Community Arts Training in Warwickshire

We are aiming to start the community arts professional training programme in February to April 2010 with 4 introduction days which (funding pending) will lead onto the full programme. The aim of the programme is to support the development of community artists in Warwickshire.
As well as attending these days your commitment would also include keeping a journal, completing a basic portfolio AND prepare to work with others to deliver a community arts workshop (for your Open College Network accreditation aiming at ) OCN Level 3. And being prepared and able to travel to different venues around the county.

We also want eventually to create a standard of practise that should you complete the full training (subject to funding) will give you a 'stamp of approval' for working for Warwickshire County Council.

You will be expected to sign a commitment agreement for this introductory training the cost per person equates to around £350.00 per person of council tax payers money so...your commitment to starting and finishing the training is essential.

If you are genuinely interested in expressing your interest in taking part in the Introductory programme AND WOULD IN PRINCIPLE BE COMMITTED TO THE WHOLE PROGRAMME, at this stage please send me an email - confirming your interest. If you represent and organisation please state how many places you would be interested in.

and available: Wed 24 Feb

Wed 12 March

Wed 24 March

In the Easter hols participants will need to undertake a group practical

Wed 21 April


Cathryn
Cathryn Ravenhall
Community Arts Officer
County Arts Service
Adult, Health & Community Services
Warwickshire County Council
Phone: 01926 412355   
Fax: 01926 412471
e-mail:  cathrynravenhall@warwickshire.gov.uk
Web:  http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk

Heath Park Business & Enterprise College, Wolverhampton Keystage 3 Exhibition

 

If you are interested in attending please get in touch with Nicola Dixon: nicola.dixon@gmail.com

Professional Devolpment for Free Lancers

Maths & Creative Teaching Event 2. February 2010 Dudley

This Event is aimed at Black Country Schools that are in the Creative Partnerships Programme- if you are interested and are not from the area, please enquire with Bhavna Patel about a paid place:
Bhavna.Patel2@wlv.ac.uk    

Willow Structure Course 26. 27. 28. March 2010

For Booking form please email: deirdrevernon@talktalk.net

Maximum 10 students per day- course is booking up quickly.

Who Are We? Exploring identity in the new Decade Monday 1st February 2010, 6pm Birmingham Library Theatre (free)

Birmingham Libraries are delighted to host an evening with Mobo awarding
rapper Akala, local poet Maryam Khan Shafique and former Birmingham Young
Poet Laureate Matt Windle. The event is part of the national MyVoice
project (MyVoice: is a project supported by the Dept for Communities &
Local Government, Creativity, Culture & Education and The Reading Agency.
The project was set up in 8 areas nationally to give young people the
opportunity to work with professional writers, poets and librarians to
offer them a platform to express their opinions on global issues of our
time). The project has been encouraging young people to explore complex
global issues through writing and each of the beneficiaries have been
paired up with a writer mentor to develop their writing skills and a local
librarian to broaden their reading experiences and knowledge of what
libraries offer.

The Birmingham MyVoice beneficiary was Maryam Khan Shafique and she has
been working with performance poet Akala on a collection of poems based on
the theme of identity. As part of the project, the three poets will be
using performance poetry to explore the theme of identity and
discuss/debate just 'Who are we in this new decade'. The event will be a
fresh, creative, and exciting space where young people can contribute and
get involved in the discussion about who they are and who we are! For more
details please contact: Nikki Bi (nikki.bi@birmingham.gov.uk/0121 303
2895).

Creative Teaching for the 21st Century, 3 March 2010

On 3 March, 2010 CCE will be holding its first national conference for Creative Partnerships schools at the ICC Birmingham.

When: 10am – 4.30pm, 3 March 2010

Where: The ICC, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EA
Click here for directions to the ICC

Who can attend: 400 School Coordinators, teachers and creative agents from Change Schools, Enquiry Schools and Schools of Creativity in the Creative Partnerships programme. Places are limited to two delegates per school.

What's on offer: This exciting conference will include headline speakers, Ewan McIntosh and Professor Anne Bamford, as well as a series of teacher and practitioner led workshop sessions, sharing experience and effective practice. Workshop themes will include the Digital age; Families and Family Capital; Progression and Assessment; Young Voices; and Social Cohesion and Social Capital.

Further workshop sessions will be facilitated by a select group of highly respected academics and researchers, focusing on the latest research and evaluation around creative learning from both within and beyond the Creative Partnerships programmes. These include: Enquiry Schools; Change Schools; History of cultural policy; Career progression; Co-mentoring programme; Poetry in Animation; Find Your Talent; and the Prevent programme.

How to sign up for the day: Click here to register and attend this FREE conference.
Numbers will be limited to 400 places and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis so hurry to reserve your place!

Please note: although the conference is free, any cancellations will be subject to an administration fee.