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Every session that Spectrum creates for us shows beautiful moments of connection and engagement. Spectrum has a remarkable ability to meet people exactly where they are, accepting them as individuals and valuing their unique ways of communicating. Their facilitators and volunteers demonstrate a deep understanding of non-verbal communication and sensory engagement, ensuring that everyone has a meaningful opportunity to participate. This is particularly important to us at Litslade. 

What makes Spectrum truly special is the way sessions are thoughtfully tailored to the needs of the whole group while still recognising each individual. They sensitively take into account specific needs such as medical requirements, sensory preferences, and practical considerations like supporting people who are nil by mouth. This level of awareness and adaptation means that everyone can be included safely and comfortably.

The atmosphere in every session is overwhelmingly positive and accepting. There is a genuine warmth that runs through the organisation. Every volunteer is welcoming, happy, engaging and consistently hopeful about the potential for connection and joy. This attitude creates a space where people feel valued exactly as they are.

I have never come across a more inclusive or accepting organisation. Spectrum Community Arts sets a truly high standard for how creative and sensory sessions can be delivered for people with PMLD. The care, skill and compassion shown by the team make a profound difference.

Our lives at Litslade Farm are genuinely enriched by Spectrum Community Arts, and we are incredibly grateful for the creativity, connection and joy they bring to the people they work with and the families and professionals who support them.

"The fact that such a wonderful event was able to reach nearly 100 students across the campuses was amazing!  The workshops themselves were fantastic and very engaging for our more complex learners.   During the sessions one of our Reception pupils engaged beautifully when offered the resource, and class staff commented on how wonderful it was to see as they had struggled to engage this pupil with almost anything since starting with us in September! We had several other success stories fed back to Laura and myself from both days and staff generally couldn't believe how well the students coped and interacted during the event.  It was beautifully delivered and made such a memorable enrichment experience for many of our students, who would otherwise have been unable to attend an external event like this.  The resources and experiences were pitched perfectly and delivered with such enthusiasm and enjoyment for what you all do, whilst ensuring quality time was spent with every student in the room at each of the stages to really allow them to process and explore.  It is so amazing to witness some of those very special moments of interactions with pupils that your workshops enable."

"I just wanted to express my sincere thanks on behalf of the entire Evergreen community for facilitating and organising the wonderful spectrum workshops across the school last week as part of your 40th birthday celebrations. I have been through the pictures and listened to the feedback from staff, and everyone was just blown away by the impact of these sessions (I know Lisa will agree!). It is not often that we can deliver workshops across the entire school that are so well designed to meet the varying needs of pupils. The spectrum team are clearly very talented and we just feel so fortunate to be able to work alongside you to deliver such a wonderful provision. "

"Spectrum Community Arts were able to deliver a series of Sensory Workshops that were accessible to all pupils, in spite of complex needs and differing age ranges. To see each child engage, in their own way, with the different sensory experiences was absolutely amazing and brought joy not just to the pupils but to all staff and visitors too. A fantastic couple of days and I can not recommend Spectrum Community Arts highly enough."

"Jade’s workshops are truly amazing! She makes the sessions special by getting to know each of our young people and tailoring to their individual needs. The sessions are fun, creative, and interactive, including all the senses for a full immersive experience. Whenever our young people participate in a Spectrum Arts activity, you can see how happy and excited they are, and you can tell that they are leaving feeling so uplifted. Jade's enthusiasm and positive attitude is infectious, and her workshops are the highlight of anyone’s week."

"Jade's summer musicals workshop and sensory sessions went down brilliantly with our young people the fun and laughter shone through and everyone’s been talking about it ever since!"

“The sensory show was spectacular and catered for each individual child's needs. The pure joy on every person's face in the hall - child and adult, was worth every penny!”

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"Incredible experience!! The ideas and activities were appropriately pitched and very engaging. Jade was superb at catering to individual needs and was enthusiastic throughout. Highly recommend!" 

"Spectrum's summer musicals workshop and sensory sessions went down brilliantly with our young peoplethe fun and laughter shone through and everyone’s been talking about it ever since!"

“It was a fantastic day, we can't thank you enough, they loved it! An exciting, engaging and motivating day. Our pupils were able to practice so many of their communication, personal development and creativity skills while having fun. Jade and her team are professional, organised and most of all care about the young people they work with. A great inclusive opportunity, with something for everyone!”

“Jade…  was also flexible and able to work spontaneously. The sessions were very much based on student's energy and motivation. The sessions were fun and creative. The best thing about the session for the pupils was the enjoyment and participation levels.  Overall, amazing sessions. We had adults come to inclusion to share the positive feedback and time they had with Jade. Genuine passion and energy shared and felt in the room with the children.” 

“Jade has been an absolute asset to Fulbrook and the SEND Team. For the past 18 months, she has been working with vulnerable pupils, creating a safe and fun environment where they can express their emotions and develop their communication skills. Jade's sessions are bespoke to us - she is always willing to adapt her sessions to suit the cohort in front of her.

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When a concern or issue arises whether that is something that has happened in school or at home, Jade has been able to use her sessions as a way of supporting pupils via social stories through drama. The pupils really enjoy working with Jade; she is understanding, motivating and her enthusiasm is infectious.”

“The children love the sessions and can't wait for each one to come. One of the Year 4 boys stopped going and has been begging me to let him go again!

It has been wonderful to see children who are vulnerable flourish within the sessions. To hear the sound of a non-verbal child's voice will always be one of my most amazing memories.

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It is so beneficial for children to have an outlet for emotions and energies which is not academic or static and which encourages self-expression and freedom. I really value the flexibility of your session, the fact that you can target any number of themes or challenges within the workshop.”

"Jade is a fantastic dance teacher. Energetic, patient and fun. We're going to miss you at Living It

Up Performing Arts Centre."

“It never ceases to amaze me, the talents that unexpectedly spring out of the children, but the clever thing is to pull it out, which is what Jade does”

“We were delighted with the workshops delivered by Jade on several occasions, enjoyable, fun and interactive!”