Arrow Vale Community High School
A Specialist Sports College
“We are a community in pursuit of excellence where everyone is valued”
Arrowvale High School, Redditch, Worcs, B98 0EN
We are a mixed ( Year10/12) age group of enthusiastic, motivated and creative students who are working with our Art teacher on a project to develop our skills in organising, promoting and co-ordinating a ‘Creative Arts Event’. We intend this event to showcase the wide variety of creative skills and Arts practice that takes place in our school.
We would like to explore exciting arts practice as well as develop the skills to organise and co-ordinate an event that will take place in a public space in Redditch.
For this project we are looking for a practitioner to work with us, we imagine that you might be a visual artist, an event organiser and designer/artist with the skills and knowledge to help develop our own creative practice as well as being able to help us plan and co-ordinate this event.
We would like somebody who can help us to showcase our schools creative nature in an imaginative manner, someone who is passionate about their work and are prepared to work with us in a constructive and collaborative way.
We will be running this project in our timetables lessons on Wednesdays from 9am – 1.20pm, the timeslot will be organised as follows: 12 Year 12 students (9-11am), 16 Year 10 students (11.20 – 1.20pm)
See planned timetable below:
27/04/11
04/05/11
11/05/11
18/05/11
25/05/11
08/06/11
15/06/11
22/06/11
29/06/11
We are looking for a practitioner who:
- Can work collaboratively with young people towards a common goal.
- Is enthusiastic.
- Exciting and motivating to work with.
- Takes our ideas seriously.
- Responsible.
- Understands our intentions and listens to our ideas.
- Understands where we are coming from.
- Helps us put our ideas into professional reality.
- Enables us to lead the project.
- Lets us take credit for the outcome.
- Helps to develop our own knowledge, understanding and skills.
- Gives us ideas.
Project Fee:
1 9 school based sessions @ 120 = £1080
2 1 day planning & review in school @ 220 = £ 220
3 1 day planning at home @ 220 = £ 220
4 Up to 2 full days supporting event to be scheduled ( if needed) @ 220 = £ 440
Total = £1960
A materials budget will be available for the production of the event, but will be negotiated around the ideas.
Please do not apply if you cannot attend on the majority of dates listed above or the interview date arranged.
If you are interested in applying for this project, please send us:
- A short statement, explaining why you want to work with us (max. 1 page)
- CV (no more than two pages)
- 6 small images of your work ( make sure the images are not over 1 MB each)
- Date of your last CRB check.
- You will need public liability, up to 5 million.
Remember you are applying to the students, our creative agent is just supporting us with this project.
Please send all documents in the old word format or PDF, no docx please.
Deadline: 21. April 2011 5pm
Interview date: 27.April 2011 9am-1.20pm
For the interview we will ask you to deliver a 30 min activity to a group of up to 16 students with an interview afterwards. Unsuccessful candidates will be reimbursed £40 for delivering the activity.
All applications to be emailed to Iris Bertz, Creative Agent: ibertz@gmail.com and Gavin Leaver gleaver@arrowvale.worcs.sch.uk
For questions please contact Iris Bertz on email: ibertz@gmail.com
For further information on: Arrow Vale High: http://www.arrowvale.worcs.sch.uk
This project is part of a Change School project supported by Creative Partnerships
www.creative-partnerships.com and Bright Space www.brightspace.org.uk
Tuesday 5 April 2011
Thursday 16 December 2010
Creative Practitioner Opportunity
Harvills Hawthorn Primary School
Wolseley Road
West Bromwich
Sandwell
B70 0NG
We have recently become a Creative Partnerships Enquiry School, and for our enquiry project, we are looking for a practitioner who will work with us on transforming an underused outdoor area in our school. The area we are looking at is a roofed area by the side of the school facing onto the playground, which is mostly used for sheltering from bad weather.
Our enquiry question is:
How does creating an outside learning environment impact upon the attainment of a Year 5 class?
Through this project, we wish to explore how a group of children taking an active role in planning, creating and utilizing an outdoor learning environment, impacts upon their progress and attainment.
