Making A Way Through Education #bedroomshutmusicup
- David Anglin
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
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Real voices reflect on education, pressure, bullying, foster care, exclusion, dyslexia, ADHD and the impact of being pushed out of school. This storyline explores how young people, especially Black boys, could be labelled as a problem before their needs were properly understood — and how education, when made accessible, can change the direction of someone’s life.
Part of a Red Light Busking oral history project - Kanda Vol.1 Bedroom Shut Music Up exploring Waltham Forest, African Caribbean experiences, youth culture, education and the criminal justice system.
Content note: this audio includes references to racism, imprisonment, mental health, exclusion and difficult lived experiences.
To support the Making a Way Through Education storyline, we have created a free downloadable learning resource for teachers, schools and education settings.
The resource has been designed to help young people explore key themes from the story, including education, identity, exclusion, decision-making, peer influence, community, resilience and future pathways.
Through discussion activities, reflective questions and creative tasks, the resource gives teachers a way to open up important conversations with pupils in a safe, structured and engaging way.
Making a Way Through Education was developed as part of our wider exhibition work, with young people contributing to the storytelling and creative process. The aim is to use music, lived experience and immersive storytelling to help young people think more deeply about the choices, challenges and opportunities that shape their lives.
Teachers can download the learning resource for free from our website and use it alongside the storyline in classrooms, PSHE sessions, alternative provision, mentoring programmes or youth work settings.
Download the free teacher resource and use it to support meaningful conversations with your pupils.
Made possible with support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery players.
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