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Emilia has appreciated the opportunity to be listened to on live radio thanks to Sound Academy's After School Training and won't take the opportunity for granted.
Sound Vision: Appeal for Support
Only with your help can we continue empowering voices less heard
How your gift helps
Thank you for considering a donation to Sound Vision. A regular contribution or a one-time gift will help us reach more people who need our inclusive, life-changing training opportunities. Your support is vital to sustain and grow our work.
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£29 1 AFTER SCHOOL TRAINING SESSION
Covers the cost of one After School training session with special educational needs support. We deliver 37 sessions per year at each location.
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£120 1 EMPLOYABILITY WORKSHOP
Supports an employability workshop linking our participants with industry experts and networks.
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£300 1 SEND TRAINER
Pays for a SEND trainer for one week to deliver After School Training and Pathway to Employment. These are delivered 37 weeks a year.
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£800 1 YOUNG PERSON ON PATHWAY TO EMPLOYMENT
Supports one young person with additional needs to become work ready as they leave school through our Pathway to Employment programme.
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£3,000 1 SEND INTERVENTION
Covers the cost of immediate intervention with one-to-one SEND support for a young person in crisis. Delivered through educational partners, this will cover 4 hours support per week for up to 37 weeks.
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£5,000 10 ARTS AWARD QUALIFICATIONS
Supports 10 Young People through After School training to achieve a Bronze Arts Award qualification, which is the equivalent of a GCSE.
How Sound Vision will use the money you donate.
Alongside a small team of dedicated staff, Sound Vision is incredibly fortunate to benefit from volunteers who support the charity day to day.
We do everything we can to keep costs low, so that all charitable income can make the greatest difference to those who benefit from our services. Everyone in the Sound Vision family, paid or volunteer, is driven by a strong sense of mission and compassion. Our team strives to create a level playing field of opportunity so people get a fair chance irrespective of their starting point. We provide a warm-hearted welcome to our unique studio environment and respect all abilities, so everyone can thrive.
This appeal is vital as we develop our services. It enables us to quickly respond to referrals without having to wait for the outcome of funding applications. Donations are key because they enable us to:
- Fund our incredible SEND trainers, who are central to creating our warm and inclusive environment.
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- Keep our training accessible to all. There is no charge to come to any of our programmes and we want to keep it that way.
- Ensure we have the best kit to support our skills-based studio approach to learning.
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I leave my traineeship a changed man. I’m not the Jamie defined by my Asperger’s but a new Jamie defined by my aspirations.
Jamie, 21, Sound Academy, Pathway to Employment
Case Studies
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What have I learnt? I’ve learnt to be less grumpy and more confident. I’m confident talking on the radio and to the camera and having my photograph taken. When I first came to Sound Vision, I didn’t want to do this. Now, they can’t get rid of me.
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I’m still anxious but I’ve definitely had my confidence boosted. I can even dance in front of people now and I talk to more people.
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