Through their involvement in such a project, we hope to capture the children's interest and imaginations, thus allowing them to become creative thinkers and learners. They will be fully involved in designing the area of the school which will give them ownership and which will produce an enhanced learning environment that will benefit all children at the school.
The project is to start as soon as possible and we are hoping to have a launch event in the summer term 2011.
We would like to plan the details of contact time and frequency in close collaboration with our Creative Agent & Lead Teacher.
We are looking for an inspirational and dedicated practitioner who will help us develop the project. We are hoping to learn strategies for our teaching and learning in how to engage all our pupils better. We have left the brief deliberately open, so the practitioner can form the project with the pupils and staff.
The project budget is up to £2,500 for practitioner fee (includes travel) with a additional budget for materials and a launch event.
Here the details how to apply:
We are looking for an exceptional creative practitioner who can help us transform the space in close collaboration with the teacher & pupils. We are open to your practice- the outcome will have to be a transformed space, though.
You also need to have:
- An enhanced CRB disclosure (less than two years old)
- You will need public Liability up to 5million
- An understanding of or an interest in how young people learn
- A commitment to genuine collaboration
- An ability to reflect and communicate
- A willingness to learn and share skills
If you are interested please send us:
- A short statement, explaining why you want to work with us (no more than one page), please state clearly any technical requirements you will have.
- CV (no more than two pages)
- Two references
- Date of your CRB check
- 6 images ( not bigger than 1mb per image)
If you need to send a DVD please get in touch.
Please send all documents in the old word format or PDF, no docx please.
Selection:
For the interview we will ask you to prepare a 30min activity to demonstrate your approach to collaborative working, this will be followed by questions from pupils & staff. We will pay an interview reimbursement fee of £50 to the unsuccessful candidates.
Deadline: 6. January 2011 5pm
Interview date: 18. January 2011 ( morning)
Initial Project planning with successful candidate: 20.January 2011 (morning)
If you cannot attend the interview date please do not apply.
All applications to be emailed to Iris Bertz, Creative Agent: ibertz@gmail.com
To find out more about the school please see: http://www.harvillshawthorn.ik.org
The project is part of Enquiry School project supported by Creative Partnerships www.creative-partnerships.com
and Black Country Creative Partnerships www.blackcountrycreativepartnerships.co.uk
Wolseley Road
West Bromwich
Sandwell
B70 0NG
We have recently become a Creative Partnerships Enquiry School, and for our enquiry project, we are looking for a practitioner who will work with us on transforming an underused outdoor area in our school. The area we are looking at is a roofed area by the side of the school facing onto the playground, which is mostly used for sheltering from bad weather.
Our enquiry question is:
How does creating an outside learning environment impact upon the attainment of a Year 5 class?
Through this project, we wish to explore how a group of children taking an active role in planning, creating and utilizing an outdoor learning environment, impacts upon their progress and attainment.
Through their involvement in such a project, we hope to capture the children's interest and imaginations, thus allowing them to become creative thinkers and learners. They will be fully involved in designing the area of the school which will give them ownership and which will produce an enhanced learning environment that will benefit all children at the school.
The project is to start as soon as possible and we are hoping to have a launch event in the summer term 2011.
We would like to plan the details of contact time and frequency in close collaboration with our Creative Agent & Lead Teacher.
We are looking for an inspirational and dedicated practitioner who will help us develop the project. We are hoping to learn strategies for our teaching and learning in how to engage all our pupils better. We have left the brief deliberately open, so the practitioner can form the project with the pupils and staff.
The project budget is up to £2,500 for practitioner fee (includes travel) with a additional budget for materials and a launch event.
Here the details how to apply:
We are looking for an exceptional creative practitioner who can help us transform the space in close collaboration with the teacher & pupils. We are open to your practice- the outcome will have to be a transformed space, though.
You also need to have:
- An enhanced CRB disclosure (less than two years old)
- You will need public Liability up to 5million
- An understanding of or an interest in how young people learn
- A commitment to genuine collaboration
- An ability to reflect and communicate
- A willingness to learn and share skills
If you are interested please send us:
- A short statement, explaining why you want to work with us (no more than one page), please state clearly any technical requirements you will have.
