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Kindly sponsored by TRELOAR’S STUDENT IS BBC TWO TV STAR Inside this Issue • Don’t Forget The Driver • Woodlarks visit • National Open Youth Orchestra • September 2019 A visit from our Royal Patron, HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO • Nina’s Story • Sophie’s gift for Rory Bremner Image courtesy of BBC/Sister Pictures 1 About Treloar’s Founded in 1907, Treloar’s is a School and College for children and young adults aged 2-25 with physical disabilities. Every year we have to raise over £2 million to provide all our students with access to the specialist staff, equipment and opportunities needed to give them the confidence and skills to realise their full potential. With your support, we can help all our young people enjoy the chance to achieve so much more than they, or their parents, could ever have imagined possible. Thank you. Autumn edition of Treloar’s Today A warm welcome to you, in my first edition of Treloar’s Today. I would like to thank Homes Estate Agents for continuing to sponsor Treloar’s Today – we are very grateful for your generous support. Since joining earlier this year I have enjoyed the most amazing welcome from students, parents, colleagues, governors, trustees and supporters alike. I would also like to make a special l l mention to Tony Reid, for his insight and support passing over the leadership of the Trust i to me and to our Principal, Martin Ingram, for his warm welcome and sharing of knowledge. W d n a Ou sica As we refine our new strategy the Trust is focused on remaining true to Sir William’s r CEO Jes original aims and ever cognisant of the evolving needs of young people with disabilities and the changing nature of those disabilities. I am honoured to have been entrusted with the leadership of the Trust and crucially working with and in support of the Board to establish and deliver our next strategic vision. Now we look to the future, whilst safeguarding the present and consider how we need to adapt to meet the changing demands of the next decade. Reiterating and defining the vision, mission and values that will drive us and set the outcomes that will steer all our actions over the next decade. Please don’t be a stranger – come and visit us, meet our wonderful young people and find out how you can support the Trust in all we do. You will be supporting young people with highly complex disabilities and in turn helping us grow our services and outreach. With best wishes Jessica Taplin Chief Executive, Treloar Trust “Great things happen when all the little things come together.” Treloar’s and Homes – working together to bring you all the latest news! SALES • LETTINGS • LAND & NEW HOMES in Alton, Petersfield, Liphook & Grayshott homesathomes.co.uk 2 Woodlarks visit At Treloar’s we understand that learning doesn’t just take place in the classroom. Socialising and non-classroom activities play a huge role in any young person’s development, and often provide our students with priceless life experiences. In May 2019, 10 Treloar College students spent a couple of nights away at the Woodlarks camp site. Set in 12 acres of bucolic Surrey woodland, Woodlarks allows anyone, whatever their disability, to enjoy the experience of a lifetime, thanks to accessible purpose-built support buildings and state-of-the-art showers and toilets. Our students enjoyed activities ranging from a bonfire and barbecue, to an exhilarating aerial display by a bird of prey. They also had fun cooking for themselves (but less fun washing up afterwards!) and listened to live music from a local band. Cover story: Treloar’s College The weather was fabulous, if a bit cold in the evenings, and our students and staff student stars in BBC Two comedy thoroughly enjoyed themselves. What our students thought… “Thank you for taking me to Woodlarks. ‘Don’t Forget The Driver’ I loved going there with my friends.” Corey Stardom beckons for 20-year old Treloar College student Will, who has landed a starring role as Kieran in BBC Two new comedy series ‘Don’t Forget The Driver’. “It was an amazing two days, and for me the highlight was the bonfire. I enjoyed being with other students and spending time with my key worker outside the Written and created by internationally a good Samaritan after making a shocking college.” Bex acclaimed BAFTA nominated actor discovery on his local beach, which Toby Jones, and Obie award winning he ignores and walks away from. Cryptic? What our staff thought… playwright and experimental theatre Watch the show and all will be revealed! “I loved every minute I was there, maker Tim Crouch, ‘Don’t Forget supporting the students in a completely The Driver’ stars Toby Jones in a dark