Annual General Meeting!

An invitation from Genya to come to the Get Sorted Annual General Meeting, which we hope you can attend, and information about Get Sorted Summer Holiday closures.

Dear Parent/Student/Carer,

You are warmly invited to attend the Annual General Meeting on Thursday 21st July at 6.00pm which will take place in the Pool Room at Get Sorted.

Get Sorted will remain open during the school holidays. Lessons will continue but will be during the daytime and need to be arranged with your tutor. Get Sorted will close on Friday 19th August and lessons will resume again week commencing Monday 5th September 2011.

Should you require any further information or would like to discuss any of the issues mentioned in this letter please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully

Genya Johnson

Executive Director

Lloyds TSB "Our Stories" Get Sorted Feature

An article taken from the Lloyds Banking Group website. The 'Our Stories' page contains a link detailing the grant given to Get Sorted!

The Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales provided a grant of £30,000 to Get Sorted Music Academy in Rotherham.

Get Sorted Music Academy runs music and creative workshops to enable young people to build their self-esteem and help them reach their creative potential. Workshops are aimed at young people who are not in employment, education or further training. The Academy also provides young people with the opportunity to develop important life skills, such as budgeting, time management and interview techniques.

The Foundation’s grant helps fund core costs for the Stepping Stones project, helping young people to develop and reach their goals through creative activities.

“The funding has enabled us to do more one-on-one work with hard-to-reach young people and has allowed us to devote 16 hours a week to the programme, instead of just two.”

- Genya Johnson, Get Sorted Music Academy.

“As I couldn’t get into college I found something to do at Get Sorted Music Academy. It’s a great place to learn new skills like music technology. I am gaining more education to try and get into college next time.”

- Nathan, 16-year-old learner on the Stepping Stones project.

EMVouchers and Get Sorted Brochures!

Get Sorted has recently produced a series of brochures with the help of the Enterprise Marketing Vouchers Scheme detailing Get Sorted's core projects and services.

"Get Sorted needed a whole suite of marketing materials to engage with new and existing clients, including a new website and information booklets. Enterprise Marketing Vouchers provided matched funding which enabled Get Sorted to produce all the marketing materials they needed within the budget that they had allocated. This has allowed them to promote their business without the need to wait for additional funding." - taken from emvouchers 'Get Sorted' page.

The three brochures - Schools, Music Tuition and The Shed - are all available to download from the Get Sorted website or to be posted out to you upon request (please call 01709 513099 or email info@getsortedmusic.co.uk)

Get Sorted "get physical with Lottery grants"

A news release from the Big Lottery Fund about how some of the money has been used in the Yorkshire and Humber region, and how Get Sorted are involved.

Groups in Yorkshire and the Humber are kicking off a health and fitness drive as the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) distributes more than £422,000 in grants across the region today.

The money from BIG’s Awards for All small grants programme is being shared among 54 groups across Yorkshire and the Humber including Huddersfield, Bradford and Rotherham.

Vanessa White, Big Lottery Fund Head of Yorkshire and the Humber region, said: “Keeping active goes a long way towards improving one’s quality of life and we are proud to be able to support groups that are encouraging a healthier and more active lifestyle. There are 54 groups in Yorkshire and Humber receiving more than £422,000 in grants this month so here’s hoping they inspire others in the region to get their applications in too.”

...Meanwhile in Rotherham, Get Sorted Academy of Music will use the award of £3,740 to introduce fit ball to adults with special needs. This involves gentle exercise to music using various pieces of apparatus, including a Pilates ball...

BIG’s Awards for All programme launched on 1st April 2009 and, with £45million to distribute across England, it is the Fund’s biggest-ever commitment to a small grant scheme supporting community projects. The scheme offers grants of between £300 and £10,000 to social and environmental projects that will benefit local communities and make a difference to the lives of those most in need.

Inspire Project Success

Get Sorted tutor has been working with young people through the Inspire Project, and it is paying off!!!

Dave B, Get Sorted tutor says: "The Inspire Project was a great success. The difference in attitude from the kids was clearly visible, as well as their grasp on English."

The Inspire booklet, highlighting some of the artists on the project, is winging itself around the world as part of a 'Bookmap' scheme and you can follow it's progress on the Inspire Bookmap page.

There has also been a concert where Inspire rappers, including M-Star, performed, there are videos on youtube.