- CV (no more than two pages)
- Two references
- Date of your CRB check
- 6 images ( not bigger than 1mb per image)
If you need to send a DVD please get in touch.
Please send all documents in the old word format or PDF, no docx please.
Selection:
For the interview we will ask you to prepare a 30min activity to demonstrate your approach to collaborative working, this will be followed by questions from pupils & staff. We will pay an interview reimbursement fee of £50 to the unsuccessful candidates.
Deadline: 6. January 2011 5pm
Interview date: 18. January 2011 ( morning)
Initial Project planning with successful candidate: 20.January 2011 (morning)
If you cannot attend the interview date please do not apply.
All applications to be emailed to Iris Bertz, Creative Agent: ibertz@gmail.com
To find out more about the school please see: http://www.harvillshawthorn.ik.org
The project is part of Enquiry School project supported by Creative Partnerships www.creative-partnerships.com
and Black Country Creative Partnerships www.blackcountrycreativepartnerships.co.uk
Sunday 21 November 2010
Creative Practioner for Interior Design/Design
Arrow Vale Community School, Redditch, B98 0EN
We are a class of year 9 pupils working with our Art teacher on a project where we are exploring the following question:
“How can we improve our corridors & public areas to make them more friendly and representative of our school?”
For this project we are looking for a practitioner to work with us, we imagine that you might be an interior designer, architect, graphic designer, graffiti artist or visual artist. We want somebody to help us build an approach with which, we can convince people that we can affect change in the building. We also have agreement to change one area in the school-so this is a real project.
The most important thing for us is that you are passionate about your work and that you are prepared to work with us in a co-constructive and collaborative manner.
For this project we have identified one or two areas of the school that could be improved through simple but ambitious ideas. We will be running this project in our timetabled lessons on Thursdays and there will be some full days also in the project.
Please see planned timetable below.
Project Dates:
20.1, 27.1, 3.2, 10.2, 17.2, 3.3., 10.3, 17.3- half days morning
25.3. & 1.4. whole days
We are looking for a practitioner who
-is good with children
-enthusiastic
-takes us seriously
-is responsible
-understands & listens to us
-understands where we are coming from
-helps to put our ideas into professional reality
-lets us get involved
-lets us take credit
-engages us
-gives us ideas
-takes our ideas on board
Project Fee:
8 sessions @ £120 = £960
2 full days @ £220 = £440
1 day planning & review in school @ £220 = £220
1day planning at home @ £220 = £200
Total £1,820
A materials budget up to £ 600 will be available.
Please do not apply if you cannot attend on the majority dates above or interview date.
If you are interested please send us:
- A short statement, explaining why you want to work with us ( max.1 page)
- CV (no more than two pages)
- 6 small images
- Date of your last CRB check
- You will need public Liability up to 5million
Remember you are applying to the pupils, our Creative Agent is just supporting us with this project.
Please send all documents in the old word format or PDF, no docx please.
Deadline: 30 November 2010 at 5pm
Interview date: 9. December 2010 ( Morning)
All applications to be emailed to Iris Bertz, Creative Agent: ibertz@gmail.com
For further information on: Arrow Vale High: http://www.arrowvale.worcs.sch.uk
This project is part of a Change School project supported by Creative Partnerships
www.creative-partnerships.com and Bright Space www.brightspace.org.uk
We are a class of year 9 pupils working with our Art teacher on a project where we are exploring the following question:
“How can we improve our corridors & public areas to make them more friendly and representative of our school?”
For this project we are looking for a practitioner to work with us, we imagine that you might be an interior designer, architect, graphic designer, graffiti artist or visual artist. We want somebody to help us build an approach with which, we can convince people that we can affect change in the building. We also have agreement to change one area in the school-so this is a real project.
The most important thing for us is that you are passionate about your work and that you are prepared to work with us in a co-constructive and collaborative manner.
For this project we have identified one or two areas of the school that could be improved through simple but ambitious ideas. We will be running this project in our timetabled lessons on Thursdays and there will be some full days also in the project.
Please see planned timetable below.
