FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX

 

 

15 YEAR OLD ALEX IS IN THE DOCK; ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF TORCHING A CAR; CHARGED WITH ARSON; GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY; YOU DECIDE…

 

"Flight of the Phoenix" is an interactive courtroom drama, surrounding the trial of a 15 year-old who has been charged with arson. Young people play the different roles within the trial, and upon hearing the evidence must decide whether the defendant is guilty or not. If found guilty they must decide on appropriate sentencing.

"Flight of the Phoenix" will initially be delivered FREE of charge in schools across the County as part of the Key Stage 3 Citizenship Curriculum, due to the funding that has been recieved from Cornwall's Youth Offending Service. Flight of the Phoenix has now been delivered in Fowey and Callington Community Colleges and the feedback from the sessions has been extremely good from both young people and teachers, with all of the teachers involved rating the service as “excellent”.

              * 92% of young people thought that "Flight Of The Phoenix" was effective in communicating the seriousness of arson.

Although the drama will be fun and engaging, the aim of the project is to communicate to young people the hard hitting message that arson is a crime that holds consequences.

 

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The Dreadnought “Flight Of The Phoenix” project was run for the first time in Liskeard School this year. The project focuses on arson through role play. The project has been a real success on a number of levels. Firstly the students totally bought in to the role play exercise and really were immersed in all aspects of the programme this has made the learning and understanding of the seriousness of the crime all the more easier. The activities were really well planned and resourced, this led to a lesson that had pace, content and a reality that students could easily grasp. All members of the team were professional, highly focussed and organised. They adapted well to the unique set up of our school day and were flexible enough to accommodate our needs. I would definitely recommend this service and look forward to working with them in the future. Teacher -Liskeard School

 

Flight of Phoenix leaflet also available to download  Flight of phoenix leaflet- student handout  

 We have lots more schools booked in for the upcoming year and are getting busy, so if you would like your school or you think of a secondary school that might benefit from the interactive courtroom drama or if you require further information please contact Ali MacAllan on ali@thedreadnought.co.uk or phone us on 01209 218764.

It is Dreadnought's hope however that this piece of work may be rolled out to other groups of young people in due course ..

  

The Dreadnought Centre
Carn Brea Lane
Pool
Redruth                                                                                                                
Cornwall
TR15 3DS

Phone: 01209 218764
Fax: 01209 219797
e mail: team@thedreadnought.co.uk 

 

 If you would like to to add a comment or share your experiences of Dreadnought and it's services please contact team@thedreadnought.co.uk

 

 

 

 

For information regarding our  services Countywide please contact Terry Keast (One to one and work practice Co-ordinator) or 

Sara-Jane Charnock (Dreadnought Cornwall Manager) on 01209 218764 

For information regarding our Outreach services in the North & East of the County please contact Pam Harper on 01209 218764 

For information regarding our Outreach services in the West of the County please contact Tamsin Trebilcock on 01209 218764

For information regarding Dreadnought’s Aspires service please contact Jo Mann on 01209 218764

For information regarding Dreadnought’s Hotspot service please contact Ali MacAllan on 01209 218764 

For information regarding becoming a Volunteer with Dreadnought please contact Christine Hosey on 01209 218764

For administration queries please contact Jo McGuinness on 01209 218764

 

 

 

 

 

"WHAT'S HAPPENING AT DREADNOUGHT"

 

 

• NEW – Splat Club We will running an issue based group from Apr – Oct 2012 for young people with a diagnosis of ADHD/ADD. The aim of the work is to help young people develop Social skills, Peer relationships, Living in our society, Awareness of other, Triggers for behaviour.

The group will be in at our Centre in Pool…..Splat Club poster

If you require any more information regarding SLAT CLUB contact terry@thedreadnought.co.uk. or ph 01209 218764

 

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 Interested in volunteering?

 

 For more information see our heading volunteers or:-

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COME AND JOIN US!!

 

If you have a few hours to spare and would like to get to know some astounding  children and young people why not consider becoming a volunteer with us.  Volunteer leaflet

 

 

 

 

 

The benefits of volunteering include :

• Fun
• Enlightening
• Training & Supervision
• Personal Development                                                                                    
• Confidence building
• New skills
• New friends
• Make a difference
• The chance to pass on skills
• Illustration of commitment for future employers
• Your voluntary hours certificated annually
• And so much more…….

