TT1617 Evaluation Report

School: Purfleet Primary Academy
Project: ROH: Create and Sing Carmen
How did you use this project in your school?
This project was run as a Performing Arts Club. We started the project in October 2016
and have kept it going at the children’s request.
Did this project support a whole school priority?
We needed to develop singing across the school and targeted KS2 children. This is an
area we really want to invest some time and effort into. It’s a work in progress, but the
project really allowed us to focus on a core group of children and develop their singing
abilities.
Who took part?
30 children across KS2 and 2 members of staff.
What impact did it have?
Today the Performing Art Club were singing their favourite Carmen songs to the rest of
KS2 in Assembly. They were doing a recruitment drive for next year’s project. The
children preformed with confidence and skill – the best they have ever performed. If 30
children can sing Carmen at the drop of a hat in assembly – surely that’s impact. We
currently have a huge waiting list for next year!
How did you measure this?
We filmed the children at different points in the project to see how they were
progressing.
Do you have any plans to develop anything from this project?
We will continue the Performing Arts Club into next year – the legacy of Carmen will live
on – not sure what we will perform yet, but I’m sure they will be amazing!
I think the Carmen project inspired our children to sing without limitation. Throughout
the project they have seen themselves develop as performers and hold an audience
captivated. It has been one of the most powerful things I have seen in my career of 16
years. Every school needs an experience like this!
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