Sistema Scotland

Big Noise delivers its work through the delivery of Big Noise programmes across six communities in Scotland. These communities are Raploch & Fallin in Stirling, Govanhill in Glasgow, Torry in Aberdeen, Douglas in Dundee and Wester Hailes in Edinburgh.

Our current strategy:

Over the coming year, our focus is on positioning the organisation for its next phase of sustainable growth, building on the strong foundations and significant growth over the last five years. We will prioritise deepening our impact while extending our reach to more children and young people through Big Noise. Central to this approach is a clear commitment to listening to the voices of children, young people and communities, and ensuring these insights inform strategic decision-making and shape our future direction.
Our values underpin how we work – with children and young people and their families, and with each other. Our values are:

• Compassionate: we work with kindness to build supportive environments where everyone feels valued
• Committed: we work with children and young people over the long-term and in a flexible way
• Creative: we bring innovation and possibility to everything we do
• Ambitious: we build on our strengths and aim high

What we do:

Our Big Noise programmes use music and nurturing relationships to support children and young people to realise their potential as well as improving lives and strengthening the communities we work alongside. Our programme is focused on early intervention and stimulating generational social change, increasing confidence, aspiration, community cohesion, pride and developing high level skills in the young people involved.

Who we work with:

We work with children and young people from babies to school-leavers, their families and the wider community.

How we do this:

Our Big Noise programmes include instrumental lessons, general musicianship sessions, and group teaching in our afterschool & holiday clubs, as well as home visits and community choirs/ensembles/performances.
For more information, please see our website: http://www.makeabignoise.org.uk/work-with-us 

Big Noise is an operating name of Sistema Scotland, a Scottish charity (SC039119) and company limited by guarantee (SC312903)