Tried and tested creative ideas to get children and young adults to engage with co-production of the Local Offer and SEND services.
Check out the Enagagement Framework to plan the whole delivery of the work, and get the most from these activities.
This is a visual, hands-on activity that helps people share their everyday experiences through creating personal timelines.
Puppet shows provide a powerful, non-threatening medium for children and young people with SEND to express their views, experiences, and ideas.
Prompt Cards are visual collages that help start and guide discussions about different aspects of life.
This is a useful way to make sure that you're asking the right questions. The idea is to take your ideas of how people think, check your assumptions, and then use open questions to interview people.
"I Like, I Wish, What If?" is a friendly, structured way to gather feedback and ideas. It breaks down thoughts into three simple categories that help people express their experiences and hopes for the future.
Peer to peer filming puts young people in charge as researchers, using video to capture their peers' views and experiences.
The Soap Opera method uses creative storytelling to explore experiences and aspirations through character creation and plot development. It helps people share their views through familiar TV soap formats.
Mini me uses creative art and crafts to help people create small versions of themselves or characters, then use these to explore their hopes, dreams, and ideal futures.