What we do?

Down the Lens delivers inclusive storytelling workshops designed for children and adults with learning disabilities and additional needs.

We work within communities to co-create projects that give voice to real life stories, using the arts as a way to connect, communicate and celebrate.

Our projects centre around meaningful themes that matter to our participants:

  • Relationships

  • Siblings

  • Identity

  • Dreams

  • Lived Experiences

How We Work?

We use a wide range of creative mediums to support individuals in expressing their ideas, emotions, and experiences:

🎭 Drama
💃 Dance
📸 Photography
🎶 Music
📖 Storytelling

Participants have full creative control over the stories they want to tell — we simply provide the tools, support, and space for those stories to come to life.

Who we work with?

We collaborate with experienced creative professionals to deliver personalised workshops and projects, designed to be enjoyed by friends, families, and wider communities.

Each project is built around the unique interests, abilities, and goals of the participants involved.

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Skills you will develop…

 
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Speech and Language

Tongue twisters, reading, diction, breath work and social story decoding.

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Motor Skills

Prop use and spacial awareness.

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Memory

Games and reflective story telling.

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Reading & Writing

Storyboard, character profiles and writing scripts.

 
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Music Therapy

Through music and dance we explore storytelling.

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Emotion Chart

Understanding the emotion chart and recognising physical expression.

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Sensory Play

Understanding our senses through imaginative play and prop use.

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Focus & Concentration

Listening and responding exercises.

 

Testemonials.

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  • "Emily has unlimited patience, empathy, common sense, and people skills. She is grounded, diligent, punctual, and very fair. Emily has a knack of working with people who have complex needs and children absolutely adore her."

    SEND

    Oaktree School

    London

  • "Emily and Sophie are a delight to work with. Their sister relationship is so unique and inspirational. They work amazingly together, and are an infectious duo."

    NHS

  • "Emily is a great listener and makes children with PDA Autism feel understood. She is incredibly patient and childlike in her approach which our son enthusiastically absorbs. He anticipates Emily's arrival every week and is always a happy child in her presence."

    PDA Parent

    London

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    “We found Emily to be extremely caring with the children. She is one of life’s good people and is naturally incredibly kind.“

    London Parent

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    “Emily has an affinity with children and her ease with them was very clear to see as she makes the children feel that she is one of them when immersed in a game or activity, but equally being the adult in the room when needed as well.”

    London Parent

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    “I very much miss the fun and exuberance Emily brought into our lives and I am thankful to her for the time she spent looking after and working with our girls.”

    London Parent