Curious Minds Events Leaflet Jan 2015

Events and Support Offers

January - March 2015

CURIOUS EVENTS AND TRAINING CURIOUS ABOUT . . .

These events unpack current themes or issues from the world of Cultural Education.

Science in Museums Partnership with SMILE & GEM 11 February, 10.30am - 4pm, Liverpool World Museum This event is for heritage educators looking to develop ways of engaging learners through science. The day will examine the new National Curriculum for science and explore a range of case studies including some practical activities in World Museum Liverpool’s exciting galleries. This event is delivered by the SMILE network, in partnership with Curious Minds, Museum Development North West, National Museums Liverpool and the Group for Education in Museums.

Museum & Heritage Staff

FREE – book here: http://tinyurl.com/sciartsteam

Curious Kitbag 5 March, 10am - 1pm, Habergham Mill, Burnley

Grassro ots Arts Org s & Start-u ps

Curious Kitbag is Curious Minds’ support offer for grassroots arts or emerging organisations in need of simple tools, guidance and support to develop their businesses. This event will bring specialists together to offer one-to-one advice and signposting to new and emerging arts organisations and sole traders.

FREE – book here: http://curiouskitbag2. eventbrite.co.uk

CONTACT: 01282 435835

INFO@CURIOUSMINDS.ORG.UK

EVENTS FOR SCHOOLS, YOUTH SETTINGS, ARTS, CULTURAL & HERITAGE ORGANISATIONS

Film Education 12 March, 4pm - 6.30pm, Media City, Manchester Film education can play a hugely important role in the school environment. In this session, in partnership with Into Film, we will explore how film can help to engage hard to reach students, and can be easily embedded into the curriculum.

Teachers

FREE – book here: http://curiousfilm.eventbrite.co.uk

Library Staff

Digital in Libraries 26 March, 10am - 1pm, Habergham Mill, Burnley This event is designed to bring together digital specialists to share their expertise and empower library staff to improve their digital offer to young people.

If you work in a library and are keen to build confidence delivering digital to your young audiences, this event is for you.

FREE – book here: http://curiousdiglib.eventbrite.co.uk

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CURIOUS EVENTS AND TRAINING TRAINING

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Arts Award Bronze & Silver Training

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29 January, 9.45am - 4pm, St George’s Hall, Liverpool This course is for adults who want to become Bronze and Silver Arts Award advisers, supporting children and young people while they are working towards their Award.

Book here: www.artsaward.org.uk/ course_search/

Young People & Mental Health Day 1 - 9 February / Day 2 - 16 March, 9.30am - 3.30pm, 42nd Street, Manchester

What is the Role of Culture Within SMSC? 5 February, 1.15pm - 4pm, The Womans Organisation, Liverpool What is the role of culture within SMSC (spiritual, moral, social and cultural development)? Facilitated by Bernie Furey Assistant Head at St Ambrose Barlow (Teaching School Alliance) and Peter Ward Head of Art and SMSC at Childwall Sports and Science Academy. Both are Specialist Leaders in Cultural Education, and this event will explore how schools use SMSC within their settings.

For: Arts & cultural professionals working with children & young people FREE for CSNW members / £50 for nonThe two days will cover mental health CSNW members – book here: http:// issues facing young people and how to csnwsmsc.eventbrite.co.uk most effectively support them. Delivered by 42nd Street, nationally recognised for their work with young people experiencing mental health issues.

Arts & C ultural Contact Profess ionals julie.mccarthy@42ndstreet.org.uk to book a place.

CONTACT: 01282 435835

INFO@CURIOUSMINDS.ORG.UK

EVENTS FOR SCHOOLS, YOUTH SETTINGS, ARTS, CULTURAL & HERITAGE ORGANISATIONS

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Arts Award Discover & Explore Training

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12 February, 12.45pm - 5pm, Liverpool Central Library This course is for adults who want to become Discover and Explore Arts Award advisers, supporting children and young people while they are working towards their Award.

Book here: www.artsaward.org.uk/ course_search/

Life With and Without Levels 26 February, 1.15pm - 4pm, East Lancashire Facilitated by Louise Parrish Deputy Head at Tor View School (East Lancs Inclusion TSA) and Kathryn Quigley Curriculum Leader St Johns Primary School (Woodlands TSA), both Specialist Leaders in Cultural Education.

