Case Studies (old)

Guildhall School of Music and Drama:

Website-  https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/

A very successful and fairly well known School/Uni which focuses on Performing Arts is Guildhall School of Music and Drama, which has had many famous English actors graduate from it, such as Ewan McGregor and Daniel Craig. It is the leading provider of specialist music training. They're intentions/ values/ aims and objective is to provide the best possible acting and musical training to their students. Their online identity is very much circled around performing arts mainly, and often boast that many famous actors have graduated from their school.

Guildhall school is located in the heart of London. It was first opened all the way back in 1880 (27th sept), and housed 62 part-time students, it was also the first municipal music college in GB. And from that, we can clearly see that the college has evolved a lot, as it is now also a Performing Arts college along side music. And, it now has far more than just 62 part-time students, as it houses 1,085 students at the present date.

Their social media presence is also very positive, with a 4.7/5 star rating on Facebook, and they are very often posting about the schools achievements, and or even things set up by students such as;-

FABBA:

Website- https://www.leadinglives.org.uk/latestnews/detail/2015/04/07/fabba-in-great-yarmouth

Also, there is 'FABBA', which is another local performing arts school in Great Yarmouth for disabled people. They offer fun and interactive training in the performance industry for disabled people in order to boost their confidence and give them something to really enjoy during their free time (which is their mission/ purpose). Here is a screenshot of what they're values are;

As we can see, they are very focused on making a positive difference to people with learning difficulties, which is very similar to my idea.

FABBA's online presence is also very good, as there website is very professional looking, and even sometimes boast about winning awards!

I am unable to find out when exactly FABBA was first introduced, but from looking on their Facebook they have posts going all the way back to 2016, and some further back than that, so they've certainly been around for a good while. Their Facebook presence is also very active, as they often post events, pictures and achievements revolving their organization, which is certainly a good thing.

 

The Comedy School:
 

Website- https://thecomedyschool.com/prisons.shtml

Lastly, there is The Comedy School in London, which at first seems to be your average performing arts school, but when you look closer, you find out the school takes many inmates from prison and teaches them how to perform. They help inmates by giving them something nice to look forward to in life - while also giving them a far better chance at reintegrating into society properly.

Founded in 1998 by Keith Palmer, Director, The Comedy School aims to raise the profile of the many uses of comedy, from stimulating personal creativity to encouraging social skills and improving literacy. they achieve this through their innovative workshop, performance and arts projects. These are varied and inclusive, catering for those who wish to be comedians, to work in the arts and the entertainment industries, or to improve their communication skills and confidence.

Here is their mission statement;

The Comedy School also has a very positive image on social media, and even have many celebrities such as Paul Whitehouse commenting on how much they love the school.