Project Dates:
20.1, 27.1, 3.2, 10.2, 17.2, 3.3., 10.3, 17.3- half days morning
25.3. & 1.4. whole days
We are looking for a practitioner who
-is good with children
-enthusiastic
-takes us seriously
-is responsible
-understands & listens to us
-understands where we are coming from
-helps to put our ideas into professional reality
-lets us get involved
-lets us take credit
-engages us
-gives us ideas
-takes our ideas on board
Project Fee:
8 sessions @ £120 = £960
2 full days @ £220 = £440
1 day planning & review in school @ £220 = £220
1day planning at home @ £220 = £200
Total £1,820
A materials budget up to £ 600 will be available.
Please do not apply if you cannot attend on the majority dates above or interview date.
If you are interested please send us:
- A short statement, explaining why you want to work with us ( max.1 page)
- CV (no more than two pages)
- 6 small images
- Date of your last CRB check
- You will need public Liability up to 5million
Remember you are applying to the pupils, our Creative Agent is just supporting us with this project.
Please send all documents in the old word format or PDF, no docx please.
Deadline: 30 November 2010 at 5pm
Interview date: 9. December 2010 ( Morning)
All applications to be emailed to Iris Bertz, Creative Agent: ibertz@gmail.com
For further information on: Arrow Vale High: http://www.arrowvale.worcs.sch.uk
This project is part of a Change School project supported by Creative Partnerships
www.creative-partnerships.com and Bright Space www.brightspace.org.uk
Sunday 31 October 2010
Creative Practitioner Opportunity
About St Bartholomew’s Church of England Primary School
“This is an outstanding school. It is rare to find a school with such a sense of purpose to provide the absolute best for all its pupils.” Ofsted 2009
This is St Bartholomew’s third Enquiry project with Creative. We want to build on what we have learnt over the last two years, particularly with regard to the successes of pupil-led creative learning.
We are looking for an expert practitioner/s who will help us explore the following enquiry:
How can film-making, combined with drama, through a cross-curricular approach, encourage our pupils to see beyond wanting to 'get it right', and empower them to take ownership of their learning through questioning, experimenting, and taking more risks?
Aims:
This project aims to:
• encourage pupils to challenge their own ideas of what’s possible and what they are capable of, through exploration and taking risks
• provide a more meaningful and exciting context to improve pupils’ writing
• empower children to lead their own learning processes and make their own decisions about what they want to pursue
• help staff to allow children to lead their learning
Brief:
We are open to receiving applications from individuals offering us both film-making and drama skills, from individuals offering just one of these areas of expertise, and also to joint applications which cover both areas.
We would like the practitioner/s to:
• research film-making equipment and software and advise the school on what to buy with the budget available (up to £1,000)
• inspire pupils and staff with new creative approaches to pupil-led learning, in particular through activities which lead to writing in some form or another
• listen to, be inspired by, and help realise our children’s ideas for the content of the project
• help staff and pupils gain confidence and new skills – not only in film-making and drama, but also in decision making, problem solving, communication and their understanding of the learning process
The practitioner/s would work with one Year 3 class of 30 pupils.
Timescale and Fee
Total fee: £2,800, including travel, planning, reflection and evaluation time, with an additional budget for equipment.
Dates: between Jan and April 2010, ideally in weekly sessions. Joint planning will take place in school before Christmas.
Project Management
The successful applicant will be contracted directly by St Bartholomew’s Primary School which has already secured Creative Partnerships funding to support this commission. In addition to support provided by Black Country Creative Partnerships (BCCP), St Bartholomew’s is also working with a Creative Agent, a freelance creative professional employed by BCCP to act as a critical friend, broker and creative advisor.
Selection
All applicants must have:
• a highly developed and reflective practice
• experience of working with KS2
• skills in film-making and drama facilitation, and an ability to communicate these skills effectively to pupils and staff
• a commitment to genuine collaboration with staff and pupils
• an interest in how people learn, and a belief in child-led learning
Application
To apply, please email:
• a current CV with details of 2 referees
• examples of relevant, previous work - up to 6 images, web links
• one page addressing the above criteria, explaining why you are interested in working with us and any initial thoughts you might have about possible approaches
• confirmation of Public Liability Insurance and enhanced CRB clearance less than 2 years old in order to comply with the school’s commitment to safeguard children
Please also send the school a DVD of either a short show reel, a short film or a piece of work you think will be of interest to us. No video clips, please!
