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Resources

Here you can find free resources which support and enhance our touring work, performances and educational projects. We hope they help and inspire you.

Creative Leadership Resources

DIY Leadership Group’s Thoughts on Leadership

Handout made for the A Question of Leadership Conference (Sept 2018) to share DIY’s Friday Groups ideas about leadership “Leadership doesn’t have to be about heroic individuals – it can be shared.”

Leading It… Our Way! Booklet

Arts participation and leadership with young people with learning difficulties. This guide is based on ideas and examples gained through DIY Theatre Company’s “Leading it Our Way” programme, which began in 2011. We want to share and develop good practice with others working with young people with learning difficulties.

Health and wellbeing resources

Acting for Health

In 2025, DIY Gamechangers developed three short films, based on people’s live experience of the healthcare system. They are accompanied by resource booklets, and we hope healthcare professionals can use these resources to develop more inclusive communication in healthcare settings.

History and advocacy resources

Following Patient 36 collection

Following Patient 36 is DIY’s performance piece exploring Learning Disability History. Here you can access the accompanying Digital Story and Resource Pack. We are hoping that schools, colleges and other organisations will use these resources to explore issues relating to disability history.

Digital inclusion

Give Digital A Go collection

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, DIY members had to connect with each other remotely. With support from DIY, our members continued their creative journeys online. We’ve made films and guidance from this project available so people with learning disabilities are supported to ‘give digital a go’ into the future too.

Create and Connect activity collection

Originally put together in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, these activities were designed to help artists with learning disabilities feel creative and connected to others – even when alone. Some of them use encourage the use of technology, but many of them can be used offline too.

Multi-Sensory Resources

Playing Together CPD film

During 2025, we worked alongside learners and staff at Chatsworth High School, Salford, to explore how music can support cross-curricular learning. You can watch a film that documented the process and some of the approaches we took. We hope this will inspire similar work in the arts and education – and be used to start conversations in other organisations.

Inclusive Music Resource Collection

A range of resources created by musicians who participated in 4 by 8; DIY’s training programme for musicians wanting to develop their inclusive practice. All the ideas were developed in partnership with DIY Leaders. They have all been piloted with children and young people with learning disabilities.

Circus Tricks! Resource Collection

Here you will find our circus inspired Music and Drama project resources. They are aimed at children and young people with learning disabilities and include a series of Animated Videos and a supporting Participatory Activity Pack.

Sharing the Space film on Vimeo

In this film actors from DIY Theatre Company share their tips on making multi-sensory theatre for people with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities. The film is based on the processes we used in creating our Multi- Sensory show ‘Give Me Space’ – find out more and see more video’s on our Show Page

GiveMeSpace-A DIY resource booklet

‘Give Me Space!’ is a performance which has been created by company members for audiences with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities. This booklet offers just a few approaches which have worked for us. We’re sure you’ll have lots of brilliant ideas to add to these.

Following The Thread resource

‘Following the Thread’ is a performance which was created by company members for audiences with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities. This booklet offers just a few ideas which have worked for us. We’re sure you’ll have lots of brilliant ideas to add to these.

Creativity and Environment Resources

Hanging by a Thread Resource Collection

At last, something great to make with those odd old socks! Fun activity ideas – all using recycled materials.

Reconnecting with Peel Park

A resource created by visual artist Claire Hignett to support DIY artists and others interested in working creatively in Peel Park, Salford.

Arts Award Resources

Arts Award Resource Collection

Here you will find a combination of digital resources and more traditional ‘resource packs’ to support students on their Arts Award journeys.

Find DIY resources elsewhere:

DIY’s YouTube channel – click here to visit!

DIY Theatre Company on Vimeo