Schools

In 1985, following the Tottenham Riots, we accepted our first commission to share our inclusive creative process outside Chickenshed. Our role: to assist regeneration and ease racial tension in three schools on the Broadwater Farm Estate. We succeeded – and inspired the ongoing Haringey LEA inclusion policy.

Since then, we’ve delivered outreach initiatives across the UK. We pair mainstream and special schools to avoid segregation and promote inclusion. We take our methods out into communities to work with young people, promoting mutual respect and good citizenship.

We’d love to come to your school and share our methods – take a look at our Outreach section for a full list of all the schools and boroughs we’ve visited – in some we’ve even set up permanent inclusive theatre workshops. Or perhaps your school could visit us, join in a workshop and see a performance.

See the links below to find out what benefits our Education Membership could bring to you and your school and the materials we have on offer. 

Our methods work
EdComs User survey of Chickenshed 2006 found that:
- 98% believe Chickenshed ‘get the best’ out of children
- 81% agreed that Chickenshed provided opportunities to those who have been left out
- 91% respondents agreed that Chickenshed recognises creative abilities regardless of what they can and can’t do
- Members thrived when put in an environment that encouraged rather than stifled, rewarded rather than punished, and included rather than excluded.
- Overall, this environment: 
          - Fostered team-work 
          - Increased the drive to succeed
          - Allowed them to succeed socially.
- And, significantly, despite Chickenshed being a theatre, the performance skills gained by members were seen as almost incidental to the way members developed as a person, and developed their communication and awareness skills of others.

Chickenshed Education Membership

Production Packs for teachers

Teacher Training (children aged 3-5)