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Accessibility and Inclusion

Arts-based learning offers a high-quality inclusive approach to teaching that connects with children who face challenges that may negatively affect their education and their readiness to engage with learning. Delight is committed to making every aspect of our work accessible to all, including socioeconomically disadvantaged pupils, those with SEND, children in need and looked-after children, as well as pupils who face other barriers to their learning or well-being.

Performances and Workshops

•  Relaxed, interactive performances designed for children, including those with SEND.

•  Our professional performances include actors and dancers with a range of ages and ethnicities and living with disabilities, to promote participation and representation for everyone.

•  Workshops delivered by specialist artists experienced in supporting children with learning or physical needs.

An actor holding a puppet, smiling alongside a fellow performer.

Programme Resources

•  Journals use dyslexia friendly font.

•  Writing frames and optional drawing responses.

•  A range of scaffolded resources including Visual Wordbanks, created using Widgit Symbols to support vocabulary acquisition.

•  Step-by-step ‘How to…’ videos to support neurodivergent learners and children with delayed processing.

•  ‘How to…’ videos incorporate British Sign Language for d/Deaf learners.

•  ‘How to…’ videos include a wide range of actors, dancers and artists to enable children to ‘see’ themselves.

A scene showing a black woman, standing to the left side of the frame. She's wearing dark clothing and is using British Sign Language to explain what is happening on the screen behind her. The screen shows what appears to be a decorative frame containing an artistic impression of outer space.

Through evaluation and close collaboration with our arts partners, teachers and senior leaders, we gather insights to help us refine our programmes to ensure we reach each child whatever their starting point.

Delight partners with a variety of educational settings to reach children with diverse needs, including those in mainstream primary schools, specialist education centres, and schools dedicated to supporting children with learning needs.

We are committed to being an open and inclusive employer. We offer a range of opportunities and contracts to nurture a diverse and inclusive workforce. Our governing board is evolving to provide opportunities for those currently underrepresented and we support our arts partners in ensuring artists reflect the communities we work with.

Please reach out with any queries or suggestions relating to Delight’s accessibility and inclusion practices – we value your input in our ongoing efforts to enhance accessibility and inclusion across our work.

"My son has not stopped talking about this experience. He has thoroughly enjoyed it and has reached an amazing milestone in taking part. He has Down's syndrome and has been completely included. Well done and thank you."
Parent(Delight in Shakespeare)
“When the Out of this World videos were first played in class it was a massive surprise. Both myself and the boy I support turned and looked at each other in that moment, it is very rare that Sign Supported English is incorporated - it really just doesn’t happen.”
Teacher(Lighthouse, hearing impaired unit)
"My class asked ‘How do you become a professional dancer’? ‘Is that your job?’ All of the dancers started really young so it was interesting to them to know that they did it when they were little."
Teacher(Delight in Dance)
"The Kickstart programme was a really great opportunity for me to try something new and gain invaluable industry experience."
Kickstart employee