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- Contact NameElla
Acting Safely: Drama projects at Little Ealing Primary School
Completed Project
Tie-Dye Drama is a London-based arts organisation which uses drama as a creative and inclusive tool to empower communities. We build confidence, boost well-being and ignite creativity.
We’re really excited to be delivering this project in partnership with Little Ealing Primary School as part of the Your Voice, Your Town feeling safe initiative.
Updated – now that the sessions have finished!
We delivered a series of interactive safety workshops for Year 5 pupils at Little Ealing Primary School. The project focused on helping children feel safer in their local area, particularly when travelling to and from school and spending time in parks and public spaces.
Before delivering the workshops, we ran an interactive feedback session with KS2 pupil representatives to understand their experiences and concerns about safety in their local area. This created space to listen directly to pupils about the issues that mattered most around school and in the wider community. Their input shaped the focus of the project, leading us to centre the workshops on travelling to and from school, particularly as many of the children will be doing this independently in the next academic year.
We worked with six different Year 5 groups, delivering 1-1.25 hour, discussion-based workshops. Sessions explored real-life situations such as road safety, distractions, public transport, and interactions with strangers. Activities included quick discussions, agree/disagree movement tasks, and group role-play where pupils created scenes with both safe and unsafe outcomes, helping them think through consequences and choices. 90 students and 2 teachers took part.
The workshops increased pupils’ awareness of everyday risks and gave them practical strategies to stay safe. Many showed a stronger understanding of road awareness, avoiding distractions, and how to seek help safely. Pupils were highly engaged, often sharing personal experiences and learning from each other. The final “call to action” encouraged them to think about how they could contribute to a safer community.
I learned how effective interactive, drama-based approaches are for this age group. Pupils engaged more through role-play and discussion than instruction alone. Managing time was sometimes challenging, but it reflected high engagement. I also saw that children already have good instincts about safety but benefit from structured opportunities to explore them. Keeping sessions active, relatable, and inclusive is key.
I plan to continue developing and delivering these workshops, adapting them for different age groups and settings. I also hope to build ongoing relationships with schools to develop this work further based on their specific needs. There is potential to include follow-up sessions and expand into topics such as online safety and peer influence to deepen the impact.
Advice to other organisations:
Start with what matters to the community you are working with. Build in opportunities for student voice and feedback before you begin, so you can understand what feels most relevant to them. Keep your approach practical and engaging, and ensure young people feel heard throughout. Even small projects can have a meaningful impact when they encourage reflection and action.
Little Ealing Primary School, Weymouth Avenue, London, UK
