Looking for a creative way to reinforce your school’s core values while engaging and inspiring your students? The School Values Rock Workshop by Rocktopus is the ultimate way to bring your values to life through the power of music, creativity, and collaboration.
Key Benefits of Booking This Workshop:
1. Bringing Values to Life - Students collaborate to write original rock songs that reflect and celebrate your school’s values—such as kindness, respect, responsibility, and teamwork—making them tangible and memorable.
2. Creative and Inclusive - Suitable for all abilities, this workshop fosters self-expression, teamwork, and confidence, ensuring every child feels included and empowered.
3. Cross-Curricular Learning - Combining music, literacy, and personal development, this workshop supports PSHE curriculum goals while nurturing essential life skills.
4. Lasting Legacy- The workshop culminates in the production of a professional music video, providing a lasting resource that embodies your school’s ethos and can be shared with the wider community.
5. Customizable Sessions - With up to four one-hour interactive sessions per day, the workshop can accommodate up to 280 children, making it suitable for schools of all sizes.
6. Expert Facilitation - Led by Tom and Andy, professional musicians and qualified Primary teachers, Rocktopus workshops are designed to engage and inspire students while promoting your school’s core values.
Perfect For:
- Introducing or reinforcing school values.
- PSHE or whole-school focus weeks.
- Fostering teamwork and creativity among students.
Help your students connect with and celebrate your school’s values in a way they’ll never forget. Book a School Values Rock Workshop today and watch your values come to life!
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Students participate in a fun, energetic session while raising sponsorship funds from family and friends. The money raised can cover the full cost of your workshop, making it a stress-free way to provide your school with an unforgettable Rocktopus experience.
It’s a fantastic way to combine fitness, inspiration, and fundraising, all while preparing for a day of creativity and fun with Rocktopus!
Each workshop day includes four one-hour interactive sessions, accommodating up to 280 children. The cost is £900 per day, with additional charges for transport and accommodation depending on the school's location. Schools can utilize Sports Premium Funding to cover these expenses.
What Teachers Are Saying:
“What a brilliant workshop! We all loved it (staff included)! So much fun and great to see even more reserved kids ‘Rock Out’!”
— Katie Collins, Teacher, Longlands Primary
“The children have not stopped talking about the Rocktopus workshop. Every single child participated and they haven’t stopped smiling. Awesome! Thank you!”
— Miss Keen & Mr Fisher, Teachers, Longlands Primary
“Rocktopus came and rocked our socks off! All the teachers @ Southfield Junior School!”
— Southfield Junior School Teachers
“It’s one of the best workshops that we’ve ever had in my 20 plus years of teaching experience!”
— Katherine Reed, PE Lead, ByBrook Valley School
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Current School Trip Offer
For a limited time, we're offering £100 off the cost of a workshop for all new customers.
Where we travel to
We can visit your school in: East Midlands, West Midlands, London & South East, East of England, South West
What activities are available during this school workshop?
- A full-day featuring 4 hands-on workshops for up to 280 students
- 4 professional music videos created by the children using green screen technology
- Cross-curricular learning that covers PE, music, literacy, and well-being
- Activities tailored to suit all age groups and ability levels, including special schools
- A unique and memorable experience that will inspire students and teachers alike
- A fun, interactive day that promotes teamwork, creativity, and confidence
Which curriculum topics do we cater for?
Dance Workshop
Each time we write a song with children in our workshop, we will also help them create a choreography and perform a dance performance which will be included in their very own music video! It's amazing how excited the children get about their performances!
Music Workshop
SingingPlaying Musical InstrumentsListening to MusicComposing Music
These workshops are packed wiith music, involve singing, creating rhythms, and end in a musical performance where every child can pass their 'Entry Level 1 Grade' in performance, awarded by RSL Awards!
Physical Education Workshop
Each of the 4 songs has a different PE and fitness theme. From gymnastics sequences to dance routines, cardio fitness to stretching, we do it all. The songs and videos created end up being an excellent resource which can be used in PE lessons forever more!
PSHE Workshop
Teamwork and resilienceMental health and awarenessMoralityRight and WrongDiversity and InclusionPeople who help usAnti-bullying
Your school values are at the heart of your school culture and aim to help children grow in resilience, improve their self esteem, value teamwork and improve their relationships. In our School Values Rock workshop, we help the children dive deep into your values and gain a real understanding of how they can help them to become better people and improve their learning.
What size groups do we cater for?
In one day we run 4 hour long workshops.
Each workshop can cater for up to 70 children.
Access for visitors with disabilities
Yes! We've had plenty of children with disabilities in our workshops and always make time to adapt what we're doing and include them as much as possible.
Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
We run a workshop especially for special needs schools called: The Rocktopus Experience For Special Schools.
Who are Rocktopus?
We are Tom Veck and Andy Hawkings, 2 qualified primary teachers and life long rock musicians with a passion for teaching the next generation to ROCK!
Rocktopus are an award winning rock band for kids, families, schools and anyone who is young at heart! Since forming in 2015, we've taken our high energy, interactive school workshops, live shows and conference energisers to all corners of the UK.
We've created a whopping 800 original school songs and music videos, we've rocked out at Glastonbury Festival and we've energised countless national PE teacher conferences. Combining our experiences as trained primary teachers and rock stars, we are natural performers who care greatly about the well-being of the next generation.
We are bursting with school trip ideas on places that deliver first class teaching both outside the classroom and as in-school workshops. Feel free to use our tailor-made trip form and we can help you find the perfect experience for your class!