Alternative Provision & a visit from the High Sheriff
We are delighted to announce the launch of our new Alternative Provision programme! – a personalised educational solution designed to support students who would benefit from an alternative approach to mainstream classroom learning. Alternative Provision is a Sound Academy programme, where we work with local schools to identify students, typically Years 8 - 10, for tailored skills-based learning in a safe and supportive environment.
We are now collaborating with the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, a local multi-academy trust, to work directly with students during school time. Our team will be delivering a unique training programme to build skills and confidence by encouraging creativity in audio and radio. With increased self-esteem, refined communication and collaboration skills students can find themselves more positively engaged with school and their progression in education. We look forward to helping even more young people with Alternative Provision.
As if the Sound Vision team wasn't having an exciting enough month we were paid a visit from a very special guest. The High Sheriff of Somerset, Thomas Sheppard, visited the Sound Vision headquarters to observe our ground-breaking educational work. We asked him to explain more about his role as High Sheriff.
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It’s a very old role, it’s been around for 1,000 years. In 2021 its role is a very special and evolving role. Each year, the High Sheriff tries to choose something they would like to support. Part of my thinking for my year was around community cohesion.
It means the communities that help themselves, encourage one another and collaborate with other organisations and people. Rather than seeing themselves as one, they see themselves as a group. I’ve been trying to highlight where those places are for the past few months. They are in all sorts of places like Sound Vision, at the centre of lots of good things that are happening. Wherever those places might be, those people are facilitating other people to do great things.”
Thomas Sheppard, High Sheriff, Somerset
The High Sheriff spent time with Sound Vision staff, trainees and volunteers. He sat in on a training session meeting with our Lead Trainer Maggie and Alice, a Year 8 student at Norton Hill.
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I am very grateful to the High Sheriff for visiting us and showing such interest in our work. Mr Sheppard was interested in the correlation between giving young people the opportunity to explore their creativity in a happy and safe place and their increased confidence. This was more than a dignitary showing interest for a few minutes. Mr Sheppard spent a few hours engaging with our people and finding out all about them and their aspirations.”
Dom Chambers, CEO, Sound Vision
Dom Chambers, our founder and CEO of Sound Vision enjoyed hosting the High Sheriff and facilitating conversations with Sound Vision trainers and our wonderful trainees.