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The new Altru brochure

Kate 8 July 2024

The new Altru brochure is here with our 'off the shelf' creative plans for 2024-2025. We've got performances, workshops and projects to choose from. on…

A brand new storytelling show!

Kate 5 April 2024

This summer we’ll be touring community venues, libraries and schools with our brand new adaptation of Rumpelstiltskin. Our new retelling of the classic story breathes…

Our New Creative Programme!

Kate 13 July 2023

Our new brochure is here! Find out more about our creative programme for 2023 / 2024. Our workshop and performance offer is all detailed here…

Drama for wellbeing – dates available in the summer term

Kate 12 May 2021

Much of our work at Altru is focused on the curriculum and bringing it to life through creativity. Our tool has always been drama –…

Learn and Present Topic List

Kate 2 March 2021

Our Learn and Present Days are a fantastic way for children to learn about a new topic. Pupils learn facts and information, develop their creative…

Learning at home resources

Kate 3 April 2020

3rd April 2020 As we’re adjusting to the new world of working and learning from home, we wanted to offer just a few resources that…

Join our story challenge

Kate 30 March 2020

Monday 30th March 2020 As we’re all staying safe at home, we wanted to bring a little creativity your way and provide you with some…

Key stage 2 pupil enjoying a drama workshop with classmates in the school hall

Early Islamic Civilisations – A fantastic Explore Day

Kate 24 October 2019

Hi! It’s Nicole, one of the core team of practitioners at Altru. Today, Year 4 at Highfield Primary are in for a treat, we’ve been…

PSHE Performances for 2019

Kate 24 June 2019

PSHE Performances in Autumn 2019 We’ve got 3 great PSHE performances coming up in the Autumn Term. More info on each performance is below: In…

A new format for Healthy Eating

Kate 25 April 2019

Healthy Eating – in dramatic fashion This summer term, we’re launching a brand-new Healthy Eating project which can engage a whole key stage in making…

Shakespeare CPD for Teachers

Kate 12 February 2019

Come and have a go if you think you’re BARD enough! This Shakespeare Week we’re excited to offer a free CPD session for teachers. We…

Learn and Present – in action!

Kate 12 September 2018

We’re so excited to share our brand new Learn and Present film with you. The film was made with the support of Liscard Primary, whose…

Online Safety – A Whole New World

Kate 21 February 2018

We’ve been thinking a lot about bullying recently, and not just about bullying but about the pressures of making and managing friendships and relationships for…

A day in the life of an actor

Kate 3 January 2018

A guest blog from one of our wonderful actors, Ady Thompson, who has recently been on tour with our performance of The Emperor’s New Clothes.…

Anti-Bullying Week Success

Kate 12 December 2017

November means one thing for us, and that’s Anti-Bullying week! This year we had 3 different tours out on the road, visiting up to 2…

The Day the Crayons Quit – a new Explore Day

Kate 8 December 2017

Monday morning and a rainy day in a lovely primary school in Tameside – it was time to brighten things up with some drama workshops,…

Birmingham Education Partnership Resource

Kate 5 June 2017

We are delighted to have worked with Birmingham Education Partnership (BEP) to produce a drugs and alcohol resource for Year 6. The resource is free…

Dramatic Transition at St Patrick’s in Liverpool

Kate 22 May 2017

Well, what a busy, brilliant day! Today I was working with Year 6 at St Patrick’s Primary School in Toxteth, Liverpool and they were a…

We’ve Been Nominated for an Award!

Nadine 26 April 2017

We’ve long had a close association with Curious Minds, having worked on loads of Creative Partnership projects and, over the last few years, being a partner…

Our Collaborative Music Project!

Nadine 5 April 2017

Get it Loud in Libraries During February & March we worked on a music project with a fantastic organisation called Get it Loud in Libraries. …

We’re changing for the better!

Kate 29 March 2017

Big news Wednesday at Altru… As we move into whatever new era we’re moving into (the future, the unknown, the abyss….who knows!) it…

The Monkey Project with SPaG – a new format!

Kate 24 February 2017

We’ve had such an exciting few weeks working on a new format of Monkey Project with The Grange School in Runcorn. The Monkey Project is…

Why we (still) love Shakespeare

Kate 21 February 2017

This afternoon, I got to thinking about Shakespeare – my favourite plays, quotes and characters – and, in a rare hour alone in the office,…

Our Final Two Tours of the Year go Out This Week!

Nadine 7 December 2016

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a Christmas show and this year, Altru will not disappoint! We have, not one, but TWO Christmas shows touring primary…

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