As for Will, he was drawn to his character different setting! Thanks again for two comedy set in the sunny, seaside town because he was confident, cheeky and lovely shifts at Woodlarks. It was so nice of Bognor Regis. foul-mouthed. As Will put it: to be there with the students and staff.” Nick Commissioned by Patrick Holland “He suited my personality! Plus he was (Controller of BBC Two) and Shane Allen, never patronised. I made absolutely (Controller of BBC Comedy), it tells the sure that I spoke clearly – we retook story of coach driver and single father scenes if I didn’t – and I’d use different Peter Green (Jones). words if needed. His is a life of monotonous routine, Above all, I wanted to show that disabled clip-on ties, soggy packed lunches, people can act. ‘Don’t Forget The Driver’ vehicle checks, round-trip coach was a fantastic opportunity for me journeys ferrying church groups and my acting career and I made lots to donkey sanctuaries, and shuttling of new friends, particularly Neil. Japanese tourists to Canterbury I’ll never forget this experience and hope Cathedral. there’ll be a second series, as well as some more acting offers for me. I also hope But his humdrum existence is turned I was a good role model for other actors upside down when he reluctantly becomes with disabilities.” 3 Royal Patron, HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO, visit We were honoured to receive a Royal visit from HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO, who came to visit in June to ‘meet the students’. The Countess was welcomed by the Vice-Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, Rear Admiral Iain Henderson CB CBE, as well as the Chairman of Hampshire County Council, East Hampshire District Council and Alton’s Town Mayor. Her Royal Highness also met our new Patron, Bob Barrett (a.k.a. Dr Sasha Levy in the BBC One drama series, Holby City), as well as staff and students who gave The Countess a very warm welcome. The Royal party then proceeded on a tour of Treloar School, enjoying various classroom activities including Science, Design & Technology, and PE lessons, and The Countess took part in a game of table cricket with the students. She also met some of our younger pupils during a Sensory story session, directed by Treloar’s in-house Speech & Language, Occupational Therapy and Music Therapy staff. “We’re honoured to enjoy Her Royal Highness’s long-standing Patronage. It means a great deal for our students and hard-working team to have her visit us. They were all overjoyed to meet Her Royal Highness and be able to show her what they could achieve.” said Jessica Taplin, CEO of Treloar Trust. tude S nt R ou n d - U p Treloar’s students join National Open Youth Orchestra Treloar School and College are delighted to announce that five students have been accepted to join the National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO). Open Orchestra works to improve ensemble music-making for young disabled people nationwide, and has 34 partner organisations delivering 52 Open Orchestras across the U.K., enabling young people to take part in music-making and play in real time and with intent. Treloar’s has been part of Open Orchestra Students who have taken part in the out the best in each other”. since 2017 and our School and College orchestras this year have told us how much Open Orchestra and Clarion technology orchestra is set to increase in size. they enjoy being able to play a musical allow students to express themselves We have five young people taking part instrument independently, “I like it because musically, demonstrate their skills and in NOYO, four of whom use Clarion, I can do it on my own” and staff have take part in activities that bring a host a technological instrument adaptable said how being in an orchestra supports of long-term benefits, from emotional to the needs of the students and well-being and community spirit: “It’s great well-being to taking part in a team. accessed through touch-screen, eye gaze that the group can work together even or smart navigation technology, where though they didn’t know each other More details are available at: the student can use any body movement before, they are a proper team and bring http://noyo.org.uk/ to create music. Students Ella, Sherwin, Sally, Leo and Alessandro auditioned in early May and have all been accepted to join NOYO, which provides orchestral training at weekends as well as 1:1 tuition with professional musicians. Ella, Sherwin, Leo and Alessandro play Clarion and Sally sings and plays the keyboard. 4 Sophie’s gift for Rory Bremner: Sophie, our Student Governor, recently created a beautiful piece of artwork as part of her College Enterprise course.