Careers and Pathways, Funding, Young People

Funds for young people to develop their creativity

August 22, 2012 J. Fenby Leave a comment

Creative Enterprise Fund

Creative Scotland and Young Scot see the Creative Enterprise Fund as providing a means for Scotland’s young people to develop their artistic talent and unlock opportunities within the creative industries. The Fund aims to promote the values of creative enterprise and leadership, creating positive pathways to employment and providing wider benefits to local communities.

The Fund can offer awards of up to £200 for individuals aged 15-22 or £750 for groups of three or more young people, where two thirds of any group are aged between 15-22.

The deadline for applications is 17 September 2012.

Contact: Young Scot, phone: 0808 801 0338 [ e-mail | website ]

Young Start Fund

A new fund aimed at unlocking the potential of Scotland’s children and young people has been launched by the Big Lottery Fund. Young Start will invest dormant accounts money in projects that encourage young Scots aged 8 to 24 to be:

CONFIDENT – Children and young people have more confidence and skills;
HEALTHY – Children and young people have better physical, mental and emotional health;
CONNECTED – Younger and older generations are better connected and have more understanding and respect for each other;
ENTERPRISING – Young people are better prepared for getting a job or starting a business.

Young Start, which is forecast to invest £8.9 million by March 2013, will award grants of between £10,000 and £50,000 for up to two years. The fund is aimed at third sector organisations including voluntary organisations, community groups, social enterprises, housing associations, sports organisations, cooperatives and charities.

Projects will have a better chance of success if they can show young people have been meaningfully involved in the development, design and delivery of the project. Young Start can fund a range of projects including the following examples:

Using local artists in a creative arts project to improve young people’s confidence;
Getting young people involved in sport through the use of local sports facilities;
Young people teaching older people how to use technology and try new activities such as using the internet, social networking and gaming;
Work experience tasters with local employers.

Application form and guidance materials are available online here. There are no deadlines and applications can be submitted at any time. Applicants will hear if they have been successful within 8 weeks of submitting an application form.

Groups can keep in touch with the latest Young Start news at www.facebook.org.uk/youngstartfund or following Young Start atwww.twitter.com/youngstartfund.

Creativity Portal, NCLN

CLNs feature in GTC’s Teaching Scotland magazine

August 21, 2012 J. Fenby Leave a comment

This month’s issue of Teaching Scotland continues its focus on creativity. Articles include ‘One-stop shop for creative learning‘, a feature on the CLN initiative and Creativity Portal; ‘Making a show of education‘, an interview with Simon Sharkey of National Theatre of Scotland on using theatre without walls to engage learners, including NTS and Education Scotland’s Transform Toolkit; plus an overview of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas which encouraged Scotland’s colleges to think differently about the future of education.

Download a copy of the magazine here: teaching-scotland-issue-46

CfE, Education News

Creativity’s Place in Building the Curriculum 4: new online resource

August 21, 2012 J. Fenby Leave a comment

Education Scotland has recently published a practical guide to support the development of the key messages surrounding Building the Curriculum 4: Skills for Learning, Life and Work. It will provide teachers and other practitioners with support to help them ensure that skills development is an integral part of learning throughout the broad general education stage of Curriculum for Excellence.

http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/resources/s/skillsinpractice/introduction.asp?strReferringChannel=educationscotland&strReferringPageID=tcm:4-615801-64

Creativity as a Thinking Skill –

http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/resources/s/skillsinpracticethinkingskills/creativity.asp

CfE, Dance, Drama, Education News, Music

New Guidance for Expressive Arts Practitioners

August 21, 2012 J. Fenby Leave a comment

Education Scotland has published new resources to support practitioners in planning learning and teaching in line with Scotland’s new National Qualifications . These include graphic design and contemporary sculpture (N4, N5 and Higher) plus contemporary and jazz dance technique and advice on the choreographic process (N5).

Resources now available:

Art and Design

Graphic Design (N4, N5, Higher)

Expressive with Critical (N4, N5, Higher)

Expressive with Critical: Contemporary Sculpture (N4, N5, Higher)

Dance

Choreographic Process (N5)

Dance Technique, Contemporary and Jazz (N5)

Drama

Transform Toolkit

Music

NQ Music (N3, N4, N5)

Education News, Learning Exchange

Dangerous Ideas for Education

August 21, 2012 J. Fenby Leave a comment

Scotland’s Colleges’ Festival of Dangerous Ideas this June generated a huge amount of interest and discussion on how we create an education system that promotes imagination, creativity and innovation. Visit the website for an animated overview from Karen Lawson, Scotland’s Colleges, of festival highlights and key messages, and an account from Paul Gorman, Visible Fictions, of the Day of Danger, during which tutors from Kilmarnock and James Watt Colleges explored new approaches to engaging learners.

Following the success of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, Scotland’s Colleges are responding to the request for support to put ‘ideas into action’. Many participants at the festival said it was great to have time to generate ideas but how to you ensure they are developed, implemented and evaluated. They are planning a series of events and activities that support creativity across the sector starting with a launch event on Tuesday 2 October 2012 at The Engine Shed, Edinburgh.

