Creative Transitions

 

For over 16s with additional needs who are looking for opportunities to develop their arts skills, experience and talents, alongside and post school and college, Creative Transitions (CT) offers creative routes through education, employability and work experience into adulthood. 
 
With individual mentoring and opportunities for leadership, progression, Arts Awards accreditation and work placements this is a chance to explore and be inspired. Whatever the starting point, we’re here to support.
 
Taking time to discover and build on individual strengths and interests, whether in acting, music, film, dance, multimedia technology or a combination, short or longer term, together we find the way forward. 

 

An outreach project aimed at bringing together young people, reducing social isolation and promoting the premise of reaching positive destinations in life through the arts. CT focuses on the young person’s strengths, capabilities and the outcomes they want to achieve.

What We Offer

 

 

CT Arts Intro for 16- 25 years .

Wednesday 1pm – 3pm,  at Estcourt Street, Goole

Arts workshops covering film, music, theatre, multimedia, visual arts and/ or dance. A termly rotating programme of arts themes developed based on the interests of the group. Opportunities to discover arts industries and arts pathways.  Learn a new skill, get creative, work on leadership skills, gain (optional) Arts Awards accreditation, engage and connect with others and work alongside professional artists and experienced educators. Designed to work alongside or post school and college.

 

CT Arts Taster Sessions for 16-25s

For young people wanting to get involved in the arts, learn how to compose a song, write a play, explore filmmaking, work on acting skills and more! Our[ew2]  CT team can help with developing arts pathways, supporting young people to navigate their interests in the arts alongside or post school and college. Running on an ongoing basis throughout the year in local communities. Get in touch to find out more about free CT Castaway taster sessions in your local area. Contact Emma at ewalkercastaway@gmail.com to find out more.

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For Schools and Colleges

Our CT team can attend transition meetings, EHCP meetings, open events and talk to young people about arts pathways and arts careers. For Year 11 onwards, our highly qualified and trained industry and education specialists can plan and deliver bespoke workshop packages for schools and colleges. Whether it is to experience the arts, gain Arts Awards accreditation, work to Gatsby Career Benchmarks, develop cross curricular links or for a particular project, we can offer a variety of exciting arts opportunities (limited availability, please contact us for further details).

 

1 to 1 Family Support Meetings

We work alongside young people and their families, supporting and discovering individual interests and ambitions. We help young people find and follow their individual creative pathways. For young people feeling anxious about making the first step towards joining a group, we can offer a graduated approach to getting started in order to build confidence. We can offer 1:1 telephone, video call or in-person meet ups to discuss needs and interests.

 

Work Experience

Gain work experience at Castaway by shadowing the many different roles, from front of house to creative workshop leader. We offer support to access work experience at Castaway and beyond.

 

More at Castaway

Alongside attending CT there are opportunities to access further experiences at Castaway including:

• Academy day courses in music, film, theatre, multimedia and dance in Goole (and online)

• Castaway Saturday Youth Theatre in Goole 

• Castaway Music Group in Goole (Saturday morning) and Beverley (Wednesday evening)

• Castaway Main Theatre Company (working towards an annual big show) in Goole

• Friday Volunteers Group – FindUs.

• Online evening Art Club (Tuesdays)

 

Arts Award Accreditation 

Castaway Music Theatre is a registered Arts Award Centre and our staff are Arts Award Trained from Discover through to Explore, Bronze, Silver and Gold. Accreditation is optional and learners  start at the level most suited to them. Four of the levels are on the RQF (Regulated Qualifications Framework) and the highest level includes 16 UCAS points. We develop our Arts Award provision creatively with the interests of the young person first and foremost. From sixth formers completing our Discover a DJ Arts Award to a college leaver working towards Gold, we cover the range of possibilities.