1. ABOUT PROM PRAISE FOR SCHOOLS
See this page for background about the project
Contact All Music office with any questions.
Email: PP4S@allsouls.org
2. HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF PP4S 2026?
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT?
PP4S is a Christian Arts project that runs through the spring term culminating with a mass event at the Royal Albert Hall. It is more than just a concert. All the elements are:
- Participation in the PP4S interactive concert on the 17th March 2026
- A Teacher’s Resource Pack, which includes six R.E. lessons, a music lesson, songs to learn (with sheet music and videos), an art challenge and more.
- A two hour after school INSET session in either October 2025 or January 2026
- A one-hour workshop in your school led by trained musicians (limited availability)
- A ninety-minute ‘Big Sing’ at All Souls Church, London (optional)
- Music to learn (in various accessible formats)
- An Art Challenge (optional)
- A souvenir concert programme for each pupil
HOW TO MAKE BEST USE OF THE TEACHERS RESOURCE MATERIALS?
We offer a wide range of resources to help schools prepare for PP4S 2026 and to encourage exploration of the Bible story through the visual and performing arts. Some resources are included in a pack which will be sent to every school that registers (both in printed book format & accessed through Teachers portal on website); others are available for download from the pp4s website:
- Songs – all the songs to be sung at Royal Albert Hall in various formats (mp3, sheet music, chord charts, powerpoint and lyric sheets). The piano reductions all follow the same structure and use the same harmonies as the orchestra accompaniments on 17 March 2026
We have aimed to simplify the piano parts and guitar chords but if you don’t have a musician on staff you could use mp3 files, specially recorded for this project. Feel free to share these with your children in whatever way suits you best to help them learn (print, online, etc) (book & website) - Videos of actions to some songs (website).
- Tool kit – a package of additional images and materials to support your teaching including posters and clips of orchestral instruments (website).
- Art gallery – to inspire you to take up PP4S 2026 Art Challenge. Along with instructions on how to enter the Challenge (book & website).
- R.E. Lesson Plans – a series of plans to introduce the theme of PP4S 2026 and creatively explore a Bible Overview (book & website).
- Music Lesson Plan to introduce more of the PP4S 2026 music (aimed to help those schools without music specialist or who cannot have a workshop). (book & website)
3. REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION OPEN FROM 27 FEBRUARY 2025 for the 2026 project.
See registration page for full details and form
I REGISTERED MY SCHOOL, BUT WE NOW CAN’T COME, CAN WE HAVE A REFUND?
The registration bundle is non-refundable. As we often have a waiting list, please do let us know if you cannot come so that others don’t miss out. Contact pp4s@allsouls.org
4. LEARNING THE SONGS
The music has been carefully selected and arranged to be suitable for all pupils at KS2. Each song is collective worship friendly and we hope it will benefit all your pupils for many years to come.
We ask every school to learn 6 songs. These are mostly one part; some have a second part with harmonies if your children are able to manage this.
To get full engagement, we encourage you to try to have the children learn the songs by heart. In the Hall the words will be on a screen and in a printed programme, but these may distract.
If you find it a challenge to teach the songs, you will want to join the The Big Sing at All Souls Church aiming to support you in this. See below for more details
5. TEACHERS INSET
Prom Praise for Schools invites teachers to an INSET to present the project and answer questions about the theme and processes. It is an opportunity for our team to explain the music content so that the school can be well rehearsed ready for the concert and also for you to get a clear understanding of all the practical needs.
Inset dates to be announced in July 2025
6. ABOUT MUSICIAN WORKSHOP
The workshops are led by our professional musician team. It is an excellent way to connect cross-curricular subjects and will help prepare your pupils for the concert. When the Orchestra plays it helps them to connect back to the workshop they had (as well as spotting the orchestra members playing who might have taken their workshop!)
Success criteria
- I can recall sounds in term of rhythm and pitch.
- I can listen to music and identify high and low pitch, loud and soft (ff and p) dynamic and texture (ostinato rhythm)
- I can work with others
- I can work together to create and perform a short piece of music that uses pitch, rhythm and ostinato that describes the Israelites in slavery
Links to curricular aims
- ‘perform, listen to, review and evaluate music… including the works of the great
composers and musicians’ - ‘to create and compose music on their own and with others’
- ‘understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the inter-related dimensions: pitch..dynamics..texture…’
Links to attainment targets (KS2)
- ‘play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts’
- ‘Improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the inter-related dimensions of music’
- ‘Listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory’
- ‘Appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians’
*Please note that we are only able to offer visits based on their location within M25 area and may not be able to serve those who apply for further afield. Contact the office if you have any questions relating to this but all Schools that have registered their interest will be contacted as soon as possible after registration recieved.*
7. ABOUT THE BIG SING
This event will be particularly beneficial to schools who have limited time to engage with the materials in the Teachers’ Resource Pack; also useful for schools without a music specialist to help the children learn the songs. A great opportunity which we hope will build the confidence within you and your students to be ready for 17 March 2026 at the Royal Albert Hall!
The final Big Sing dates will be announced in July 2025 and will be held at All Souls Church, Langham Place, London W1B. All registered schools are invited.