 

If you would like a visual view of Dreadnought please follow the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no1MKCLU74E ……please feel free to click "like".

 

Please contact us on 01209 218764 or team@thedreadnought.co.uk

Volunteers are our most valuable resource that’s why, unlike most similar organisations, we employ a Volunteer Co-ordinator whose job it is to look after you!

Interested?

A couple of hours a week can make a real difference.

 

• Budding actors sought for the delivery of an interactive courtroom drama.

Delivered in schools across Cornwall during school hours. Not a full-time commitment; volunteers will form a bank of workers called upon when needed

Interested? Then give us a call on 01209 218764 or ali@thedreadnought.co.uk 

We are constantly in need of funds to support and expand our work.

If you can help either by giving some time to help fund raise or more directly by donation or material support we would be delighted to hear from you.

 

Organisations which have supported the Charity in recent years include:  

                                                   Lloyds TSB

                                                   The Big Lottery

                                                   Children in Need

                                                  Esmee Fairbairn Trust

                                                  Henry Smith Foundation

                                                  Cornwall County Council                                                             

                                                  The Youth Offending Team

                                                  Our Money Your Dream

                                                  The Childrens Fund

                                                  The Rank Foundation

                                                  Rotary Clubs

                                                  Masonic Lodges

                                                  Many small yet valuable donations from individuals

 

If you can help please contact our Pool Centre.

The Hotspot Project is for children and young people, aged 8 – 19 years, who may have come to the notice of any statutory agency, or member of the public, including mums, dads, grandparents, carers or neighbours, in connection with fire related activities.

Hot Spot offers one to one work with young people in order to help them identify the feelings or situations that have led them to become involved with fire related activities. The session also aims to support the young people to develop stratergies to cope with such emotions or situations in order to prevent further involvement with fire Hot Spot leaflet.Flight of the Phoenix leafleThis service is free. It is funded by

 

Cornwalls Youth Offending Service until 31st March 2012.              

 

 

 

 

If further support is recommended a referral can be made on behalf of the young person to Dreadnought's 12 week fire awareness programme, which involves:

• The reasons behind the behaviour in greater detail.
• The law surrounding arson.
• Victim empathy.
• Fire safety within the home.
• Positive uses of fire.
• The opportunity to meet fire fighters who have experienced first hand the destructive nature of fire, it's power, speed and how dangerous and unpreditable it can be.

 

There is a cost involved in the 12 week programme, for more information on either service please contact:

 HOT SPOT referral form

 Hot Spot will also offering "Flight of the Phoenix" an interactive courtroom drama, surrounding the trial of a 15 year-old who has been charged with arson  Flight of the Phoenix leaflet or visit our link for further information http://thedreadnought.co.uk/flight-of-the-phoenix

 

Ali MacAllan at the Pool Centre on 01209 218764 or ali@thedreadnought.co.uk

Dreadnought works to the needs of young people and will be listening to and acting upon feedback from all participants.

 THE DREADNOUGHT CENTRE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMME 

 

 

 

“Dreadnought makes a positive difference in these children and young people’s lives”.   (P6; 1.7)

 

The Dreadnought Centre’s Domestic Violence and Abuse programme has been independently evaluated by Sue Penna Associates and Perfect Moment. 

The full report is available by following this link …The Dreadnought Centre- an assessment of the impact of the DV&A programme

 

 

Below are some comments and observations made :

• “Dreadnought, therefore, not only appears to be effective but especially so in the areas in which children need most help.” (P46)

 

• “The young people looked at in this study …are some of the most vulnerable children and young people in our society”.  (P6; 1.7)

 

• “External observers see difficult behaviour that needs to be better managed whereas Dreadnought see’s an individual who needs to be understood”.  (P19)

 

• “The abnormal is normal for those who experience nothing else”.(P22)

 

• “Dreadnought provides a ‘safe’ space for children and young people to work through issues”.  (P28)

 

• “Dreadnought seems to afford these children and young people valuable recuperation time by providing support, protected ‘time-out’ from the abusive domestic situation”.  (P28)

 

• “Many Young People coming to Dreadnought are specifically lacking in emotional literacy…Dreadnought intervention seems to have a significant role in importing emotional literacy”.  (P38)  “Dreadnought has specifically helped children and young people identify behaviours that do not help them”.  “Young people left Dreadnought equipped with an understanding of the concept” (of coping strategies). (P18)

 

• “Dreadnought works in the real world and progress is by no means certain, steady or quick”.  (P18)
• “That Dreadnought intervention works in ameliorating the behaviour of children and young people is well evidenced”.  (P25) 

  

 

  

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Dreadnoughts programmes are available for children, young people, teenagers and women who have experienced Domestic Violence.

