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We’ll be delivering community rehabilitation projects through theatre in Shaw Trust’s CFO Activity Hubs across the east and West Midlands!!  CFO programmes are part-funded by the European Social Fund. 

Our deliveries started in June and are running until the end of September!!!

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This week saw our second delivery of four at HMP Leeds. Nella worked with a small group to explore and raise awareness of gangs and violence reduction. The group were engaged from the start with the help of two Unlock Drama Peer Mentors who had completed the previous project on psychoactive substances; offering peer lead learning and a sustainable approach to our deliveries... 

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Last Friday Unlock Drama worked with a group of men from the Nehemiah Project tackling themes around violence reduction and team building. This was our second full day of drama partnering with this fantastic community organisation: www.tnp.org.uk...

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Last week Unlock Drama completed our third violence reduction project working with a mixed group of young people from Park Academy. Facilitators Beth, Harriet and student placement facilitator Carys worked with the young people from Monday - Thursday to consider the short term and long term consequences of violence between peers through the medium of drama...

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Unlock Drama recently completed our second violence reduction project with young people in a Pupil Referral Unit, working with a group of year 11 pupils from The Young People’s Academy. Facilitators Safura, Julia and student placement facilitator Carys worked with the young people from Monday-Thursday to consider the triggers and impacts of violence and how changes in behaviour might reduce violence, all through drama....

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The Skills Hub, Hillingdon blog thumbnail for Unlock Drama

Last week, Unlock Drama completed our first violence reduction project with young people in a Pupil Referral Unit, working with a group of young people from The Skills Hub. Facilitators Beth, Julia and student placement facilitator Carys, worked with the young people from Monday-Thursday to consider the impacts of violence and how changes in behaviour might reduce violence, all through drama.

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