The Outset Partners Awards Programme 2022 awarded an Impact Award to AT The Bus, to support their mission in education, health and well-being of children and young people in school by providing therapeutic intervention using art as therapy. AT The Bus students work in small groups led by experienced facilitators trained in The Beattie Method, a creative therapeutic intervention that supports mental wellbeing, alleviates anxiety, develops resilience and helps young people build their self-esteem, self-confidence and independence. Sessions take place in specially designed studios on school sites, accessible throughout the school day. The flagship studio is a converted double-decker bus, and work also takes place in bespoke static studio spaces, or using our mobile provision called ‘AT The Bus in a BOX’. They work to provide a calm, ordered, creative and safe space for students.
Julie Beattie OBE and Maggie Scott, joint CEOs of AT The Bus said:
“We are overwhelmed to have been awarded this extraordinarily generous award by Outset. We are currently working with nearly 300 children and young people every week, and this additional support will enable us to train more committed facilitators in The Beattie Method and so extend our reach to more students who need our support in many more schools. Just like our work, the grant will make a huge difference and transform many lives for the better.”
