Training Courses 2009/2010
"Ways to Create and Use Multi-Sensory Environments"
1 Day. 16 September 2009 - Leicester.
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"How to use Drama with SEN"
1 Day. 24 February 2010 1 day - Leicester.
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Ways to Create and Use Multi-Sensory Environments
This practical course will show how simple materials and methods can be used to create stimulating spaces to work in with students who have a variety of learning difficulties and special educational needs.
"Very practical based, geared towards needs of individuals on course. Very sensory based - perfect."
Zoe Garrett, Welcombe Hill School, Stratford Upon Avon. Jan 09.
Zoe Garrett, Welcombe Hill School, Stratford Upon Avon. Jan 09.
What you will learn on the course:
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ways to use cheap (or free) materials/props/objects to create stimulating environments
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ways to build an environment in 5 or 10 minutes
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lots of ways to use the environments to stimulate interest and intrigue
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lots of simple ideas to take back to school and use immediately
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inspiration to make use of simple materials with your students
Date and Time
Wednesday 16 September 2009. 10.00 - 4.00
Venue
Burnmoor Arts Workshops, 115 Burnmoor Street Leicester LE2 7JL
Cost
£147 + VAT for 1 place. £97 + VAT for each additional place.
Refreshments - Lunch, tea, coffee provided
Book you place now
by emailing "Multi-Sensory Environments - 16 Sept" to info@bamboozletheatre.co.uk giving name, school, number of places required and we will send you confirmation and joining instructions.
"How to Use Drama With SEN"
"Inspirational, thought provoking, challenging and inclusive. Your enthusiasm and commitment shines through and is infectious. A wonderful day - I wish it could have been longer. You gave us space and time to be involved." Susan Pesic-Smith. Westgate School, Leicester.
Most of the staff in special schools, as well as those working with SEN students in main stream, believe drama is a great way to engage their students. The trouble is that for many knowing where to start is a problem. This practical course will demonstrate lots of simple ways to get started and show how we can use drama to work effectively with students who have a variety of learning difficulties and special educational needs.
What you will learn on the course:
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lots of simple ways of starting a drama activity
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a range of practical ideas that you can take back to your classroom and use immediately
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how to gain your students' interest - and keep it
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ways of using everyday objects to create dramatic tension
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simple language techniques that work like magic to gain students' interest
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a sure fire way of gaining control of any situation
Date and Time
Tuesday 6 October 2009. 10.00 - 4.00
Venue
Burnmoor Arts Workshops, 115 Burnmoor Street Leicester LE2 7JL
Cost
£147 + VAT for 1 place. £97 + VAT for each additional place.
Refreshments - Lunch, tea, coffee provided
Book you place now
by emailing "Drama with SEN - 6 October" to info@bamboozletheatre.co.uk giving name, school, number of places requiredand we will send you confirmation and joining instructions.
Further information
ring 0116 2552065 or email us at info@bamboozletheatre.co.uk
"How to Grab the Attention of Your Students and Keep them Interested"
A Masterclass in Facilitating a Role with Christopher Davies
artistic director of Bamboozle.
As a teacher in a special school or a freelance practitioner you will recognise that getting the attention of your pupils and holding it is the single most important thing we need to be able to do. No amount of wisdom and brilliant ideas will help us if none of them is listening! We have all had times when we have been exasperated because our pupils just don't seem to want to know!
The single most powerful way that I have come across to grab students' attention and keep hold of it is to use a role - that is, someone pretending to be a character. This training week is entirely focussed on just how you do that. Before I explain exactly what you can expect to get out of the training let me share what some other practitioners and teachers say about Bamboozle trainings.
"This has been a real eye-opener for me and a liberating learning experience. The atmosphere has been truly non-judgemental and the outcomes far exceeded my expectations. You can nurture and challenge at the same time - how is that done! Thank you." Laura Guthrie - theatre designer and facilitator. Nottingham.
"Dear Christopher. I wanted to write to tell you how amazing the training week with Bamboozle was. In this industry I often find myself drowned by having to work in a million places at once, mixing with teachers and pupils for just a couple of minutes before reeling off the same stale workshop plans...
I can't tell you how much this week has helped me ... it has changed my approach to reaching my students and has re-lit the fire for teaching again ... that is priceless. You are both inspiring individuals and I wish you all the best in the future". Arjunan Manuelpilla - workshop leader and poet. London.
"Inspirational, thought provoking, challenging and inclusive. Your enthusiasm and commitment shines through and is infectious. A wonderful day - I wish it could have been longer. You gave us space and time to be involved." Susan Pesic-Smith - assistant headteacher, Westgate School, Leicester.
