“Kenny Baraka is a brilliant facilitator who can engage some of the hardest to reach young people through his energy, talent and New York cool personality. He is a wordsmith who inspires creativity out of those who think they have none, taking them on a journey from disengagement to confident performance poets.”

“I worked with Kenny to engage schools with high levels of vulnerable students through rap and songwriting interventions. Kenny was very flexible and collaborated effectively to establish the best format to suit the school and student needs. Kenny established a strong working relationship with the teaching and support staff at the school. Kenny often worked with NEET individuals, or young people from challenging circumstances who often are reluctant to engage and successfully overcame the initial reluctance of those who were willing to engage in the process and built a strong rapport with them. The students were able to use songwriting and rap to express their emotions and staff saw improvements in their emotional self-regulation and attitude towards teachers. Kenny enabled them to develop a confidence in a new skill which carried through to other areas of their work.”

“Kenny was absolutely fantastic. The workshops were very engaging and energetic and really drew out the creativity of the students. It also got all of them writing enthusiastically and using metaphors. I feel there is scope here for this to develop into a cross curricular activity with English. What a wonderful day!! Thank you Kenny, please come back next year!!”