[cma-l] Documentary Screening / Hippodrome, Leicester Square / 7 July 6.30pm

[Dave Rushton]

Great Chris

Best - and good to hear from you

Dave


On 29 Jun 2016, at 13:38, Chris Haydon wrote:

> INVITATION TO A SCREENING IN LONDON'S WEST END
> The Hippodrome, Leicester Square WC2
> Thursday 7th July at 6.30pm / film at 7pm
> 
> "IT'S A CAVENDISH THING"
> a film by Chris Haydon
> a Community TV Trust production
> 
> A year in the making, this documentary tells the story of
> Cavendish School, a special needs school in Bermondsey, 
> south London, which teaches 11-16 year olds who have been 
> referred from various London boroughs. Some call it a
> 'last chance saloon'.
> 
> Knee-jerk reaction writes off such young people whose
> behaviour exhibits powerful anti-social tendencies which
> are roundly judged by many.
> 
> Family background, dyslexia, ADHD, history of abuse ...
> these are some of the factors at play in these young lives
> which the Cavendish staff wrestle with.
> 
> Storytelling is shared by a core group of the young people, 
> by members of staff, the school's founder Cheryl Stepton, by 
> an educational psychologist, a parent, a former pupil, the
> police liaison officer ... 
> Woven into the film are extracts from film dramas the students
> have produced over the past two years with CTVT, plus some
> CCTV footage which captures a raw classroom incident, analysis 
> of which highlights the complexity of Cavendish life.
> The fact that many young people move on into further education,
> training and employment, is a triumph for the dedication of 
> the staff and their belief in the possibility of transformation.
> - - -
> A Q+A session will follow the showing of the film.
> Refreshments provided.
> 
> You are welcome to attend this event and Community TV Trust
> would welcome discussion of the issues raised in the film 
> across radio/TV. Extracts can be made available upon request.
> 
> Please reply to:
> chris at communitytvtrust.org
> - - -
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