This Masterclass in How to Facilitate a Role will take place at Curve, Leicester's state of the art new theatre, and runs from Tuesday 3rd to Saturday 7th of November 2009.
Okay, so what can you expect to get out of it if you decide to attend this masterclass week? [If you do choose to sign up you will be one of only 12 people as we have limited the number of places so that everyone gets lots of individual attention]
During the week you will learn:
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ways that we can ensure that we build rapport with our students - this is a crucial part of engaging with the group and is very, very simple once you know how.
ways that we can ensure that we build rapport with our students - this is a crucial part of engaging with the group and is very, very simple once you know how.
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one of the best kept secrets of engaging a group of students - how to get them hanging off your every word
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ways you can keep total control of the drama and of the students
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how to find out what students are most likely to respond to
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discover ways to give students real decision making input very early in the session
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the impact that saying very little can have on how a group of students respond
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find out how to give students access to drama on many different levels
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discover how, by you doing much less, your students can achieve much more
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ways of deepening your work with a role
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the keys to the relationship between facilitator and role - and what to do and not do in order for it to give you the outcomes you want
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ways to use an inexperienced person [maybe a member of staff who has never done anything like it before] as a role and still get great results
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how to combine theory with practice immediately and receive clear and honest feedback from me
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how to use advanced language strategies to get students to engage with you in situations where attention, let alone engagement, seemed impossible
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how to work with different levels of understanding and ability within the same group
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ways to build tension and anticipation in your sessions
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simple ways to create an atmosphere whether you are in a purpose built theatre studio or a standard classroom
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how to use the full range of your voice to create immediate impact
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how you can relax and perform at your best
Key Features of the Masterclass.
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Practical sessions. You will lead 2 sessions with students who have learning difficulties. One as the facilitator and one as the role. These sessions will be discretely filmed. You will have your own copy of the DVD to keep.
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Personal tutorials. After each of your practical sessions you will have a personal tutorial with me. We will use the DVD so that we can examine in detail any part of the session. Tutorials will be audio recorded and you will get a copy of the audios of your two tutorials to keep.
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Observe others working. Many teachers and freelance practitioners rarely get the opportunity to observe and learn from other skilled colleagues. Despite working in a school the actual act of teaching/leading a workshop can be a lonely business. During this week you will observe ten sessions led by the other facilitators. This will give you a mass of great ideas of ways to work with a group.
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Watch a session. During the week you will watch the DVD of a session led by me and Sue Pyecroft, who is the creative director of Bamboozle. In it we use a puppet as a role and create a story from scratch with a group of students who have learning difficulties. This DVD is being launched in the New Year and will not have been seen by anyone until this week.
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spend a week with likeminded practitioners and teachers who are all excited about what working with a role can offer young people
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have continuous access to me throughout the week - opportunities to ask questions, receive guidance at every stage of the process and challenge your own thinking
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opportunity to examine in detail your own practice and fine tune your workshop skills
As well as everything I have talked about above, at the end of the week you will have:
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Emailed access to me after the training has finished to discuss any sessions you lead
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3 audio CDs recorded at the National Theatre/Bamboozle training week - "Remove The Judgement - Remove the Fear" "How to Structure a Workshop" and "Questions that Empower"
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DVDs of your 2 sessions - one with you as facilitator and one when playing a role
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Audio CDs of the personal tutorials with me after your 2 sessions
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The Facilitator's Masterclass manual - with detailed notes from each of the seminars
Bamboozle's 100% Money Back Guarantee
I realise that you are making a financial commitment as well as a time one to attend this training. So just to put your mind at rest I am offering a 100% money back guarantee. If after the first day's training you decide, for any reason at all, that this training is not for you, I will give you your complete fee back, no questions asked. AND you will still be able to keep the audio CDs you will have received before the training. This guarantee means that you can have complete peace of mind that you will not be wasting your money.
Just before you decide whether to sign up - here are some further comments of what others say about Bamboozle's trainings.
"This week has been a joy from start to finish. It has given me insight ...It has given me skills for working with special needs and has allowed me to re-evaluate my own practice in a safe atmosphere. Having run workshops all over the country it has been so refreshing to really examine the way I do things, and in a wonderfully supportive atmosphere be able to admit that my methods can, and must, change. Thanks Christopher. Thanks Bamboozle." Anthony Biggs - Theatre Director and workshop leader.
"This week for me has been truly inspiring. I somehow can't put it into words, how I feel. Electric. Blessed to be part of it." Gurpreet Singh - actor
"Extremely good fun. Has absolutely changed my ideas ... Fantastic week. Working practically has reinforced my own sense of creativity." Noga Verber - Chicken Shed workshop leader
"I feel much more confident. I have had a chance to explore with no fear. This was a reassuring training that guides and encourages practitioners to experiment in a safe environment." Rachael Jeffery - musician and drama practitioner. Northampton.
