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Respect, Support, Empowerment.
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One person’s success is everyone’s celebration
We are a community music and arts company based in Tang Hall, York.
We are a Music, Arts and Sport Community Organisation that runs classes, clubs, activities and events. Based in York UK, we operate from our two sites:
The Centre@Burnholme which houses Tang Hall Explore library and cafe, as well as other community providers. Our suite of rooms at The Centre includes: classrooms/rehearsal rooms, a workshop, and a recording studio.
The Jam Factory, a collection of rehearsal rooms and recording studio in The Groves!
We offer creative and personalised learning programmes for young people with an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP) as well as creative clubs, classes and programmes for people who have struggled with mental health, homelessness and/or addiction. We also work with adults who have additional needs.
Welcome to Tang Hall Smart
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Our History
We have come a long way since 2014 when Sue and Al Williamson set up Tang Hall SMART in the grounds of the recently closed Burnholme Community College, the secondary school where Sue had taught for 20 years.
Our early story is well documented here in the blogs and articles we published during our first 5 years. It is an interesting read for anyone who wants to know how we developed into what we are today, and how we grew from a small group of 3 staff to 30, and how we started to add more and more to our weekly schedule.
Tang Hall SMART in 2023 is in many ways a rather different organisation. We now deliver several accredited educational courses in music, sport and the arts, and we work with a wider range of people, many of whom are experiencing barriers such as poor mental health, learning disabilites, homelessness, or addiction. In other ways we are the same. We have the same focus on respect, support and empowerment, we still run our community clubs, and we still take every chance we can to hold a concert!
Media
We have a range of media across our social platforms and websites. We are very proud of our record label, music videos and Youtube documentaries.
Our Staff
Meet our fantastic and varied team of staff members and find out about their specialisms and interests. Click on the image to find out more.
Smart-Ways
Our ‘Smart-Ways’’ programme is intended for post-16 learners who have an EHCP or other means of funding. We offer a high degree of flexibility and attention to the needs and interests of the individual. .
The Year Ahead
From September 2023, we have our biggest ever cohort of students and adult participants, studying a wide range of music and arts programmes. We have also started our first accredited sports pathway.
We continue with our partnership with Tang Hall Explore to run the popular 'Music in the Cafe' evening aswell as a regular 'Tea-Dance', on Friday afternoons. Later in the year will will be running 'Band Night' at Theatre 41.
This year is our tenth year, so we will be celebrating in style with a summer festival to mark the occasion.