FREE for CSNW members / £50 for nonCSNW members – book here: https://csnwlwwl.eventbrite.co.uk

Working with Young People with Challenging Behaviour 26 February, 10am - 4pm, Manchester For: Arts & cultural professionals working with children & young people Led by experts from UK Youth, this course will give you practical strategies and ideas to help you understand and deal with challenging behaviour from both individuals and in groups. A practical course, which will draw on Solutions Focused approaches and Transactional Analysis to help participants develop ways to handle the real life examples they have experienced or witnessed.

Book here: http://ypcbehaviour.eventbrite. co.uk

Teachers

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CURIOUS EVENTS AND TRAINING How to Work With ‘Hard To Reach’ Young People 11 March, 10am - 4pm, Museum of Lancashire For: Arts & cultural professionals working with children & young people Delivered by youth engagement expert Helen Thompson from Participation Works, this course will take an in-depth look at how to find and engage ‘Hard to Reach’ young people. Some young people simply do not or cannot access the universal offers made to all. We will look in detail at why this is and plan some practical and feasible actions that would support the engagement of these groups in bespoke and universal projects.

Book here: https://yphardtoreach.eventbrite. co.uk

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Engaging and Working With Vulnerable Young People 20 March, 10am - 4pm, The Lowry, Manchester For: Arts & cultural professionals working with children & young people Delivered by John Collet from Barnardo’s.

The course will unpick the issues facing young people today and how these vulnerabilities can affect their participation.

We will identify what prevents these young people from engaging and consider how you can make your offer more relevant, as well as looking at planning, setting up groups, boundaries and behaviour.

FREE – book here: http://ypengaging.eventbrite.co.uk

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Arts Award Bronze & Silver Training 26 March, 9.45am - 4pm, Liverpool Central Library This course is for adults who want to become Bronze and Silver Arts Award advisers, supporting children and young people while they are working towards their Award.

Book here: www.artsaward.org.uk/course_ search/

CONTACT: 01282 435835

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EVENTS FOR SCHOOLS, YOUTH SETTINGS, ARTS, CULTURAL & HERITAGE ORGANISATIONS

CURIOUS CONFERENCES AND AWARDS Arts Award Blast Conference 2 March, 9.30am - 4.15pm, The Lowry, Manchester

Arts Aw ard Advisers

Arts Award Blast 2015 is a great opportunity to meet advisers from across the region to share your stories and experiences of delivering Arts Award. This year’s conference has a strong focus on creating that all too precious time and space to talk, listen and debate. We want to hear more about and celebrate the work that you’re already doing, but we also want you to bring questions, issues and top tips to share. We can’t promise to solve everything on the day, but we guarantee you’ll go home with lots of new ideas!

Book here: https://artsawardblast.eventbrite.co.uk

6 March, 10.30am - 3.30pm, Sage Gateshead & Online Strong Voices is a two-year project, funded by the Department for Education (DfE) to find ways of enabling disadvantaged and vulnerable young people to access arts and culture.

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We would like to share what we’ve discovered with you, and invite you to join the debate by contributing your own learning, ideas and opinions too. We hope this conference will help us all to continue raising the quality and effectiveness of what we offer to those young people who need it most.

FREE – book here: https://strongvoices. eventbrite.co.uk

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CURIOUS SUPPORT In addition to our events, we offer more bespoke support sessions for schools, youth settings, arts, cultural and heritage organisations in the North West.

Arts Award

Photo: Matt Gartside

Introduction to Arts Award and Support Sessions Book an hour long one-to-one or group briefing session. Learn the basics about Arts Award and explore the potential benefits it could have for your organisation. Or book an hour long oneto-one or group session to help you map the award to your work, prepare for moderations and refresh your skills.

FREE – http://www.curiousminds.org. uk/artsaward/

Museums & Heritage One-to-one surgeries and tailored packages of consultancy support for individual museums and heritage settings. To find out more contact Dr Steph Hawke: steph. hawke@curiousminds.org.uk / 01282 435835

Working with schools

We are using bridge investment to subsidise these and so are able to offer them for just £50 - £75 for a half day session at your venue.

Contact info@curiousminds.org.uk for more information.

CONTACT: 01282 435835

Photo: Matt Gartside

Bespoke surgeries available We are now offering a tailor-made surgery session for you and your colleagues. The surgery will give you focussed time to learn more about the latest changes in education, to consider school priorities and needs and to make a plan of action about how to develop your offer to schools.