And finally, Inspire helped M-Star develop as a Rapper... and as a person. As Dave B says, M-Star has 'turned his life around'. M-Star recently won a competition 'Midnight Music' and is going to record a song written for him by Jay Mya in a special session at the Music Factory Studios in Rotherham.

Get Sorted - Changing Lives Through Music!

Claim your FREE music lesson now!

Rotherham's leading music tuition team at Get Sorted are giving you a chance to sign up and claim your first music lesson absolutely FREE!

Choose from a whole range of music lesson: Drums, Bass Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Piano, Brass, Woodwind, Strings, DJ, Music Production.

Get in touch with get sorted and [pick up a voucher that entitles you to claim a full refund on your first music lesson when signing up for lesson with Get Sorted! To qualify, simply book four lessons and get your first lesson free!

Call 01709 513 099  or send an email to info@getsortedmusic.co.uk for more information about the Free Lesson scheme. For more information about Get Sorted Music Tuition please take a look at our brochure.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Get Sorted Summer Activities.

As the School Year ends the Summer Activities begins. Get Sorted will be carrying out 4 weeks of activities, including Arts, Crafts and obviously Music, for various groups. Keep your eye on the blog for more information! 

If you want to book a space, please get in touch with Get Sorted either by email (info@getsortedmusic.co.uk) or by phone (01709 513 099)! please remember that not all summer activities are open to everyone so please check the information first so you aren't disappointed!

Week 1 (25th - 29th July)

Social Cohesion Week through Get Sorted Extended Services - Pupils from Clifton School aged between 12 and 16are invited to get in touch with Get Sorted and take part in some of the activites that will be running from 10am until 3pm.

Week 2 (1st - 5th August)

Home Educated Week - If you are a Home Educated person between the ages of 12 and 16, or are a home eduactor, you will be able to take part in a week of Drum, Guitar, Rapping, Animation, Film-making workshops amongst others, which run from 10 am until 3 pm. Places are still available so please get in touch!

Week 3 (8th - 12th August)

Music and Arts Week - A week of activities open to all! Get Sorted will be opening the doors to everyone for a week of creative and fun workshops for £10 a day! This is the only week where Get Sorted will be holding activities for the general public, so be sure to book soon!

Adult & Community Learning

Adult Learners recently enjoyed 3 days of fun at Get Sorted.

South Yorkshire Community Fund recently funded 3 mornings of activities at Get Sorted. The Adult and Community Learning (ACL) group have been singing and dancing to a variety of karaoke.

Their favourite track being Ronan Keating's "Rolercoaster", with everyone joining in!

Get Sorted's work with ACL groups is part of the Extended Services activities offered at Get Sorted.

Get Sorted and The Children's University.

The Children's University (CU) is holding a "Children's University Graduation" at the Magna Centre on July the 8th, and Get Sorted have been invited to attend a 'provider briefing' to see how it could become a CU provider following a pilot.

Rotherham CU graduates at Sheffield City Hall

 There has already been a graduation ceremony for Rotherham CU graduates. "More than 100 Rotherham children donned their caps and gowns to graduate from a very special university. They became the first to graduate from the Children's University in Rotherham during a ceremony at Sheffield City Hall."

However, the event on the 8th of July, which is expected to attract around 800 people, will be the first "Rotherham Borough Wide Graduation" and it is hoped that it will help build Rotherham Children's University.

"The Children's University is a national organisation that provides 7 to 14 year olds with exciting and innovative learning activities and experiences outside normal school hours. We celebrate achievement and reward participation through our certificates.

Raising children's aspirations is important to us and we aim to develop the understanding that learning can be the satellite navigation to better places in life!"

End of Year: Qualification and Certificates!

As the academic year comes to the end, Get Sorted students have completed their work and are awaiting the results and certificates!!! Here is a report from a few of the Get Sorted projects.

20 students from the Learning Centre have completed units from their PSD work and are waiting for their certificates to arrive from moderation. Also the Multimedia students are approaching the end of their NCFE qualification and their work will be going in for moderation.

Get Sorted is always looking for hidden talent so we like to look at ways of training and supporting young people. We have a wide range of courses both in music and multimedia as well as a range of exams and accreditation We also offer work experience opportunities, mentoring and volunteering opportunities and welcome helpers to the project. Some of our work related opportunities are run alongside our training courses which include NCFE courses, AQA courses, Asdan courses as well as Rock School and Associated Board exams.