To
D.Jones3@stbartholomews-pri.lpplus.net
and
lisaharrison@blueyonder.co.uk
and send DVD to:-
Darren Jones, CP Co-ordinator,
St Bartholomew’s Church of England Primary School,
Sedgley Road,
Penn,
Wolverhampton,
WV4 5LG
A group of pupils from year 3 will conduct the interviews, with the school’s CP Co-ordinator and Creative Agent.
Any queries, please contact our Creative Agent, Lisa Harrison, on 07967 231 960.
The closing date for applications is 4pm Thursday 11th November 2010.
Successful applicants will be notified by the evening of Friday 12th March.
Interviews will take place on Friday 19th November.
Unfortunately we have no flexibility around the interview date, and so if you cannot make that date, please do not apply.
We would like you to do a 30 minute activity as part of the interviewing process.
Background
Managed by a national organisation called Creativity, Culture and Education (CCE), Creative Partnerships (CP) is the Government’s flagship creative learning programme funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Department for Children, Schools and Families and Arts Council England. It aims to foster effective, sustainable partnerships between schools and the widest possible range of cultural and creative partners that develop young people’s learning across and beyond the formal curriculum.
The Black Country Children’s Services Improvement Partnership (BCCSIP) manages the Creative Partnerships programme in The Black Country, Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire. BCCSIP is a strategic partnership funded by all four Black Country Local Authorities, the Learning and Skills Council, the Black Country Consortium and the University of Wolverhampton that aims to enhance teaching and learning in schools across the Black Country. It is a programme that sits within the University of Wolverhampton’s Education Partnerships department.
www.creativepartnerships.com
“This is an outstanding school. It is rare to find a school with such a sense of purpose to provide the absolute best for all its pupils.” Ofsted 2009
This is St Bartholomew’s third Enquiry project with Creative. We want to build on what we have learnt over the last two years, particularly with regard to the successes of pupil-led creative learning.
We are looking for an expert practitioner/s who will help us explore the following enquiry:
How can film-making, combined with drama, through a cross-curricular approach, encourage our pupils to see beyond wanting to 'get it right', and empower them to take ownership of their learning through questioning, experimenting, and taking more risks?
Aims:
This project aims to:
• encourage pupils to challenge their own ideas of what’s possible and what they are capable of, through exploration and taking risks
• provide a more meaningful and exciting context to improve pupils’ writing
• empower children to lead their own learning processes and make their own decisions about what they want to pursue
• help staff to allow children to lead their learning
Brief:
We are open to receiving applications from individuals offering us both film-making and drama skills, from individuals offering just one of these areas of expertise, and also to joint applications which cover both areas.
We would like the practitioner/s to:
• research film-making equipment and software and advise the school on what to buy with the budget available (up to £1,000)
• inspire pupils and staff with new creative approaches to pupil-led learning, in particular through activities which lead to writing in some form or another
• listen to, be inspired by, and help realise our children’s ideas for the content of the project
• help staff and pupils gain confidence and new skills – not only in film-making and drama, but also in decision making, problem solving, communication and their understanding of the learning process
The practitioner/s would work with one Year 3 class of 30 pupils.
Timescale and Fee
Total fee: £2,800, including travel, planning, reflection and evaluation time, with an additional budget for equipment.
Dates: between Jan and April 2010, ideally in weekly sessions. Joint planning will take place in school before Christmas.
Project Management
The successful applicant will be contracted directly by St Bartholomew’s Primary School which has already secured Creative Partnerships funding to support this commission. In addition to support provided by Black Country Creative Partnerships (BCCP), St Bartholomew’s is also working with a Creative Agent, a freelance creative professional employed by BCCP to act as a critical friend, broker and creative advisor.
