About us

Inspire-works was devised by its two core members, Mike and Jacqui Simpson a professional musician/teacher and a theatre director/teacher of dance & drama respectively, who studied and researched Balinese arts whilst living on the island. They call upon the expertise, knowledge and practical approach of additional facilitators who may be used as workshop leaders or assistants.

Inspire-works work with over 25,000 children and young adults in over 300 schools throughout southeast England each academic year.

Our Philosophy

We aim to deliver in schools and youth communities, specialist music workshops that enrich and extend the National Curriculum by providing rich, stimulating, exciting activities from Indonesia, South America and West Africa.

We offer high quality workshops by experienced practitioners and teachers. Workshops can be tailor made according to the specific needs of a group.

In our workshops, the pupils are actively involved, take a full part in the creative process and experience a sense of pride and achievement. They are encouraged to aim for a high level of skill and to express their ideas and performance with others.

Aims

Our aim is to:

  • provide students with practical-based knowledge that may be applied to other subject areas
  • fulfil specific National Curriculum learning outcomes
  • offer workshops that are 100% participatory
  • develop performance skills
  • develop personal and social skills such as team-work, communication, commitment, responsibility and confidence
  • encourage students to take a risk within a secure environment
  • encourage students to reflect upon their work to improve their own standard
  • bridge cultural gaps by fostering knowledge and understanding through exposure to and participation in music from different countries