Piloting groups SGSCC (Serious Games for Social & Creativity Competence) project organised a dedicated workshop “Social competences & creativity as a stepping stone towards personal growth, social development and employability” on 17 December 2014 in Brussels, Belgium at VLEVA premises, focusing on the importance of social skills and creativity for people with disabilities which is fundamental to both social integration and professional self-realisation. http://games4competence.eu/ The SGSCC (Serious Games for Social & Creativity Competencies – 531134-LLP-1-2012-1-BG-KA3-KA3MP) project has been partially funded under the Lifelong Learning program. This web site reflects the views only of the author(s), and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

1. Serious Games for Social &
Creativity Competencies
Piloting Groups
Interactive Systems Research Group, SAT, NTU.

2. St Paul’s Development Trust, Birmingham
• St Paul’s is a small independent
school in the heart of Balsall Heath
that supports young people who
have experienced difficulties in main
stream education.
• They provide a welcoming
environment for key stage 3 and 4
(12-19 years old) pupils who have
behavioural and special educational
needs.
• They offer pupils the opportunity to
learn in small supportive classes,
enabling them to reach their full
potential.
• NTU has already approached the
Head Teacher
• St. Paul's Community Development Trust
Hertford Street
Balsall Heath
B12 8NJ
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3. Sutherland House School, Nottingham.
• Sutherland House School is a specialist
day school for pupils and students with
autism. They make provision for up to
94 pupils and students between the ages
of 3 and 19 years.
• Pupils attend on a daily basis and are
placed by Local Authorities throughout
the East Midlands.
• Their overall objective at the school is to
provide the highest quality specialist
education – addressing the specific
needs of autism as well as the
individuality of each pupil and his or her
family
• Collaborators in testing – Sue Cobb
(University of Nottingham) and Chris
Leach (Teacher at School).
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• Sutherland Road, Nottingham NG3 7AP
• 0115 987 3375

4. Madley Academy, Telford
• Madley Academy is a mainstream
LEA state school for pupils aged
from 11 to 16 years.
• Deals with students at risk of
exclusion, special educational
needs, and with behavioural issues
with full time counsellor
• http://www.madeleyacademy.com/
• Madeley Academy, Castlefields Way,
• Madeley, Telford TF7 5FB, Castlefields
Way, Telford, Telford and Wrekin TF7
5FB
01952 527700
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5. Outcome measures for piloting
• Open Questions: Co-discovery? Number of
testing sites, number of participants?
Repeated sessions? Ethical Consent?
• Other measures:
• Observation (collaboration, communication,
Assertiveness, goal completion, engagement,
assistance required)
• Parent report measures (diary over repeated
sessions?)
• Self-report measures (blog?)
• Sociometric measures (i.e., peer nominations)
• Teachers report measures (e.g., Bsquared)
• Recovery Star Models:
http://www.outcomesstar.org.uk/star-model-of-
change/
• SSAT Engagement Scale:
http://complexld.ssatrust.org.uk/project-
resources/engagement-profile-scale.html
• In game scores/achievements
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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication reflects the views only of the authors,
and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use
which may be made of the information contained therein.