Coronavirus:
West End in Schools’ approach & options for online workshops
We are open!
West End in Schools is in full swing and we are continuing to deliver our drama and dance workshops in person and live-on-screen. Learn more about what workshops we are offering live-on-screen, or head to our online workshops page for more details about how we run the sessions.
Flexible Bookings
We have introduced a new lockdown policy to allow schools to amend their bookings for Covid reasons at no extra cost. If your school guidelines change in advance of the booking, the workshop can be switched to a live-on-screen or remote learning option, or postponed to a date later in the year.
We, of course, ask for as much notice as is practical. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss the details.
Receiving Post
We are trying to reduce our visits to Somerset House in central London, where we normally receive our post, in order to comply with government guidance to work from home. If you need to send us anything by mail, please try to email us instead. If that is not possible, please contact office@westendinschools.org.uk for an alternative address to use.
Available Live-on-Screen
Literacy
Story Explorer
Drama | Available online or in person
Explore a book or fairytale first-hand, using drama exercises to get inside the minds of the characters and walk through the story’s world.
Shakespeare Explorer
Drama | Available online or in person
Choose between Shakespeare’s most famous plays to explore through drama. Children develop creative ownership and confidence.
Bringing Books to Life
Dance | Available online or in person
Bring popular children’s books to life by using dance to explore the characters and retell the story from beginning to end.
Dance
The Ramayana: Diwali dance
RE | Available online or in person
Celebrate Diwali through dance by exploring the Ramayana, the great Hindu epic about Prince Rama and his wife, Sita.
Pantomime Dance
Christmas | Available online or in person
Recreate the magic of panto in this festive celebration of dance and storytelling. Choose between Aladdin or Cinderella.
Olympics Dance
Summer | Available online or in person
Celebrate the Tokyo Olympic Games and embrace the Olympic values of excellence, respect and friendship.
Drama
A Christmas Carol
Christmas | Available online or in person
Explore the classic tale of Scrooge and his encounters with the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future.
Let’s Reconnect - Recovery Workshop
Teamwork | Available online or in person
Rebuild children’s sense of community as they reconnect, have fun and achieve focus together.
Our World, Our Future
Climate Change | Available online or in person
Investigate one of the most important issues in the world today from an interactive, drama-based perspective.