact deepen their learning experience.
of their work in and through the arts,
ranging from enjoyment and enrichment, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT
to developing core learning and teaching
• Explore fresh approaches to suit different The CPD is supported by free-to-access
learning styles digital resources hosted on the ROH
• Gain an understanding of opera and Learning Platform.
insight into a specific work in The Royal
Opera’s current repertory. Teachers also gain access to:
Students will: • Backing tracks to all the songs, including
versions with and without the Royal
• Develop their imagination and creativity Opera House Youth Opera Company.
• Gain confidence, independence, resilience • ROH Classroom – a platform to share
and many more transferable skills full-length opera recordings with
students
• Develop vocal control and quality,
learning how to vocally portray character • Congratulations certificates to download
on completion of the project
• Develop familiarity with, and learn to sing
music from a well-known opera • Supporting videos on the ROH YouTube
channel
• Explore the process behind making an
The Royal Opera House’s Create and Sing enable students to generate creative ways of
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
CREATE AND SING
opera and learn what happens behind the
programme supports teachers in leading staging scenes. Schools can use the programmes to support
scenes at the Royal Opera House
engaging and imaginative dramatic singing their Artsmark journey. Arts Award Explore
activities in the classroom, by providing The CPD is a highly practical day and gives or Discover resources are also available.
CROSS-CURRICULAR LINKS
them with quality resources built around teachers the opportunity to experience
famous operas. the learning process from the children’s COST
There are many cross-curricular links, which
perspective as well as opportunities to
will be discussed in the CPD:
ABOUT THE PROJECT reflect on the underlying pedagogy and FREE
teaching skills.
HANSEL AND GRETEL
• LITERACY/DRAMA: memorising and RECOMMENDED
exploring the meaning of lyrics, creative
The CPD is supported by free-to-access
writing, storytelling, performing in This offer could complement the following:
Take your class on an adventure as you digital resources hosted on the ROH
character and vocabulary building
follow Hansel and Gretel into the woods and Learning Platform which supports teachers • ROH National Programmes
explore Humperdinck’s operatic adaptation to complete a ten-lesson (Immersive) • MATHS: counting and division relating to
• ROH School Matinees
of this magical fairytale, before working scheme of work based on Hansel and Gretel. musical rhythms
together to stage your own mini-version of The schemes of work include a series of • MUSIC: all areas of the Music National
the opera. The central aim of our Create and short films, to inspire and entertain students Curriculum are supported for KS1–3 ‘...This was the best CPD I have
Sing programme is to empower teachers to and to provide a window into the world of • PSHE/ PHILOSOPHY: critical evaluation ever had. So well put together,
explore dramatic singing with their children the Royal Opera House. of each others work and self-reflection
informative, pushing us to go
in a healthy and engaging way. We know
one of the most effective ways to improve SUITABILITY TEACHER COMMITMENT AND TRAINING beyond our comfort zone... I could
not recommend this more highly’
KS1
the quality of children’s singing is to connect
it to storytelling, character and emotion. KS1, KS2, KS3 and SEND. The programme Attendance at the CPD is required.
Create and Sing Hansel and Gretel is full of has been designed to support all teachers Teachers are encouraged to take the
imaginative and effective ways to do exactly regardless of whether you have specialised learning from the day’s activities back into
that. music or drama training or not. the classroom, using the scheme of work,
musical arrangements, videos and backing
KS2
The resource includes engaging drama and Schools can deliver this project with as many tracks provided. The training will also help
vocal warm-ups built around introducing classes as they wish. Schools are invited teachers to find their own links to the wider
your class to the characters of the opera, to send multiple teachers to the CPD or curriculum and use dramatic singing as a
and finding ways to physically and vocally a representative who will disseminate the useful tool for creative learning.
portray them. The scheme of work and resources.
KS3
accompanying digital resources then guide WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END?
you through how to learn and stage five DATES, LOCATION AND FORMAT
songs from the opera. These songs form the While there is no set final outcome, we
central pillars around which you and your A two-part CPD on Tuesday 1 February 2022 encourage teachers to find opportunities to
class will build your own version of Hansel 4.00pm-6.00pm, virtually and Tuesday 15 perform their finished versions of Hansel and
and Gretel. February 2022 3.00pm-6.00pm, in-person Gretel to a live audience; in assembly, as part
at High House Production Park, Purfleet. of a school show, or end of year festival. This
Teachers are encouraged to attend a one- is to ensure the students feel the benefit of
day Certified CPD day exploring how best to Followed by a teacher-led ten-week scheme sharing their hard work, and that the project
facilitate dramatic singing in the classroom, of work aligned to the National Curriculum has a sense of trajectory to a final sharing
co-led by a ROH music-practitioner and a and supported by digital content. moment.
