

Some goals are key to the future of the work
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Creating a sustainable, long-term programme
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Achieving real change for young people
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A programme that supports children and young people from ‘cradle to career’
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Continually improving what we do, so that we are able to further develop this innovative and challenging programme and our practice is excellent
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Broadening opportunities for young people (e.g. being able to take them to visit other programmes)
Our priorities are:
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Increasing instrumental tutor teaching hours across the primary-age programme
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Adding more primary schools
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Providing ‘teen’ Sistema sessions for older children (11 to 18yrs)
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Expanding and training the tutor team
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Bringing in an experienced musical director to help us grow the work
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Increasing our pool of instruments
Typical costs associated with the programme
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£5 provides fruit for a session
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£10 replaces a full set of violin strings, and £20 a cello set.
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£65 provides a tutor instrumental session for up to 15 children
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£120 pays for a violin
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£130 provides a two tutor ensemble session or sectional for up to 25 children
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£140 pays for a day of musical director time
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£175 pays for an instrumental lesson for a child for a year
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£180 pays for a trumpet, trombone, clarinet or flute
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£260 provides a full orchestral rehearsal session for up to 60 children
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£350 enables a child to take part in a primary-age orchestra for a year
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£400 pays for a cello
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£600 enables a child to take part in the Colegate Nucleo orchestra for a year
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£600 pays for an instrumental lesson for a year for 5 children
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Instruments like Oboes, Double basses, Tubas and Bassoons all cost well over £1,000
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£2,600 pays for instrumental lessons for a year for 15 children
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£3,000 to £6,000 enables us to start an orchestra at a new Primary school
Key larger targets:
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£18,000/pa to enable us to achieve the needed level of musical direction
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£20,000/pa to provide a part time pastoral worker to support young people
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£40,000/pa to support core function, particularly administration, coordination, communication and fundraising
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£90,000/pa to run our ‘teen’ Sistema, providing 5hrs/week for 150 young people