Selection
All applicants must have:
• a highly developed and reflective practice
• experience of working with KS2
• skills in film-making and drama facilitation, and an ability to communicate these skills effectively to pupils and staff
• a commitment to genuine collaboration with staff and pupils
• an interest in how people learn, and a belief in child-led learning
Application
To apply, please email:
• a current CV with details of 2 referees
• examples of relevant, previous work - up to 6 images, web links
• one page addressing the above criteria, explaining why you are interested in working with us and any initial thoughts you might have about possible approaches
• confirmation of Public Liability Insurance and enhanced CRB clearance less than 2 years old in order to comply with the school’s commitment to safeguard children
Please also send the school a DVD of either a short show reel, a short film or a piece of work you think will be of interest to us. No video clips, please!
To
D.Jones3@stbartholomews-pri.lpplus.net
and
lisaharrison@blueyonder.co.uk
and send DVD to:-
Darren Jones, CP Co-ordinator,
St Bartholomew’s Church of England Primary School,
Sedgley Road,
Penn,
Wolverhampton,
WV4 5LG
A group of pupils from year 3 will conduct the interviews, with the school’s CP Co-ordinator and Creative Agent.
Any queries, please contact our Creative Agent, Lisa Harrison, on 07967 231 960.
The closing date for applications is 4pm Thursday 11th November 2010.
Successful applicants will be notified by the evening of Friday 12th March.
Interviews will take place on Friday 19th November.
Unfortunately we have no flexibility around the interview date, and so if you cannot make that date, please do not apply.
We would like you to do a 30 minute activity as part of the interviewing process.
Background
Managed by a national organisation called Creativity, Culture and Education (CCE), Creative Partnerships (CP) is the Government’s flagship creative learning programme funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Department for Children, Schools and Families and Arts Council England. It aims to foster effective, sustainable partnerships between schools and the widest possible range of cultural and creative partners that develop young people’s learning across and beyond the formal curriculum.
The Black Country Children’s Services Improvement Partnership (BCCSIP) manages the Creative Partnerships programme in The Black Country, Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire. BCCSIP is a strategic partnership funded by all four Black Country Local Authorities, the Learning and Skills Council, the Black Country Consortium and the University of Wolverhampton that aims to enhance teaching and learning in schools across the Black Country. It is a programme that sits within the University of Wolverhampton’s Education Partnerships department.
www.creativepartnerships.com
Sunday 24 October 2010
The Turves Green Titans are looking for a creative practitioner to work with us on a Robot Wars Project.
Turves Green Boys’ School, Birmingham, B31 4BS
- A Specialist Technology College -
Creative Partnerships Change School Programme 2010-2011
The Turves Green Titans are looking for a creative practitioner to work with us on a Robot Wars Project.
We are a group of 7 students from year 8, 9&10 who are the steering group on a project to start an after school club based on the Robot Wars. The club aims to engage pupils who normally don’t take part in clubs ( and have fun while learning). We also think there might be potential to link to science & technology subjects. The group size we are planning to work with is 20 pupils of different ages.
But for now we are looking for a person who can help us make this happen and can work with us to design, build & compete robots to get started!
We have a big vision to maybe start involving other schools in the long-term and support them in setting up a similar club! We also want the club to carry on once the original support from Creative Partnerships has finished, so sustainability is important.
We are looking for an exceptional practitioner who:
-can help us make the robots
- can work with a group of about 20 boys
- takes young people seriously
- can enable us to make the robots & and not do it for us
- is committed to work with young people
- has good imagination
- has experience in engineering (or building robots or similar)
- we can trust
- is ambitious with us- not for themselves
- does not take shortcuts
- is interested in working with recycled materials.
If you have worked with children before that would be ideal, but if you feel passionate about our idea, please get in touch.
To apply please send:
- a CV (no more than two pages)
- two references
- a short description (less than one side of A4) of how you might work with us
- any portfolio, CD, DVD, webpage reference to showcase your previous work
- the date of your recent CRB check ( if you have not been CRB checked an indication that you will be happy to be CRB checked)
- confirmation of Public Liability
- an indication of your fees
To our Creative Agent: Iris Bertz ibertz@gmail.com, for questions: 0121 439 6873
Wednesday 3rd Nov – Deadline for Applications 5pm
Please send all documents in the DOC or PDF format, no docx please.
