[Unique Voice] Helping Young People Develop their Unique Voice

Unique Voice (UV) is a 6-year-old drama and education company based in Bristol, United Kingdom. Over the past 6 years, UV has worked with mainstream schools and the local community equipping adults and, mostly, children with socio-emotional skills through the use of live performances and creative activities. UNESCO defines socio-emotional education as helping learners develop “a sense of belonging to a common humanity, sharing values and responsibilities, demonstrating empathy, solidarity and respect for differences and diversity” (UNESCO 2015, p.15). This kind of education is one of the core conceptual dimensions of Global Citizenship Education (GCED), together with cognitive and behavioural education , 1 and all three are mutually reinforcing (UNESCO; 2015). It is the purpose of this paper to show how overt and proactive socio-emotional education in formal and informal learning environments is necessary and effective for the development of Global Citizenship. This writing will also show that drama and creative activities are excellent tools to achieve it and that no technical knowledge of Drama or the Arts is needed to implement these practices, provided the educators involved believe in the principles of Global Citizenship themselves and have a willingness to play with their pupils. Additionally, the research in this document will demonstrate that many adults today feel that more work on social and emotional skills in childhood would have benefitted them in adulthood. This paper does not discuss medical or clinical investigations and further exploration of the findings of this research is recommended.

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