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The #iwill project was a project focussing on hearing from young people about issues that are important to them. It was an approach that we touched on in a number of creative projects over the year. This post highlights the three main creative projects undertaken by the core groups of young people who worked with Starting Point Studio. School Days animation One of our groups wanted to explore the topic of mental health, and especially in the school environment. They decided they wanted to create an animation highlighting how school is full of lots of different people – all with ...

Please donate just £21 to The Mustard Tree this Lenthttps://vimeo.com/912562088 Over this season of Lent we are asking you to donate the equivalent of six cups of coffee to support our work helping those who face disadvantageWhy six cuppas?We all enjoy a catch up over a cup of tea or coffee. It's a way to keep in touch with family, old friends, make new friends or simply catch up on what’s happening with your work colleagues. Here at The Mustard Tree Foundation, we encourage our service users to tell us about themselves, what they need to thrive and we listen ...

Presenting Perspectives – A collection of five short films, capturing the voice of young people from Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West, sharing their views and perspectives on their Transition to Adulthood. Funded by NHS SE Learning Disability and Autism Programme. See life through the lens of youngsters, many of who are neurodiverse or have a learning disability. Our Starting Point Studio Alternative Provision group of school pupils have co-created five powerful films, with young people giving their perspectives on life as a young person, the future, health and relationships, and education. See the set of full videos over at the ...

We are very proud to present the work we have recently done for the Reading Community Safety Partnership. A Starting Point Studio project, as part of our Alternative Provison for schools, we were asked to create the branding for the Reading Community Safety Partnership (CSP). Working with the young poeple, we created a logo that also referenced the Safer Streets initiative logo, but we highlighted the words IN COMMUNITY in the colour/layout. Some of the logo design process and workings. We were also asked to create a version of their three year strategy document. Young people gave their thoughts and ...

On Thursday 15th June Deloitte Reading generously hosted the first ever Starting Point Showcase celebrating our journey with young people over the last 11+ years. Partnering organisations, funders, collaborators, trustees, staff (past and present), volunteers, and even the High Sheriff of The Royal County of Berkshire dropped in to engage with our team and their displays communicating our programmes supporting young people.  These include Mentoring, School and A&E Navigators, and Starting Point Studio where young people co-work on real-world creative media projects. Starting Point Project Director Sam Lloyd said: “It was both inspiring and moving to see different people from ...