If you have any queries, contact pp4s@allsouls.org
8. CONFIRM FINAL SCHOOL NUMBERS
On the day the Orchestra and drama are situated in the Arena in the centre of the Hall. The schools groups are then arranged to completely surround this area – the performance is in the round. So school groups are distributed in the STALLS, in the traditional CHOIR loft, and on the traditional stage area. Also into the first level of boxes (LOGGIA) which will be particularly reserved for children with special needs and smaller groups.
As soon as we have received confirmed numbers from all the schools we will work out the positioning of the groups in these areas. When we have done that we will send you notification which will tell you the area for your group. That will then enable us to tell you what door to enter RAH which will help with you travel plans and arrival. This information will also enable you to decide which area to buy parent tickets (see below for details).
To enable us to complete this exercise promptly so we can get that information to you, please fill in the form below before 30 January to log your final pupil numbers for those attending the event on Tuesday 17 March 2026.
This will include a section for disclosing any pupils with additional needs/disabilities we need to know about, and can lead to further discussion about how we can best facilitate their involvement in the event.
Additional note re parents – when calculating your numbers, bear in mind that you might be able to include some parents as chaperones within group number that you have registered for. It is important to note when considering that option that parents coming as chaperone will be seated amongst all the children from other schools, so they must have suitable Safeguarding approval.
9. PARENT AND AUDIENCE TICKETS
Tickets will be offered for sale to Parents in mid-February from the Royal Albert. Tickets will be limited to 4 tickets per purchase. Box tickets will be able to be purchased in a group up to a maximum of 12 tickets.
General Public Tickets will be on sale from 1 March 2026
10. ABOUT THE ART CHALLENGE
Throughout history, many artists have been inspired by the events that are recorded in the Bible.
The Art Challenge is an opportunity for pupils to respond to the story and the music by producing their own artwork. They should focus on one part of the story and use any medium or materials that are available.
During the concert at the Royal Albert Hall we project pupils’ work onto the screens to help us to tell the story. At the last event we found that pupils loved seeing their work exhibited in this way!
More details to follow.
Note to Teachers:
To be considered for inclusion at the Royal Albert Hall, entries should be submitted by
13 February 2026. Submission details coming soon.
Please name the file in the following format: Art2026.schoolname.year.childname.childage
All entries need to be digital pictures of the artwork – preferred formats jpeg, png or tiff
In consideration of entering this Art Challenge each entrant grants to All Souls Music a perpetual and irrevocable licence to use and reproduce the artistic works in the entry for the purposes of the Prom Praise for Schools education programme.
Please do not send in any physical artwork. Digital images only.
11. ON THE DAY ARRANGEMENTS
A full timetable of the day, along with your seating information will be available in February 2026.
In the meantime, here are a few pointers:
- MID/LATE-AFTERNOON (approx 15.00) – SCHOOLS ARRIVE AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL
- SCHOOLS SEATED IN THEIR PERFORMING AREAS FOR A REHEARSAL WITH THE ORCHESTRA (keeping belongs with them)
- PACKED TEA – At the end of the rehearsal, schools will remain in their seats. Please bring a packed cold sandwich dinner they can eat and dispose of afterwards (i.e. bring in a bag that can be put in the rubbish). There is limited room in the seating areas so we will not allow pupils to bring full backpacks and lunchboxes with them. There will also be an opportunity for children to visit the toilet facilities.
- 17:15 – FRONT OF HOUSE DOORS OPEN – all schools to start making their way to their seats if gone for a toilet break. Be aware there will be a lot of people moving around at this point and this is an important time to be aware of safeguarding challenges with audience and children mixing in the hallways. This is a historic building, and not yet able to manage separate toilets for children from audience.
- 17:30 – ALL SCHOOLS TO BE BACK IN THEIR SEATS
- The concert running time will be 18:00 – 20:00. (with a 20 minute Interval)
Please advise parents not to try and visit their children during the interval as it causes overcrowding in the seating areas. Once the concert has finished, do allow up to 30 mins to exit the building due to the heavy traffic of people. You will be sent information on the evacuation process and other practical information with the seating information in last week of January 2024.
FILMING & PHOTOGRAPHY
At the Royal Albert Hall, our Prom Praise for Schools concerts are recorded for our archival purposes. We may take photographs and videos during the Big Sing, rehearsal and concert to document the event and for future sponsorship and advertising for Prom Praise for Schools. Children will not be captured specifically or close up, however there is the chance that they may appear in the mass group shots of the children present. We won’t be able to guarantee children will not be captured in a group shot.
Participation in the project is on the understanding that you have appropriate consent from the parent or guardian of each pupil involved.
In the event of permission not being granted, please liaise with the team on pp4s@allsouls.org to explore alternative arrangements.
RISK ASSESSMENT – for schools and audience while at Royal Albert Hall on 17 March 2024
About Us
For more than 20 years, the PP4S programme, presented by the All Souls Orchestra has been committed to spreading hope and unity through music – empowering educators in cultivating emotional and spiritual intelligence through the use of faith-based story-telling and exuberant, quality current and classical music.
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All Souls Music (PP4S)
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