CLD, CPD, Events

Community Learning and Development at SLF 2012

August 3, 2012 J. Fenby Leave a comment

Making the connections between informal, non-formal and formal learning

This year, there will be a CLD village and CLD Fringe programme at the Scottish Learning Festival, sponsored by the CLD Standards Council. SLF 2012 hopes to attract a larger audience from the further education, youth work and community learning and development sectors than in previous years.

For more information visit the CLD Standards Council for Scotland website.

Download the CLD Village Fringe Programme and Exhibitor Guide here: CLD_Village_Brochure

CfE, Education News

Impact of CfE on school leavers heading for HE

August 3, 2012 J. Fenby Leave a comment

Information about CfE for universities

A new section on the Education Scotland website summarises the impact Curriculum for Excellence will have on school leavers heading for higher education and suggests that maximising the opportunities that CfE provides requires a joined-up approach across sectors. University entrants who have experienced CfE throughout their secondary education will have a different experience of learning and teaching and different pathways through qualifications. Read more here.

Artists, CfE, CPD, Edinburgh

Artist CPD – Working with Schools, 26 Aug 2012

July 31, 2012 J. Fenby Leave a comment

Skills Development CPD for Artists: Working with Schools
Sunday 26 August, 1.30-4.30pm
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR

Cost: £28/£24 Network members

Bookings: 0131 556 9579

Participants will look at the four capacities of the Curriculum for Excellence and how participating in the arts enables young people to become Successful Learners, Confident Individuals, Effective Contributors and Responsible Citizens. The programme will also look at the outcomes and experiences for the Expressive Arts, as well as how the arts can be used across the curriculum to meet the health and wellbeing, literacy and numeracy outcomes. There will also be a chance to examine case studies of education projects, share ideas for future projects and tips on how to fund work in schools. Led by Fiona Dalgetty

For artists: If you have already worked with schools, please bring a short summary or case study of a project you have run

Programme:

1.30pm – 2.30pm – Curriculum for Excellence
2.30pm – 3.00pm – Case studies of education projects
3.00pm – 3.15pm – Coffee break
3.15pm – 3.45pm – Case studies and ideas for future projects
3.45pm – 4.15pm – How can we fund work in schools?
4.15pm – 4.30pm – Final questions

CPD, Events

Developing Learners’ Essential Skills in Scotland, 25 September, 2012

July 30, 2012 J. Fenby Leave a comment

Education Scotland, in association with Scotland’s Colleges, is presenting this national conference on how well colleges and schools develop learners’ essential skills, building upon their prior experiences and preparing them for further learning or employment opportunities.

The keynote speakers will be Michael Russell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education, and Ian McMillan CBE, Director of CBI Scotland.

With Curriculum for Excellence as the focal point, the conference workshops will explore planning, and learning and teaching approaches to develop and recognise learners’ essential skills.

There will be 10 workshops exemplifying excellent practice in developing learners’ essential skills in schools and colleges. These include presentations from:

Ayr College
Education Scotland’s Inter Authority Skills Group
Govan High School
James Watt College
Glencryan School

Event details

Date: 25 September 2012

Cost: £75

Venue: Hilton Hotel

Location: Glasgow

Target Audience: Managers in schools, colleges and community-based providers, curriculum managers, local authority staff, employers, private training providers, employability officers.

How to apply: For the full programme details and to book online, see the event page on the Scotland’s Colleges website.

Online bookings close: 24 September 2012

Contacts: Ann Kirkwood (Tel: 01786 892131) / Dawn Brooks (Tel: 01786 892007

CPD, Drama, Events

Future Possible Theatre Symposium, Glasgow, 5 September 2012

July 30, 2012 J. Fenby Leave a comment

A symposium with the National Theatre of Scotland and Citizens Theatre

Wednesday, 5 September, 10.00am – 4.00pm

Citizens Theatre, Glasgow

The National Theatre of Scotland and the Citizens Theatre are inviting interested individuals to explore future possibilities in creating and sharing theatre across professional and community contexts.

Leading up to this event and in partnership with ArtWorks Scotland, The National Theatre of Scotland is taking 6 established Scottish Artists to Philadelphia to take part in a summer lab with People’s Light Theatre Company. Peoples’ Light have invested in a comprehensive training programme for their artists ensemble, teaching artists and staff to skill them up and expose them to creating high quality professional work with non-professionals.

The Scottish artists working with the company in 2012 across a professional and community context are:

Simon Sharkey – Associate Director of National Theatre of Scotland

MJ McCarthy – Freelance Musician and Composer

Janice Parker – Freelance Choreographer and movement specialist

Rachel O’Neill – Freelance visual artist and lecturer

Martin Travers – Writer

Catrin Evans – Theatre director and activist

During the summer lab the Scottish artists have been asking the questions:

What factors are influencing quality in this work?

What skills am I learning?
You can keep in touch with their responses to these question and the work on http://futurepossibletheatre.posterous.com/

If you are interested in requesting a place on this event which follows on from the summer lab please contact the Citizens box office on
http://citizenslearning.wufoo.com/forms/registration-form/

More About ArtWorks

ArtWorks: Developing Practice in Participatory Settings is a Paul Hamlyn Foundation Special Initiative with funding and support from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, Creativity Culture & Education (supported by Arts Council England) and the Cultural Leadership Programme. ArtWorks Scotland is partner funded by Creative Scotland.