Task 5b

I work (volentier) at a dance company which specilisises in teaching children and adults with learning difficulties performing arts. I've decided to base my inquiry on how performing art benefit people with learning difficulties and improves there learning and develops the life skills.
I sat down with the principle and discussed there ethics.
She said " following the ethics leads in all our staff having good codes of practise."



Ethics for the mushroom theatre company

Treat everyone equal

Consent form parents of child's participation and for photo graphs and videoing

Consent to assist with movement related safety issues which may require physical contact.

Advise parents of state undress (religion)

Medical form for child disability or medication to be kept up to date

Training for administrating medication for children

When medication is given it should to be logged and signed

Informations of student to be kept in secure place not to be accessed by unortherised persons

Dance/ space to be kept at healthy and safety standards and to be kept up to date

Fire safety to to standards and policy

Understand what students health/ disability to ensure student doesn't suffer any difficulty

Insure parents are liaised and consulted with and respect there's and the students views

To know students limits so students are not unduly pressurised

To ensure all students are accounted for and supervised at all times

Registers to be taken at the beginning of sessions

Treat confidential information respectly

Be honest and trustworthy

Talk to every student and there parents politely and considerately

Respect students dignity and privacy

Give students instructions/ tasks in a way they can understand

Pay attention to different communication needs

Act quickly to prevent students from risk

Public liability insurance

Employers liability insurance

Professional indemnity insurance

CRB checks
Regular training for staff in all policy's

Continuing professional development

When working with minors you need to be aware of the reliving laws eg. Children's act.



Mushrooms policy's
Child protection policy
Equal opportunities policy
Health and safety policy
Safe guarding
Data protection policy
Environmental policy
Quality assurance policy

Task 5a

Ethics..... My version of ethics for the mushroom theatre company.... Children with learning difficulties.

Treat everyone equal

Consent form parents of child's participation

Medical form for child disability or medication to be kept up to date

When medication is given it should to be logged and signed

Informations of student to be kept in secure place not to be accessed by unortherised persons

Dance/ space to be kept at healthy and safety standards and to be kept up to date

Fire safety to to standards and policy

Understand what students health/ disability to ensure student doesn't suffer any difficulty

Insure parents are liaised and consulted with and respect there's and the students views

To know students limits so students are not unduly pressurised

To ensure all students are accounted for and supervised at all times

Registers to be taken at the beginning of sessions

Treat confidential information respectly

Be honest and trustworthy

Talk to every student and there parents politely and considerately

Respect students dignity and privacy

Give students instructions/ tasks in a way they can understand

Pay attention to different communication needs

Act quickly to prevent students from risk

my inquiry and sig group

my sig group is a linked in site. i have written briefly about which literature will benefit my inquiry. if there are any other suggestions they are very welcome

my inquiry ... help...

i want to base my final inquiry on how performing art can benefit people with learning difficulties social and educational skills. i want to explore how performing arts can improve education in schools and how it can open opportunities later on if life...
i want to do a questionaire but feel that the answers are to in-depth to multiple chose and i also would like in-depth answers and also get different answers so i can learn things from it.
how should i go about doing this.

also has anyone done focus groups that can help me understand what the in title and what you got out of them....
charlie

Funding with in dance and schools!

I've currently just started helping out in a theatre company for children with learning difficulties. I'm doing it voluntarily due to lake of funding.... Which I actually don't mind as it gains me experience.... BUT the people that teach them and have taught them for years have now given up there pay due to funding.... I think this is so upsetting to see people that are helping children develop mential and pysicaly are giving up there pay to put it to use were needed.... There must be more funding out there that can go to better use such as dance companys helping children with learning difficulties.

It's all about the SIG

I feel that the SIG groups I would fit in to are teaching, performing and also teaching children with learning difficulties.

I have Made to group descution pages on LinkedIn.


Teaching in schools......http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Teaching-in-schools-4326009?home=&gid=4326009




Teaching children with learning difficulties ...http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Teaching-children-learning-difficulties-4325998?gid=4325998&trk=hb_side_g




Feel free to join group and get discussions rolling :)

4a questions questions questions

After reading the course reader and Sarah Pearson's blog.... I had two potential practises I wanted to develop questions for which would develop my learning. My two subjects I chose were teaching children with learning difficulties and auditioning and dance profession.
After writing questions down for both practises I decided to go with teaching as i will benefit from learning and developing this subject.

My draft set of questions about teaching children with learning difficulties are:


What qualifications do you need to teach children with learning disabilities dance?
Has the resection affected jobs with in schools for Children with learning disabilities? If so how has affected the school?
Can Children with learning disabilities benefit from dance and movement? If yes what would they be?
Should the class be more fun and involved?
Does dance improve there disabling and behaviour?
Does dance help them gain confidence?
Children with learning disabilities rely on routine, so if a dance class is changed how will it affect them?
What type of music is suitable in a dance class?
Can music be calming and relaxing for Children with learning disabilities?
If there are different abilities within a class which ability should you work towards?
Is it advisable to set targets and award systems?
Do exams or assessments add stress to children's lives?
Can the benefits in dance be explored in further depth so it can help other children?



I feel I can expand on my practise through more indepth questions which my occur as my learning develops.