New Learning Disabilities Employment Strategy

The Employment Strategy and Delivery Plan from Valuing People Now are now available to download at:

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_101401

 

Offering Training Opportunities

Do you run in house training and often have spare training places?  Are there training sessions you would like to run but they are too expensive for your organisation to do alone?  If so, the Forum is looking to help organisations to link up either to run training together, or to offer places to other organisations.  If you have something you would like to advertise please email and if you would like to receive training mailings please sign up on our website .

 

 

Full Body And The Voice

Two Year ACTOR©Scheme Professional Acting Course- September 2009 intake

The Full Body And The Voice (FBATV) Two Year ACTOR©Scheme Professional Acting course is affiliated to The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA), accredited by the National Council for Drama Training (NCDT). ALRA is a member of the Conference of Drama School (CDS) an organisation which consists of the leading drama schools in the UK. Students receive a vocational (industry standard) formal training in movement, voice and acting technique for screen and stage. Students attend master-classes with leading theatre companies and artists, perform in professional productions and develop skills in workshop facilitation and the delivery of corporate training.The ACTOR©scheme course takes place at the Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10am and 4pm during the academic year.The  course is fully funded by the Arts Council and Lloyds TSB and is free of cost to students. Candidates must be:·        Age 18-30·        Learning disabled·        Have an aptitude for acting ·        Be an independent traveler·        Be able to communicate verbally·        Be capable of physical work·        Enjoy working as part of a teamFull Body and The Voice’s actors work in TV (EMMERDALE, EASTENDERS and THE CLINIC) and in our own productions (THAT WAS THEN THIS NOW) and in co-productions with leading theatre companies, including York Theatre Royal (PINNOCHIO).  The aim of the course is to develop a new generation of learning disabled actors who can work alongside non learning disabled actors in mainstream film,  television and theatre.The course is open to people from Leeds and the surrounding area. We have existing students who travel from Leeds, and some have been given assistance with travel expenses through direct payments and individual budgets. If someone is interested in the course but concerned about travel they should contact their social worker and enquire about these options. Full Body And The Voice recognise that actions often speak louder than words and Maggie Tildesley would be very happy to travel to Leeds with one of their existing learning disabled actors to meet potential students and lead a taster workshop.  For more information or to arrange an interview please call 01484 484 441

 

 

Young people with learning disabilities can ‘Get Creative’ with dance and opera

 Two of Leeds’ major arts organisations, Northern Ballet Theatre and Opera North are coming together in a rare collaboration to offer young people with learning disabilities, aged 10-16, the chance to get creative this summer and take centre stage during ‘From Here to There’, a five-day dance, music and arts project based on the themes of space and territory. The project will take place in the newly renovated Howard Assembly Rooms at Leeds Grand Theatre from Tuesday 21st – Saturday 25th July 2009 and is part of Leeds City Council’s annual ‘Get Creative’ programme of events. Places must be booked in advance so to avoid disappointment contact Hannah Smith at Opera North on 0113 243 9999 or email  hannah.smith@operanorth.co.uk.  During the five-day project participants will work creatively with NBT Dance Education Officer Sophie Alder, Opera North musician Richard Taylor and designer Catherine Chapman, to explore the different spaces at Leeds Grand Theatre as well as imaginary worlds, inspired by computer games. The project will culminate on Saturday 25th July with the sharing of a video documenting the creative journey participants have been on throughout the project.  ‘Get Creative’ 2009 brings together a unique partnership between NBT, Leeds City Council, Opera North, Phoenix Dance Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse and Yorkshire Dance. It offers young people, who have not previously had opportunities in the arts, a chance to gain confidence, awareness and enjoyment from arts based activities.

 

 

Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau Vacancy

Advice worker

Local authority Scale Sc6 £22,001 - £23,473 plus 5% pension contribution pro rata. 21.75 hours per week and 25 day annual leave pro rata Based in an inner city multi-racial area of Leeds, Chapeltown CAB provides a comprehensive advice service from its main office and outreaches. We need an experienced, generalist advice worker to provide advice to parents and people with learning difficulties as part of an exciting new joint project funded by the parenting fund.   The successful candidate will be an experienced advice worker with a good all-round knowledge, used to working under pressure and to tight deadlines.The post will involve some travel within Leeds, and will be based in Chapeltown.Funding is for eighteen months initially.For an application pack please write to: Chapeltown CAB

New Roscoe Buildings

Willow House

Cross Francis Street

Leeds LS7 4BZ Please enclose an A4 self addressed envelope. Closing date for applications: 4pm Tuesday 28th July 2009. Interview date: Monday 10th August 2009.We will not accept CVs, contact by email or fax.