“Good teachers dedicate their entire lives to nurturing young talent. This is especially important in the arts, where highly able young people need to develop technical and emotional control, confidence, communication skills and artistic expression in order to truly realise their great potential."

“There is no doubt that the young people of today need both inspirational and responsible teaching more than ever before. The challenge is on for schools to meet this demand from our talented children in twenty-first century education. We must provide opportunity for our young to broaden their horizons, we must inspire them to want to learn more, and we must prepare them not just to survive but to thrive in today’s difficult world. The Shine project epitomises this approach perfectly and is an ideal method of sharing achievement to inspire others. With this mindset, we can produce a new generation with a very bright and unique future indeed.”

David Stanley MMus PGCE
Assistant Headteacher (The Eastwood School, Southend on-Sea), Author, Composer
As seen on Channel 4 TV’s That’ll Teach ‘Em 3