We believe that all young people should have the opportunity to lead creative lives, no matter their circumstances or needs.

Our Build project uses the arts to develop relationships, emotional literacy and communication skills of young people excluded from mainstream education.

Our organisation has a long track-record of working young people schooled in primary and secondary Pupil Referral Units (PRU’s) usually as a result of their previous school placement having broken down through ill health, behaviour issues or other difficulties. Many of the young people we work with have had adverse childhood experiences, often resulting in trauma and mental health needs.

Through collaborative engagement, our aim is to increase young people’s capacity for self-reflection, stress regulation and conflict resolution, developing transferrable skills through the arts.

Build is delivered in partnership with alternative provisions: 

Beormund School

We work with Beormund Primary School to deliver drama, visual arts and dance workshops on a weekly basis to small groups of students. Our facilitators use activities to develop relationships, emotional literacy and communication skills. In 2022 the Kazzum Team transformed two mezzanine spaces in Beormund’s classrooms into spaces designated for reflection and peace. 

Beormund Primary school, based in Southwark, is a setting for children with social, emotional and mental health needs that have been excluded from mainstream education. The school combines a therapeutic and trauma-informed approach to learning with small class sizes and varied extracurricular activities for maximum benefits to the wellbeing of its students. 

London East Alternative Provision

Our work at London East Alternative Provision was a multi-year project which took place between 2018-2023. We delivered creative workshops to young people focusing on boosting confidence, self-reflection and practical skills.  

The London East Alternative Provision supports students who have been excluded from mainstream secondary schooling. LEAP support students to get back on track, either through a return to regular schooling or by completing Year 11 so that they emerge prepared to make a positive contribution wherever they go next.

Some of our resources have been developed as a result of our work within alternative provision settings. Click on the links to find out more:

Switch On - ‘Switch On’ is a creative activity book designed for young people to experience creativity, increase wellbeing, develop reflective skills and build relationships. 

Rights in Focus - These activity packs and animations were developed in response to sessions with young people at London East Alternative Provision. They aim to support children and young people’s understanding of Human Rights.

Work with us

If you would like to find out more about our unique trauma informed approaches, and how they might work in your setting please get in touch:

This work has been generously funded by Tower Hamlets.

 The Build programme has achieved Standard 1 - Project Oracle Standards of Evidence. This means the project has undergone a process of planning and reflection to create a theory of change that describes the logic underpinning the project and an evaluation plan that is meaningful and proportionate to measure key outcomes and mechanisms of change.