Performance Outreach

Our performance outreach workshops are based on themes and material from our shows, giving participants a feel for the show prior to performance and a practical experience of material, which they will then recognise in the show. Workshops can involve a range of art forms with an interdisciplinary approach.

Assault Courses

Assault Courses are a range of intensive participatory experiences delivered through dance, drama, music, visual art and creative writing. Assault Courses are designed to enable participants to engage in creative activities through a supportive framework that encourages them to overcome obstacles and challenges, engaging them in mental and physical problem solving and skills-based learning.

Professional Training

Assault offer a range of Inset and other professional training courses to enable those involved in learning organisations to develop and enhance creative approaches to teaching and learning. We offer a range of creative learning and superlearning training supported by photocopier-friendly resource packs for classroom use after the session. Professional training courses can be for teachers, leaders and groups and can be designed with your specific needs in mind.

Performance Outreach

Workshops are suitable for all age groups and abilities. The needs of the group will be discussed prior to workshop delivery and the sessions can be tailored to suit the specific needs and goals of the particular group.

The format for workshops is flexible however all sessions will introduce participants to themes, ideas and creative approaches used by the company. Workshops can range from 1 hour to 1 day or we can tailor a programme of workshops over a number of days to suit your timetable. Participants experience an insight into creative practice and team work whilst learning/developing practical skills. Participants also have an opportunity to learn about our show and perhaps even make a mini version of their own.

Past outreach has involved community groups, schools, special needs groups and professional arts practitioners.

“Excellent workshop, very positive feedback from pupils... the idea of following the workshop with a performance generated great pupil excitement!”

Mrs Irving, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford

“The fact that so many came to the show and didn't need to be chased. The fact that 25 or so stayed after the show to talk to the company speaks volumes.”

Dave Morris, teacher Monks Dyke Technical College

Assault Courses

Assault Courses can either focus on one specific art form, or can involve a combination of dance, drama, music, visual art and creative writing. The three types of Assault Courses that we offer are outlined below. However, all our events are tailor-made to match the requirements of each client. Each course can last from one day in length to one week or longer if required.

“Assault Event Company is well known for its enormously accessible and very cool brand of dance theatre, enjoyed as much by older members as younger ones”

Arts Specific Assault Course

Arts Specific Assault Courses allow participants to develop skills and experience in specific art forms.

Participants create an original performance or exhibition work with guidance and support from the tutors, gaining hands-on experience in the creation, development and production of an original arts event. An Arts Specific Assault Course also develops confidence, creativity, teamwork and self-esteem. Past participants have included children and young people from primary and secondary schools as well as community groups, university students and professional practitioners.

Creative Curriculum Assault Course

Creative Curriculum Assault Courses allow participants to learn about specific curriculum areas through creative arts activities.

Participants explore curriculum-based themes and ideas leading to a final event where their learning is shared with others. In the past this has included performances, presentations and celebration events. A Creative Curriculum Assault Course allows participants to engage with subject areas that they may find challenging in a creative and exciting way. This enables participants to look at challenging curriculum areas in an alternative way and to facilitate a creative exploration of difficult subject material. Past topics have included maths, science and citizenship.

Learning to Learn Assault Courses

Learning to Learn Assault courses enable participants to engage with and develop a range of learning and key skills strategies and approaches, though exciting creative activities. In the past this has included performances, presentations and celebration events.

There are two main themes in the delivery of the work:

Approaches to Learning:

Engages participants with personalised learning, learning to learn skills including brain-based learning, learning styles, multiple intelligences and emotional literacy.

Key skills

Engages participants with key skills such as communication skills, own learning and performance and working with others as well as skills such as confidence building, raising self esteem, the role of the individual student as part of a group, planning and time management.

Professional Training

Below are samples of the kinds of creative curriculum training opportunities available however training opportunities are flexible and we can design workshops to suit the needs of the participating group.

“A great way to find enjoyable, exciting ways to teach potentially 'boring' bits!”

Creative approaches to behavioural management strategies through personalised learning.

A practical workshop where participants have the opportunity not only to find out more about the link between personalised learning and behavioural management but also to try out related classroom activities in a supportive and friendly environment! Share practical and creative approaches to personalised learning that can be used in all curriculum areas and covers areas including learning to learn skills, brain-based learning, learning styles and multiple intelligences, emotional literacy, developing empathy in young people and building communication skills.

Music and accelerated learning

Explore the link between the use of music in the classroom and accelerated learning in young people. Find out about the background to music and learning, and the positive effect that different music can have in learning environments. Share practical and creative approaches to using music as a fun learning tool and try out related classroom activities in a supportive and friendly environment.

Superlearning

Superlearning sessions explore ways to maximise learning, and is ideal for engaging either a class or a whole school with fun and exciting ways to learn. The session motivates and excites learners and teachers alike, focusing on learning to learn skills, brain-based learning, learning styles and multiple intelligences and emotional literacy. Workshops are built around activities and games to really bring the learning to life.

Creative dance delivery

Creative dance delivery sessions provide training for teachers and workshop leaders in the skills required to deliver creative dance workshops. The sessions give specific practical examples of workshop ideas and approaches to generating creative movement.

The sessions cover approaches to warm up, creative tasks, choreographic skills and cool down as well as ways to devise a programme of work over a series of weeks.

The course can be structured to cover cross curricular learning and the integration of topics from other subject areas into the creative dance work. The course can also be tailored to look at approaches to delivering performance outcomes. Follow up 'In-School Mentoring' is also available to teachers who would appreciate further guidance.