The Turves Green Titans meet every Thursday after school: 3-4 pm
We would like the practitioner to be there from 2.30 pm so he or she can set up in time. And to stay till 4.30 for reflection and planning.
We envisage the practitioner to come in weekly up to Christmas and then maybe at longer interval. But we would like to decide that together with the chosen person.
We are also planning to do a small number of whole or half days to set up the project.
Proposed Dates for Practitioners – Autumn Term 2010
Wednesday 3rd Nov – Deadline for Applications 5pm
Friday 12th Nov – Interviews ( Morning)
Thursday 18th Nov – Planning Meeting 2.30-4.30pm
Thursday 25th Nov – Full Day Workshop 9.00-3.30pm
Then weekly workshops up to Christmas.
So please apply- blow us way with your ideas!!!
Creative Partnerships Change School Programme 2010-2011
Background
Creative Partnerships is the Government’s flagship creative learning programme, designed to develop the skills of young people across England, raising their aspirations and equipping them for their futures. We foster innovative, long-term partnerships between schools and creative professionals, including architects, scientists, multimedia developers and artists. These partnerships inspire young people, teachers and creative professionals to challenge how they work and experiment with new ideas.
Young people develop the skills they need to perform well not only in exams and extra-curricular activities, but also in the workplace and wider society.
Context
The school is a relatively small technology college with approximately 650 boys serving the Longbridge district of Birmingham. A small number of the pupils are from minority ethnic communities and standards on entry are broadly average. About one fifth of pupils, an average proportion, are on the special needs register. The school was one of the first to be designated a specialist technology college in 1995. There are extensive links with other schools within the south western districts of Birmingham and shared sports facilities with the adjacent girls' school.
The school became part of the Change Schools programme in September 2008. The Change Schools programme builds on Creative Partnerships current practice to bring about sustainable change in approaches to teaching and learning. We have made a firm commitment to putting creativity at the heart of our improvement plans and to educating children and young people for a creative future.
Focus, Aims and Requirements
The Change Schools programme focuses on generating long-term dialogue about creative teaching and learning, and how the school can become a more effective creative learning environment. Our focus is to explore in depth how we can develop the conditions where creativity can thrive. Can we through engaging with outside professionals, raise achievement and make teaching and learning more exciting and relevant to life after school?
This project is part of
a Change School project supported by Creative Partnerships
www.creative-partnerships.com and Bright Space www.brightspace.org.uk
- A Specialist Technology College -
Creative Partnerships Change School Programme 2010-2011
The Turves Green Titans are looking for a creative practitioner to work with us on a Robot Wars Project.
We are a group of 7 students from year 8, 9&10 who are the steering group on a project to start an after school club based on the Robot Wars. The club aims to engage pupils who normally don’t take part in clubs ( and have fun while learning). We also think there might be potential to link to science & technology subjects. The group size we are planning to work with is 20 pupils of different ages.
But for now we are looking for a person who can help us make this happen and can work with us to design, build & compete robots to get started!
We have a big vision to maybe start involving other schools in the long-term and support them in setting up a similar club! We also want the club to carry on once the original support from Creative Partnerships has finished, so sustainability is important.
We are looking for an exceptional practitioner who:
-can help us make the robots
- can work with a group of about 20 boys
- takes young people seriously
- can enable us to make the robots & and not do it for us
- is committed to work with young people
- has good imagination
- has experience in engineering (or building robots or similar)
- we can trust
- is ambitious with us- not for themselves
- does not take shortcuts
- is interested in working with recycled materials.
If you have worked with children before that would be ideal, but if you feel passionate about our idea, please get in touch.
To apply please send:
- a CV (no more than two pages)
- two references
- a short description (less than one side of A4) of how you might work with us
- any portfolio, CD, DVD, webpage reference to showcase your previous work
- the date of your recent CRB check ( if you have not been CRB checked an indication that you will be happy to be CRB checked)
- confirmation of Public Liability
- an indication of your fees
To our Creative Agent: Iris Bertz ibertz@gmail.com, for questions: 0121 439 6873
Wednesday 3rd Nov – Deadline for Applications 5pm
Please send all documents in the DOC or PDF format, no docx please.
