A music track from a music workshop we ran as part of the Headstart programme.

Wolverhampton is one of 12 partnerships across the UK who were successful in securing £500,000 from Big Lottery to run a series of pilot programmes to test new ways of supporting children and young people aged 10-14 to be more resilient.

Loxdale Primary School - 'Be A Team'

Holy Trinity School - 'Best Of Friends'

'Can't You See?' is a track written and produced by young people on a digital music production workshop commissioned by Staffordshire County Council in October half-term 2015.

'Can't You See?'

Original track featuring students from The Switch Project, Wolverhampton. 

World will get better.

Cover version of Rhianna's 'Take a Bow' - by Switch Project student Akeela.

Akeela -  Take a Bow

Anti-Bullying song written and performed at the Switch Project, by the children of Dovecotes Primary School, Pendeford, Wolverhampton.

Be Yourself!



The Switch Project in Wolverhampton is a social enterprise that offers alternative education provision for young people in Key Stages 3 and 4 who are excluded, at risk of exclusion, on modified timetables or vulnerable to detaching from learning in the school environment.

We deliver creative multimedia skills as the initial ‘hook’ for young people, including digital music production, video, graphics and photography, and also work towards qualifications in Expressive Arts. We then use this engagement to begin addressing other issues that may negatively impact on learning, such as behaviour, attendance and social skills. Our overall aim is to always ensure any young person we work with can return back to mainstream education when ready so they can realise their full potential.

Our staff are trained as ‘National Specialist Leaders in Behaviour and Attendance’ as well as having teaching and learning, safeguarding and professional arts qualifications, plus enhanced CRB disclosures. The Switch Project has also passed Wolverhampton Education Business Partnership’s gateway risk assessment. A copy of this alternative provision agreement can be found on Wolverhampton’s Area Prospectus.


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