Edward Heneage Primary School

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Name of Project

Puppets with Attitude

Methods

Puppetry Making and Manipulating

Aim

The school has a high turnover of pupils - the School Improvement Plan highlights the need to build  self esteem, confidence and a sense of identity in the pupils.

Key Stages/Year Groups

Years 3-4

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Research Question

Do the pupils show an increase in confidence and self assertion in their school life as a result of this programme?

Creative Practitioner

Natasha Holmes; www.telltalehearts.co.uk

Methodology

This project will work with the target children to develop an issue based performance for the younger children in the school.  It will build self-esteem, emotional security and a sense of identity in the children - to go from a fearful to a 'can-do' culture.  The children will make the puppets, devise the story and marry the two together.

School Contact Details

Head: Julie Platt
Contact: Nina McCulloch: Telephone: 01472 320016

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'Imagination is more important than knowledge.'  Albert Einstein