Stepping Forward Programme

Stepping Forward is an online pre-recorded programme with interactive elements for care experienced young people aged 13-17 years. The programme is accessible from phones, laptops or tablets by young people

The performing arts are special in their ability to combine enjoyment, opportunity, and a positive experience of social relationships. They involve not only delivering a message but also resonating with the experiences, values, and emotions of those listening — learning how to share. And they also provide a wide range of transferable skills for many other occupations.

Stepping Forward will bring you a life-enhancing experience of different arts activities, the understanding of what it feel’s like to be an artist and offer you lots of opportunities for further studies or training. It will also help develop your communication and creative skills, and to build your confidence and self-esteem.

Other real benefits are that you can earn as you learn — up to a maximum of £200 into your Junior ISA or Child Trust Fund. Plus, there’s potential accreditation via Arts Award.

Here’s how it works: there are a series of brilliantly engaging short videos, quizzes to test that you’ve been listening, opinion-seeking to help you develop ideas and lots of resources for reference, including how to take things further. There are six stages, completion of each of which earns you £25 with a bonus of £50 for completion of the whole course. The six stages are:

1. Introduction to Performing Arts

2. Forms of Performing Arts

3. Specialist Art Forms

4. In Conversation with ..

5. Get Involved

6. Moving Forward