G.A.P Academy -Empower Arts Experience

‘GAP Entertainment C.I.C. has a proven track record of delivering impactful, youth-led programmes for children and young people aged 5–25 across Birmingham and the Black Country. Our work is rooted in creating inclusive, safe, and empowering environments where young people can explore their identity, build life skills, and access creative and professional opportunities.
Recent Delivery Experience:
• The Creative Collective (2023–2024)
A 12-month programme supporting over 40 ethnically diverse young people (aged 12–24) to co-create original productions in film, music, theatre, and dance. Participants gained portfolio experience, confidence, and real-world creative industry exposure, culminating in a final public showcase.
• Youth Leadership & Mentoring Programme
Weekly sessions delivered in partnership with local schools and youth services, focused on resilience, communication, and mental health. Young leaders were trained to co-facilitate and mentor peers, increasing community ownership and peer-to-peer learning.
• Stage School Holiday and After-School Enrichment Projects
Since 2013 we have delivered performing arts creative wellbeing, life skills and physical activities during school holidays, weekends and evenings for children aged 4–16. These sessions combined fun with personal growth and always maintained strong safeguarding and behavioural protocols.
What Makes Us Unique:
• Youth-Led Ethos: Our programmes are co-designed with young people, ensuring relevance, authenticity, and empowerment.
• Creative Industry Pathways: We specialise in combining creativity with employability, giving participants hands-on experience in music, drama, and digital content.
• Community-Based Delivery: Located in an accessible, welcoming space—GAP Entertainment Studios—we provide continuity, safety, and a sense of belonging.
• Inclusive & Trauma-Informed Practice: We work closely with SEND participants, those at risk of exclusion, and those facing social disadvantage, always underpinned by robust safeguarding.
Through our creative and mentoring approach, we not only meet young people where they are—we help them reach

G.A.P Academy is no ordinary holiday club, we an accredited arts academy with specialist instructors. Over the last 10 years we have worked with thousands of young people providing regular performing arts sessions. We are proud to say that our young people have achieved great success during their time training with us, we have produced regional choir champions, dance champions and many of our children have successfully auditioned and appeared in theatre, film, television & radio. The G.A.P Kids have also starred in their very own kids TV show, ‘The G.A.P Kids Show’ which aired on Sky.

DANCE
Over the recent years dance has become a worldwide phenomenon and has become ever so popular amongst young people. The skills and technique you learn through dance are invaluable whether it is ballet or hip-hop. It is also a fun way to keep fit and healthy, working all parts of the body.

Our dance program includes;
• Hip- Hop, Contemporary, Jazz, Lyrical, Musical Theatre & Afro dance styles

DRAMA
Acting is all to do with portraying and conveying character. Acting enables a person to think about others by putting themselves in somebody else’s shoes. By portraying different characters the youth will learn about the different types of people in this world.
Participants involved in Drama will benefit from;
• Learning different acting styles & technique from stage, screen, abstract to musical theatre
• Creating original plays for performance
• Filming, videos, short films, web shows etc. (with Media Arts class)

MUSIC
Music is a powerful medium, an international language that speaks to people’s hearts and allows room for creative freedom where all partakers have a voice. At G.A.P we have all areas covered, from music composition, song writing to performance & vocal technique.

Pupils can benefit from;
• Private & group Vocal Coaching
• Playing an instrument
• Writing & composing music.
• Singing in a Show Choir

MEDIA
It is important for pupils to know that there is so much more that goes into media production than what can be seen on screen. Participants will not only learn media theory but practice and work in small production groups with every member fulfilling a role as a writer, producer, director, camera or editor.

Through Media Arts members will;
• Study both theoretical & practical Media
• Learn how to create different types of media, animation, graphic design
• Learn how to write, produce, direct, film and edit
• Learn how to use industry software

LIFE SKILLS
A GAP we set ourselves a part from other arts organisations. We do not just educate we engage, edify and empower and allow young people to experience arts from a purpose driven perspective and encourage them to use arts to aid them through life. We let the young people lead from their own dreams and aspirations , we allow them to set their own goals and guide them with steps to help them achieve. We are firm believers in stewardship and developing leaders. The young people are taught to teach so that they can be the difference make in another persons life. Our life skills classes target a young persons, mental, social and psychological needs through arts and creativity.