The Turves Green Titans meet every Thursday after school: 3-4 pm
We would like the practitioner to be there from 2.30 pm so he or she can set up in time. And to stay till 4.30 for reflection and planning.
We envisage the practitioner to come in weekly up to Christmas and then maybe at longer interval. But we would like to decide that together with the chosen person.
We are also planning to do a small number of whole or half days to set up the project.
Proposed Dates for Practitioners – Autumn Term 2010
Wednesday 3rd Nov – Deadline for Applications 5pm
Friday 12th Nov – Interviews ( Morning)
Thursday 18th Nov – Planning Meeting 2.30-4.30pm
Thursday 25th Nov – Full Day Workshop 9.00-3.30pm
Then weekly workshops up to Christmas.
So please apply- blow us way with your ideas!!!
Creative Partnerships Change School Programme 2010-2011
Background
Creative Partnerships is the Government’s flagship creative learning programme, designed to develop the skills of young people across England, raising their aspirations and equipping them for their futures. We foster innovative, long-term partnerships between schools and creative professionals, including architects, scientists, multimedia developers and artists. These partnerships inspire young people, teachers and creative professionals to challenge how they work and experiment with new ideas.
Young people develop the skills they need to perform well not only in exams and extra-curricular activities, but also in the workplace and wider society.
Context
The school is a relatively small technology college with approximately 650 boys serving the Longbridge district of Birmingham. A small number of the pupils are from minority ethnic communities and standards on entry are broadly average. About one fifth of pupils, an average proportion, are on the special needs register. The school was one of the first to be designated a specialist technology college in 1995. There are extensive links with other schools within the south western districts of Birmingham and shared sports facilities with the adjacent girls' school.
The school became part of the Change Schools programme in September 2008. The Change Schools programme builds on Creative Partnerships current practice to bring about sustainable change in approaches to teaching and learning. We have made a firm commitment to putting creativity at the heart of our improvement plans and to educating children and young people for a creative future.
Focus, Aims and Requirements
The Change Schools programme focuses on generating long-term dialogue about creative teaching and learning, and how the school can become a more effective creative learning environment. Our focus is to explore in depth how we can develop the conditions where creativity can thrive. Can we through engaging with outside professionals, raise achievement and make teaching and learning more exciting and relevant to life after school?
This project is part of
a Change School project supported by Creative Partnerships
www.creative-partnerships.com and Bright Space www.brightspace.org.uk
Wednesday 20 October 2010
Multisensory Art Commission Opportunity
Current Opportunities
Multisensory Art Commission Opportunity
Staffordshire Arts and Museum Service (SAMS) would like to commission a bespoke interactive and multisensory sculpture designed to tour round community venues and school settings.
Aims of the Commission
* To create new multisensory art work that will be suitable for touring within community settings.
* To devise and deliver a series of creative activities in community settings across Staffordshire to creatively explore materials and sensory elements with our target audiences.
* To develop an illustrative and creative account of the process and journey undertaken from the initial workshops through to the final, piece which will provide a useful tool for further interpretation and engagement.
Timescale
* Deadline for application: 19th November 2010
* Interview date: 13th December 2010
* Commissioning period January 2011 - June 2011
Artist Fee
Artist Commission total fee is £8000.
Commission Brief
For a more detailed brief, please click here
Launch Black Country History Website
Now online:
Black Country History website
Black Country History is a new searchable website which allows users to find information about documents, maps, photographs, art works, objects and more held by archives and museums services within the Black Country.
The website brings together in one place information about 119,000+ documents, archival photographs, maps, artefacts and artworks held by archives and museums across the Black Country; offering a comprehensive research resource for history enthusiasts worldwide.
blackcountryhistory.org
Launch Event
Bilston Craft Gallery
Thur 4 Nov 6 – 8 pm
You are warmly invited to the official launch of the Black Country History website.
The launch event will also feature the new Buy Black Country collection of contemporary retail products developed by designer-makers and inspired by the Black Country’s historic local collections.
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