Here at TVF we are more than excited to share that our Sylvan Baker was invited to talk with journalist Ashley John Baptiste for the Small Axe podcast series. Join them for an honest and tender conversation about their own experiences of navigating the care systems as young black men. Listen here
Kismet Meyon, Dr. Maggie Inchley, and Dr. Sylvan Baker were invited to be on the CYC Podcast. In discussion with the podcast host, Wolfgang Vachon, they shared their experiences of The verbatim Formula, exploring the impacts on themselves, others as creators, how it is received by those who see their performances (including service providers), and
By Dr Maggie Inchley (Originally published at NNECL - National Network for Education of Care Leavers- in November 2020) n 2015, lecturers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) found out that only 6% of young people leaving care were going to university. [i] They wanted to find out more about experiences of care and how universities
Part of TVF’s evaluation process for our event Can you See Me? The future of listening in the care system in February 2020 at the GLA, involved a group of young researchers, across different disciplines to evaluate and share their experience of being a participant. They presented their findings at the event and created short reports. Here you can find one of these reports by the evaluator Davida: Verbatim meaning: in exactly the same words as
*By Sadhvi Dar Senior Lecturer in Corporate Social Responsibility/Business Ethics and Consultant, The Verbatim Formula. What makes learning an empowering process? bell hooks has pioneered pedagogic frameworks for inclusive education, demanding that teaching is not merely about sharing information, but instead it is a vocation that must “share in the intellectual and spiritual growth of our students”. In this way, understanding with what
*By Sadhvi Dar Senior Lecturer in Corporate Social Responsibility/Business Ethics and Consultant - The Verbatim Formula The Verbatim Formula is an interdisciplinary project that brings together academics, university staff, social justice organisations, and local authorities and puts them in dialogue with young people who have an experience of the care system. The name of the project
During the month of May 2020, during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the TVF team delivered a series of online workshops with QMUL students who were living in isolation on Campus. The participants discussed the concept of time and played with how we understand and use our time. Living in lockdown is strange and
The Verbatim Formula (TVF) research project began with a desire to find ways of using an artistic practice that would explore young people’s experiences and perceptions of social service-based care in the UK. For the past 4 years TVF has brought together academics, care-experienced young people, policymakers, social workers and universities to develop creative methodologies
About this Event “We need people to support us, to believe in us, to not doubt us and go on a journey of discovery with us.” (Young person, during TVF workshop) The Verbatim Formula (TVF) research project began with a desire to find ways of using an artistic practice that would explore young people's experiences and