 

The programmes have been designed to work with children, young people and women in a safe environment, where they can express themselves within a group or one to one setting.

The programmes will enable participants to understand more about themselves and the world around them.

They gain a better understanding of relationships, society and their rights and responsibilities.

Every person undertaking the programme learns how to put a safety plan together and to recognise potential risks and to keep themselves safe.

Dreadnoughts Domestic Violence programmes enable us to work with people who are living with, or have lived with, Domestic Violence.DV leaflet

      

The aims of the programme are:

 

To give people a safe place to talk, clear information, and support them in making informed choices.      

To stay safe. By putting an action plan together and discouraging them from placing themselves in potentially harmful situations.

Bring about the changes they want for themselves now and in the future.

A chance to become responsible adults and to make a positive contribution to the society they live in.

 

 Dreadnought recognises the possible support needs of children and young people in connection with the issues that may arise as a result of the programme, and further support can be offered through our Centre and outreach venues.

 

Domestic Violence Hurts 

If you would like more information please contact us 01209 218764 or terry@thedreadnought.co.uk 

   Referral form REFERRAL FORM 

                                                                                                                                                        

   

Aspires Juniors is a  County wide project, based on the Aspires model, but for young people aged 7 – 12 years.

Funded by Aiming Higher for disabled children – Short Breaks, we are currently running Aspires Juniors groups in Redruth, St. Austell and Liskeard.

Like Aspires, the aims of the project are to develop and improve social skills, improve confidence and self esteem, to have fun and positive experiences and to promote social inclusion.

Young people initially join an evening group, which is held during the term time. We also run a summer activities programme during the school holidays. And, as with Aspires, when  young people are ready to move on from the group, we will help and support them to access community based social activities.

Young people need to be aged 7 – 12, have a definite diagnosis of ASC and be realistically able to meet the aims and objectives of the project. (Aspires Juniors is therefore most appropriate for young people who are high functioning.)

If you would like more information or are interested in making a referral, please contact Joanne Mann on (01209) 218764 or at jo@thedreadnought.co.uk

Download our referral form ASPIRES

 

 

 

 Autism Spectrum Programme = Inclusion, Recreation, Enjoyment and Socialising 

Why would young people want to join this group?
Because it’ll be fun!  Young people will be mixing and socialising with other young people like themselves.  Aspires leaflet

Who is the group for?
ASPIRES is for young people aged 13 – 17 years who have a definite diagnosis of an autism spectrum condition.  Young people need to be in mainstream education, although this includes specialist provision in mainstream schools, Education out of school, home tutored and Pencalenick School, Truro.

Where is it all happening?
Aspires groups are held in Launceston, Bodmin, St. Austell,  Redruth and Penzance.

What is it all about?
To begin with – young people will join a weekly evening group held at a Centre.  The aim of the group is to make friends, develop social skills and confidence, to try new things, but most importantly . . .  to have fun!

When young people are ready, we will help them link into community activities.  Young people will choose an activity that they would like to do, they will have an ASPIRES worker accompany them to provide support until they are confident and comfortable enough to attend alone.  In the past, young people have chosen:- archery, dance classes, youth clubs, bowling etc.

We also run a series of holiday activities during the school holidays.  As a group, the young people choose the activities they want to do.  We have undertaken activities such as:- cycling the Camel trail, bowling, horse-riding, rock climbing, Minack Theatre etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What activities are available  at the Centres?                       

Arts and Crafts,  Cookery, Pottery, Sports, Music, Chilling out and loads more.  

                        

 

 

 

 

 

So how do I get involved?

If you would like more information or are interested in making a referral, please contact Joanne Mann on 01209 218764 or jo@thedreadnought.co.uk

 

Download our referral form ASPIRES