ROH drama-practitioner. As well as taking
participants through the scheme of work LEARNING OUTCOMES Teachers are encouraged to use the
and resources our practitioners will share approaches and skills they develop through
their approaches to teaching students songs, Teachers will: their project and to apply them more widely
SEND
how to encourage vocal quality and how to • Gain confidence and develop skills in to any other performing arts activity they
deliver. We also encourage teachers to share
26 RETURN TO CONTENTS RETURN TO KS MATRIX 27• Gain confidence and develop skills in their project and to apply them more widely
planning and delivering dramatic singing to any other performing arts activity they
workshops deliver. We also encourage teachers to share
• Gain ideas for increasing the impact their new skills with colleagues and to take
of their work in and through the arts, part in the project the following year, to
ranging from enjoyment and enrichment, deepen their learning experience.
to developing core learning and teaching
• Explore fresh approaches to suit different RESOURCES AND SUPPORT
learning styles
• Gain an understanding of opera and The CPD is supported by free-to-access
insight into a specific work in The Royal digital resources hosted on the ROH
Opera’s current repertory Learning Platform.
Students will: Teachers also gain access to:
• Develop their imagination and creativity • Backing tracks to all the songs, including
versions with and without the Royal
• Gain confidence, independence, resilience
Opera House Youth Opera Company.
and many more transferable skills
• ROH Classroom – a platform to share
• Develop vocal control and quality,
full-length opera recordings with
learning how to vocally portray character
students
• Develop familiarity with, and learn to sing
• Congratulations certificates to download
music from a well-known opera
The Royal Opera House’s Create and Sing how to encourage vocal quality and how to on completion of the project
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
CREATE AND SING
• Explore the process behind making an
programme supports teachers in leading enable students to generate creative ways of • Supporting videos on the ROH YouTube
opera and learn what happens behind the
engaging and imaginative dramatic singing staging scenes. channel
scenes at the Royal Opera House
activities in the classroom, by providing
them with quality resources built around The CPD is a highly practical day and gives Schools can use the programmes to support
CROSS-CURRICULAR LINKS
famous operas. teachers the opportunity to experience the their Artsmark journey. Arts Award Explore
learning process form the young person’s or Discover resources are also available.
There are many cross-curricular links, which
ABOUT THE PROJECT perspective as well as opportunities to
will be discussed in the CPD:
reflect on the underlying pedagogy and COST
THE MAGIC FLUTE teaching skills.
• LITERACY/DRAMA: memorising and FREE
exploring the meaning of lyrics, creative
We are excited to announce the launch of The CPD is supported by free-to-access
writing, storytelling, performing in RECOMMENDED
our new resource, Create and Sing The Magic digital resources hosted on the ROH
character and vocabulary building
Flute and are offering Trailblazer Schools the Learning Platform which supports teachers
chance to pilot the project by joining us for to complete a ten-lesson (Immersive • MATHS: counting and division relating to This offer could complement the following:
one of the first teacher training days. scheme of work based on The Magic Flute, musical rhythms
• MUSIC: all areas of the Music National
• ROH National Programmes
due to be published in February 2021. • ROH School Matinees
The central aim of our Create and Sing The schemes of work include a series of Curriculum are supported for KS1–3
programme is to empower teachers to short films, to inspire and entertain students • PSHE/PHILOSOPHY: critical evaluation of
‘...High quality teaching and
explore with their students what it is to sing and to provide a window into the world of each others work and self-reflection
dramatically, in a healthy and engaging way. the Royal Opera House. guidance, resources and fantastic
scores and information pack to
KS1
We know one of the most effective ways TEACHER COMMITMENT AND TRAINING
to improve the quality of young people’s SUITABILITY take away’
singing is to connect their singing to story- Attendance at the CPD is required. Teachers
telling, character and emotion. KS1, KS2, KS3 and SEND. The programme are encouraged to take the learning from
has been designed to support all teachers the day’s activities back into the classroom,
Join Tamino, Pamina and Papageno on their regardless of whether they have specialised using the scheme of work, musical
KS2
quest for truth and love in a strange world music or drama training. arrangements, videos and backing tracks
where the forces of darkness and light are in provided.
bitter battle. The resource includes creative Schools can deliver this project with as many
drama and vocal warm-ups designed to classes as they wish. Schools are invited The training will also help teachers to find
introduce your class to the characters of to send multiple teachers to the CPD day their own links to the wider curriculum and
KS3
the opera, and find ways to physically and or a representative who will disseminate use dramatic singing as a useful tool for
vocally portray them. The scheme of work resources. creative learning.
and accompanying digital resources guide
you through learning fun to sing music from DATES, LOCATION AND FORMAT WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END?
the opera and also creative writing tasks
where your class write the script, tying all A two-part CPD on Tuesday 15 March 2022 While there is no set final outcome, we
the songs together. 4.00pm-6.00pm, virtually and Thursday 24 encourage teachers to find opportunities to
March 2022 3.00pm-6.00pm, in-person at perform their finished versions of The Magic
Teachers are encouraged to attend a one- High House Production Park, Purfleet. Flute to a live audience; in assembly, as part
day Certified CPD day exploring how to best of a school show, or end of year festival. This
facilitate dramatic singing in the classroom, Followed by a teacher-led ten-week scheme is to ensure the children feel the benefit of
co-led by a ROH music-practitioner and a of work aligned to the National Curriculum sharing their hard work, and that the project
ROH drama-practitioner. As well as taking and supported by digital content. has a sense of trajectory to a final sharing
participants through the scheme of work moment.
