An Encore Curriculum workshop featuring children from St Anselms RC Primary in Dartford.Produced by Nathan Timothy

We Love Reading - St Anselms RC Primary School

Thanks for visiting! Songs here are written by young people for young people. Please feel free to comment, share our link with your friends, or get in touch directly, if you would like to help or sponsor our charitable work. Please follow us on Twitter @SWCharity and spread the love!The work of The Songwriting Charity addresses the emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people using songwriting and music technology.Our unique, one-day workshops present opportunities to sing, write lyrics, perform, record and play music, offering creative enterprise opportunities and bridging between traditional learning styles and music through songwriting; Recorded material is then available free for schools to use for presentations, in-school promotions or for use out in the wider community.We work closely with participating schools so that we can tailor the workshops to the needs of the students and the school. Working in partnership with schools, students and the whole school community is important to us. Our programmes are linked to achieving demonstrable and measurable improvements in wellbeing and have a deliberate focus on the healthy schools curriculum. We are the only charity in the world dedicated to the empowerment of youth through the art and craft of songwriting.The Nathan Timothy Foundation 'The Songwriting Charity' is a registered charity: 1146228

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A Sports Tracks workshop featuring children from Brompton Westbrook Primary School in Kent.Produced by Nathan Timothy

Girls and Boys - Brompton Westbrook Primary School

A Sports Tracks Workshop featuring children from Brompton Westbrook Primary School in Gillingham Kent.Produced by Nathan Timothy

Personality (Deep Breaths...)- Brompton Westbrook Primary School Yr3

A Bully Beat Workshop featuring children from Halfway Houses Primary School Year 4.Produced by Nathan TimothyHalfway Houses Year 4 LyricsI am sadI am sadDon’t bully me It makes me sadLeave me aloneLeave me aloneI just want to go go go homeHappiness made out of rainbowsTheres no need to feel so blueKindness is the best solutionThere’s no need to be so rudeHappiness, happiness is the bestYou can’t restBe kind from time to time to timeNow we will pass it on to othersAnd be happier in lifeIt’s a sunny dayYou’re feeling like a rainbowDon’t tell me why There’s castles in the skyYou’re on the beachYou have a teddyYou’re feeling joyful And giving a hugA bully comes alongYou’re feeling dark and greyIt starts raining Then turns hailYou are really braveYou are kindWarm inside my heartYou’re so divinePeople are lightShine kindness in the darkBully’s should be niceCause life is really hardHe feels like an alleywayAnd he takes a punchYou’re feeling furiousYou’re feeling furiousYou’re feeling furiousIt’s outrageousSunflower fieldsThis is my happy placeTweeting birds puts a smile on my faceThis is my frightful placeShouting in the alleyway makes me cry

Kindness is The Best Solution - Halfway Houses Primary School

‘Something Kind’ by Year 4When the weather is cold and rainingA smile can cheer me upWhen the weather is cold and rainingA smile can cheer me up Don’t push me downDon’t push me downHelp them up instead  The sun kicks the rain awayShow compassion, show kindnessHug and squeeze the pain awayRainbows appear when you smileI know it’s not niceBut it is their choiceSo don’t make the same decisionWe’re all differentWe have our own voiceKindness is always the winnerSomething kind - say it out loud!Something kind - say it out loud!Something kind - say it out loud!Something kind - say it out loud!Everyone wants to hear itBe bright like a lightBe special like your heartStand up for yourself, stand up for yourself!Talk to people all day longRealise how much it helpsStay happy, share kindness!Bullying is rudeIf you do it you’re doomedKindness is niceIt’s cooler than ice…When the weather is cold and rainingA smile can cheer me upWhen the weather is cold and rainingA smile can cheer me up Don’t push me downDon’t push me downHelp them up insteadSomething kind - say it out loud!Something kind - say it out loud!Something kind - say it out loud!Something kind - say it out loud!Everyone wants to hear itBe bright like a lightBe special like your heartSomething kind - say it out loud!Something kind - say it out loud!Something kind - say it out loud!Something kind - say it out loud!Something Kind! A Bully Beat workshop featuring children from Queenborough School Year 4 on the Isle of Sheppey.Produced by Nathan Timothy

Something Kind - Queenborough Year 4

A Bully Beat workshop featuring children from The Grove Junior School in Harpenden.Produced by Nathan Timothy

We Love Reading - St Anselms RC Primary School

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