We are delighted to announce the appointment of Rebecca Ellis to lead Jessie’s Fund, taking over from founding director Lesley Schatzberger. Rebecca, a music graduate, comes to Jessie’s Fund from a role as assistant headteacher and special educational needs and disabilities coordinator in a Leeds primary school. She is also...
The Academy of St Olave’s has supported Jessie’s Fund on several occasions over the past few years, raising nearly £7,000 for us in total. They have just performed once again for Jessie’s Fund at the exciting new venue of the Creative Centre Theatre at York St John University. The orchestra’s...
The current Mayor of Leek, North Staffordshire, is Bill Cawley, who has chosen Jessie’s Fund as one of his two Charities of the Year. Bill is carrying out a 500km challenge to cycle from Leek to Leek. By which he means cycling from Leek UK to Leek in the Netherlands....
Zizi45, who is 8 years old, watched her dad Criztoz, DJ, using 7 inch vinyl records – also known as 45s – at home and on live streams. As she loves music she wanted to try DJ’ing and really enjoyed it and spending quality time with her Dad. She now...
Since Jessie’s Fund started on its mission we have reached all areas of the country, sharing the communicative powers of music in children’s hospices, special schools, hospitals, child development centres and early learning settings. Whilst we don’t get complacent (in the full knowledge that there is so much more to...
Tom Sherman is one of our team of excellent lead musicians, and has led many special schools projects with Jessie’s Fund for more than a decade. We asked him a few questions about his work with children who have special needs (SEND). As a musician, how did you come to...
Jessie’s Fund established music therapy for children at York Hospital and at the Great North Children’s Hospital (GNCH), in Newcastle. The work is varied, as we hear first from Aby Vulliamy, at York Hospital, and then from Clare Hunt, at the GNCH. I was very happy to commence the role...
We took part in The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2022 and were delighted with the support we received. For the past two years you have helped us raise over £40,000 in total through the Big Give Christmas Challenge. This has been hugely important in enabling us to support tiny babies...
Mozart’s wonderful ‘Gran Partita’ (Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments) was performed in the unique setting of the Arts Barge, Foss Basin, York YO10 4AB, at 7pm on Sunday 4 September. Mozart’s Serenade K.361, commonly known as the Serenade for 13 Wind, was actually written for 12 wind instruments and a...
The British Association for Music Therapy hosts a series of podcasts which are conversations with music therapists, or with those connected to music therapy. Just published is a conversation between music therapist Davina Vencatasamy and Lesley Schatzberger, Founder of Jessie’s Fund. Their 50 minute chat covers a lot of ground,...