"Full of challenging and profound experiences within a safe and fun environment. I will be drawing on this training in all my work as a facilitator and in my life as a performer and mother too! An holistic and deeply useful experience. Thank you." Francesca Beard - poet and workshop leader. London.
"It has really helped me to understand the specific aims and objectives of working with young people with learning difficulties. This was a fantastic opportunity to get formal training in an incredibly positive and open minded environment - taught by people with genuine experience. Bamboozle has an assurance in its own methods which highlights how a very different workshop structure is appropriate." Richard Weinman - director and workshop leader
"This has re-educated me along a new train of thought. It has confirmed my belief that there is a real and honest way of educating all of us. This is a fresh and exciting way to understand and free up children's talent and imagination. Christopher has a particular way of talking to everyone which is engaging and passionate." James Barriscale - actor and facilitator.
"This training is enlightening and invaluable in learning to create workshops that develop creativity and multi-sensory experiences. Christopher is a very inspiring person and Bamboozle gives you the tools." Tanya Franks - actor and workshop leader
"It was incredibly valuable training which I am very grateful to have experienced. A positively challenging experience." Ellen Dowel - drama practitioner
HOW TO BOOK YOUR PLACE
As I say there are only 12 places on this training. A lot of interest has been shown already during the pre-publicity so we expect places to book up quickly.
To reserve your place straight away and take advantage of the Early Bird Offer fill in the RESERVATION CERTIFICATE below now and return to us.
Early Bird Offer £397 SAVE £100 - 20% off [VAT will be added only if you are a VAT registered organisation. Price after 1 August is £497] complete the Reservation Certificate below and send a non-returnable deposit of £100 now. This will reserve your place - you will receive confirmation of your reservation immediately and be sent your copy of "Remove the Judgement - Remove the Fear" audio CD. This is a live recording of Christopher's seminar at the National Theatre/Bamboozle artist training.
You will receive 2 further Audio CDs of seminars recorded at the same artist training. These will arrive as soon as we receive full payment.
RESERVATION CERTIFICATE
Cut and paste this Reservation Certificate into a document you can edit [e.g. word] and print and return
How to Grab the Attention of Your Students and Keep them Interested.
A Masterclass in Facilitating a Role
With Christopher Davies artistic director of Bamboozle.
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On receipt of your deposit we will send you a receipt, joining instructions, an invoice for the remainder of the fee and your FREE audio CD of Christopher Davies' seminar "Remove the Judgement - Remove the Fear". If you want help finding accommodation then let us know and we may be able to help.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Your £100 deposit guarantees you a place on the Masterclass and is non-returnable. In the event of you withdrawing from the course between booking and 30 September 2009 you forfeit the £100. If you withdraw between 30 September and 3 November the full fee is due to CDA Training Ltd. If we manage to replace you on the course [which we will make every effort to do] you will be refunded £347 [£397 less administration fee of £50] If for any reason Bamboozle or CDA Training Ltd cancels the course you will receive a complete refund of everything you have paid. In any event you can keep the audio CD/s that you have received as a gift.
Further information
ring 0116 2552065 or email us at info@bamboozletheatre.co.uk
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What people say about Bamboozle Training
"Inspiration for taking new approaches to drama, and using drama as a fully engaging means of teaching any subject."
Max Lawrence, Northgate School, Northampton.
"A practical course which gives ideas of how to create multi-sensory learning environment with the time and budget constraints in a school."
Jo Harris - Welcombe Hills School, Stratford Upon Avon.
"Fantastic - full of all sorts of tips and techniques to engage children and move their learning forward" Trish Kingdom - Deedmore School, Coventry.
"It gets you enthusiastic and makes you think, especially about the use of language. I wish all the staff at my school could have attended." Caroline Crosbie - Hawkesbury Fields School, Coventry.
"I found the day stimulating and thought provoking - it led me to challenge some pre-conceived notions in a relaxed and inclusive atmosphere." John Owens - Ridgeway School, Coventry.
"Thoroughly interesting and enjoyable, encouraging and empowering." Mary Haynes - Birchwood School, Melton Mowbray.
"Excellent presentation and an engaging and thought provoking day. Hands on and practical, it has re-enforced my confidence to use drama based activities and has given me techniques for incorporating and encouraging contributions from the whole group." Nick Watson - The Delves School, Swanwick, Derbyshire.
"It was interesting, makes you reflective, inspiring. I liked the practicality of the course." Debbie Gerring - St Giles School, Derby.
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