and resources, our practitioners will share LEARNING OUTCOMES
SEND
their approaches to teaching students songs, Teachers are encouraged to use the
Teachers will: approaches and skills they develop through
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LEARNING OUTCOMES RESOURCES AND SUPPORT
Teachers will: The CPD is supported by free-to-access
digital resources hosted on the ROH
• Develop new resources for the Design Learning Platform.
and Technology National Curriculum
• Develop a bank of new creative teaching Teachers also gain access to:
techniques and skills • ROH Classroom – a platform to share
• Consider a fresh approach to enlivening full-length ballet recordings with students
the curriculum using ballet and design • The opportunity to send videos of your
• Gain confidence to deliver Art and Design work to the Royal Opera House for
or build on their creative practice feedback
• Congratulations certificates to download
Students will: on completion of the project
• Supporting videos on the ROH YouTube
• Explore their innate creativity to make channel
links between the music of ballet and
visual design through mark-making and Schools can use the programmes to support
drawing their Artsmark journey. Arts Award Explore
• Design, research and develop design or Discover resources are also available.
ideas and techniques, recording them in
a portfolio COST
The Royal Opera House’s world class opera materials, design ideas and record their
CREATE AND DESIGN
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
• Make a final model; cutting, shaping,
and ballet productions are brought to life on creative process in their Design Portfolio. joining and finishing pieces FREE
its famous Covent Garden stages through The six stages of design process also gives
• Evaluate and present their design ideas
the amazing work of designers, artists and students a structured approach to research RECOMMENDED
and their success
craft makers who create and manufacture and development of their designs. The
the sets and costumes for productions. students are asked to present their designs
• Increase technical knowledge by building
a model to scale, exploring materials This offer could complement the following:
as part of the final submission, developing
The Create and Design programme gives oracy and presentation skills. • Progress their personal development and • ROH National Programmes
students the opportunity to test and develop creativity with increased metacognition • ROH School Matinees
their design skills, based around a ballet Create and Design introduces students to • Practice skills such as presenting,
production. ballet and to the role of a theatre designer in problem solving, time management and
bringing stories on stage alive, providing organisation ‘...The children surprised me with
ABOUT THE PROJECT students with a real and practical insight • Build cultural capital through their ingenious ideas. They were
into the world of set designers and makers. understanding opera as an art form and able to talk about the process and
CREATE AND DESIGN: KS2 & 3 It will also open their eyes to the skills the ROH as an organisation their choices, showing curiosity
required for a career in theatrecraft and and an increased engagement in
Closely linked to the KS2–3 National allow students to develop their own skill set, CROSS-CURRICULAR LINKS
Curriculum for Design Technology this extending their learning from school to a the arts. They became aware that
programme offers a ten-week teacher-led professional context. Widely applicable to English, Maths, Science, these skills have a place in the 21st-
scheme of work taking students through the ICT and Computing, Music, Drama and century creative industries’
exciting process of designing for theatre. The SUITABILITY History curriculums.
2020/21 project will be based on Christopher
Wheeldon’s imaginative ballet Alice’s KS2 & 3 and SEND, suitable for KS3 classes TEACHER COMMITMENT AND TRAINING
Adventures in Wonderland. of:
Attendance at the CPD is required. Teachers
At the introductory CPD day, teachers will • Art and Design are encouraged to take the learning from
observe demonstrations and take part in the • Design and Technology any activity back into the classroom, using
KS2
practical elements of the design process, • Graphic Design the scheme of work and films provided. The
ready to inspire their students back in the • Production Arts training will also help teachers to find their
classroom. The CPD is supported by free-to- own links to the wider curriculum and use
access digital resources hosted on the ROH Schools can deliver this project with as theatrecraft as a useful tool for creative
Learning Platform, which allows teachers to many classes as they wish. Schools are learning.
KS3
complete a ten-lesson (Immersive) scheme invited to send multiple teachers to the
of work in the Spring Term. The schemes of CPD or a representative who will WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END?
work include a series of short films, to inspire disseminate the resources.
and entertain students at the beginning of We encourage teachers to find
each lesson. The films provide a window into DATES, LOCATION AND FORMAT opportunities to exhibit their students’ work;
the world of the Royal Opera House. in assembly, as part of a school show, or end
KS2 CPD - Thursday 25 November 2021, of year festival. Teachers are encouraged to
Students will each follow their own creative 1.00pm-4.00pm continue delivering design in the classroom
pathway, using their imagination to realise a and engage with theatrecraft as an art form.
set design - with plenty of group activity and KS3 CPD - Friday 26 November 2021, We also encourage teachers to share their
partner work throughout the process. 1.00pm-4.00pm new skills with colleagues and to take part in
the project the following year, to deepen
Students will be set a professional brief to Both dates take place in-person at High their learning and experience.
work towards, in order for them to design House Production Park, Purfleet.
the set and create their own model box. They
SEND
will critique and experiment with
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