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CURIOUS SUPPORT Curious Kitbag Business support to maximise your opportunities in the North West Curious Minds offers a one-to-one consultancy service offering support and advice to arts organisations, especially grassroots groups and brand new startups, to develop successful business models. Our expertise comprises fundraising advice, mentoring, audience development, training opportunities and networking to other start-up organisations.

If you are a grassroots organisation or an arts practitioner wishing to extend your capacity please visit: www. curiousminds.org.uk/curiouskitbag or contact stewart.parsons@curiousminds.org.uk / 01282 435835

Fundraising Curious Minds, as part of its Kitbag support offer to grassroots arts organisations and successful engagement with schools, is delighted to offer a limited fundraising and bid writing service.

Please contact steph.hawke@curiousminds.org.uk or stewart.parsons@curiousminds.org.uk for further details.

CURIOUS CONNECTIONS To connect you with the region’s cultural education news or give you the chance to steal the headlines and promote your own work, we have the Curious Minds e-bulletin.

Join up by visiting www.curiousminds.org.uk/register www.culturehubs.co.uk is the one-stop online shop for cultural education in North West England, making it easier for staff in schools to connect with arts, cultural and heritage organisations. Over 400 schools, arts and cultural organisations are already members of Culture Hubs.

It’s free to join (www.culturehubs.co.uk/arts/ register/) and will: • • • • •

Promote and signpost schools to the region’s cultural education provision Connect schools with arts and culture on their doorstep and across the region Share ideas and best practice with others Promote and share your great CPD for teachers Signpost students to cultural activity happening in their community and across the region

WWW.CURIOUSMINDS.ORG.UK/ADVICEANDSUPPORT

CURIOUS TRAINING AND FACILITATION Creative Facilitators We can provide bespoke facilitation of meetings or planning sessions. We use creative techniques to help you and your team generate ideas, make decisions, create a project plan and improve your use of social media and event management. Conact sarah.bailey@ curiousminds.org.uk

UFA Training Curious Minds will soon offer the nationally renowned training programme ‘young researchers and evaluators’.

Interested?

Contact alice.demba@curiousminds. org.uk

Artswork CPD Training Curious Minds are able to deliver Artswork’s national CPD programme - Artsplan. This includes creative evaluation, facilitation and consultation.

Visit www.artswork.org.uk/training for more info about course content and quote ‘Curious Minds’ when booking.

Action Learning Sets Curious Minds has a team of trained Action Learning facilitators.

To find out more or enquire about using our services contact: kelly.allen@curiousminds.org.uk

CONTACT: 01282 435835

INFO@CURIOUSMINDS.ORG.UK

CURIOUS FUTURES

The Alternative Saturday Job Scheme FREE funding for arts and cultural organisations.

Support the creative workforce of the future and bring new ideas and energy into your organisation at the same time.

Curious Minds is delighted to be able to offer arts and cultural organisations based in the North West the opportunity to be part of Trailblaze – an exciting new scheme providing opportunities for young people to gain PAID work experience within the sector.

To find out more about the activities and opportunities within this programme please contact Holly Ball (holly.ball@curiousminds.org.uk) or visit the Trailblaze page to find out more — www.curiousminds. org.uk/trailblaze/

Lancashire Creative Employment Programme The Creative Employment Programme is a £15m fund to support the creation of traineeships, formal apprenticeships and paid internship opportunities in England for young unemployed people aged 16-24 wishing to pursue a career in the arts and cultural sector.

To find out more please visit: www.curiousminds.org.uk/lancashire-creativeemployment-programme/

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WHO ARE CURIOUS MINDS? We are a charity and Arts Council England’s Bridge organisation for the North West.

Our mission is to improve and enrich the lives of children and young people by increasing opportunities for their active engagement in inspirational arts, culture and creative learning.

STILL CURIOUS?

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Ebulletin: www.curiousminds.org.uk/register Curious Minds Habergham Mill Coal Clough Lane Burnley, BB11 5BS

Working with Arts Council England to connect young people with great art and culture

Call: 01282 435835 Email: info@curiousminds.org.uk www.curiousminds.org.uk

Registered company number: 6775402

Registered charity number: 1130988

Photo: Brian Roberts

Creative Futures Cumbria is working in partnership with Curious Minds to use their experience and expertise to connect children and young people, schools and communities with arts and culture right across Cumbria. If you want to know more about their support offer in Cumbria please call 01768 893810 or email info@creativefuturescumbria.org

Cover photo credits: Alison Southern, More Music in Morecambe & The Lowry

Bridge organisations support schools, youth services and local authorities to connect children and young people with the region’s best arts and cultural organisations.