FOR ORGANISATIONS - The Creative Childhood Conference
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Peyton Events at the British Library Conference Centre
96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB United KingdomDescription
The Creative Childhood Conference: Schools and culture working together
Join A New Direction at the British Library for a day of creativity and collaboration.
Date: Thursday 06 October 2016
Time: 9.30am – 4.00pm
Venue: The British Library
Last few places available...
Unlocking the potential of all young people to be creative is crucial to the future of London. Crucial for the happiness of our young people, for the cohesion of our society and to our shared prosperity.
We can have a city where all children, young people and families benefit from the wealth culture in London but this is not that case at the moment. For things to change, we need to find better ways of sharing what we know, collaborating effectively and being prepared to work harder to tackle persistent challenges.
This conference will be a chance for London schools and cultural organisations to come together and explore creative ways of connecting and spreading the benefits of what we do. It will be practical, fun, and – as it is National Poetry Day – full of poetry.
There will be speakers, discussion, and workshops. Over the break and lunchtime our Artsmark team will be on hand to offer their support to schools and organisations engaging with the Award.
Throughout the day you will hear from:
- Our compere, poet Paul Lyalls
- Chief Executive of A New Direction, Steve Moffitt
- AND teacher Advocates
- London’s Young Poet Laureate (outgoing), Selina Nwulu
- Director of Foundation for Future London, Andrea Stark
- Author, illustrator and poet, Laura Dockrill
- The Barbican’s Shoubhik Bandopadhyay and Victoria Patrick
- English teacher and author, Dominic Salles
- The ICA’s Carey Robinson
- The Mighty Creatives' Becky Rose
Workshop themes:
The Creative Childhood Conference: Schools and culture working together
Join A New Direction at the British Library for a day of creativity and collaboration.
Date: Thursday 06 October 2016
Time: 9.30am – 4.00pm
Venue: The British Library
Last few places available...
Unlocking the potential of all young people to be creative is crucial to the future of London. Crucial for the happiness of our young people, for the cohesion of our society and to our shared prosperity.
We can have a city where all children, young people and families benefit from the wealth culture in London but this is not that case at the moment. For things to change, we need to find better ways of sharing what we know, collaborating effectively and being prepared to work harder to tackle persistent challenges.
This conference will be a chance for London schools and cultural organisations to come together and explore creative ways of connecting and spreading the benefits of what we do. It will be practical, fun, and – as it is National Poetry Day – full of poetry.
There will be speakers, discussion, and workshops. Over the break and lunchtime our Artsmark team will be on hand to offer their support to schools and organisations engaging with the Award.
Throughout the day you will hear from:
- Our compere, poet Paul Lyalls
- Chief Executive of A New Direction, Steve Moffitt
- AND teacher Advocates
- London’s Young Poet Laureate (outgoing), Selina Nwulu
- Director of Foundation for Future London, Andrea Stark
- Author, illustrator and poet, Laura Dockrill
- The Barbican’s Shoubhik Bandopadhyay and Victoria Patrick
- English teacher and author, Dominic Salles
- The ICA’s Carey Robinson
- The Mighty Creatives' Becky Rose
Workshops:
Whose culture? Giving young people agency to define cultural learning
A discussion focused on A New Direction’s work understanding young people’s concept of culture and creativity, and how the ICA is trying to engage young people with the organisation and concepts of the contemporary culture. We will ask the group to talk about techniques that have worked for them as well as looking at the pitfalls.
Powerful partnerships: Working better together
How can cultural organisations help schools meet their needs? What can schools do to share their knowledge and experience with the cultural sector? In this session, Victoria Patrick and Shoubhik Bandopadhyay from the Creative Schools programme will share their experiences of building relationships between the cultural sector and the education sector, exploring these questions and suggesting new opportunities for collaboration.
Fundraising for Creativity
Collaboration is essential to improving outcomes for children and young people. Insight studies have shown that schools and businesses have an appetite for collaborative partnerships, however, they find brokering relationships time-consuming and challenging. In an era of increased scrutiny, schools require both evidence of educational effectiveness and “multipliers” to justify commitment; approaches that generate significant added value. Businesses want to help improve education and strengthen local communities. However, they need straight forward and effective routes to building relationships with local schools that fulfil shared ambitions. Schools have limited capability to generate new funds: whilst there are many free or subsidised offers, revenue creation and partnership schemes are limited. Schools recognise that they are behind the technology curve in accessing the power of collaborative creativity offered by technology. This workshop addresses these factors, looking at diverse models of Fundraising Creativity and exploring how building a collaborative community can support new routes to finance.
Every child is a poet
Leap into the world of poetry making that is accessible to all, the fewest words that say the most, about the things that matter – to the everyday magic in the everyday – warning workshop may contain rhyme and smiles!
Buy cultural capital with your Pupil Premium?
Learn how to make more of your pupil premium. Get hold of key national data which will encourage senior leadership teams to spend on things that really make a difference. Find out how good use of pupil premium enabled one school to get higher results from its disadvantaged students than their advantaged students, and higher than the national average. Explore how spending on cultural experiences enriches students’ lives, leading to both better results and better life chances.
We look forward to seeing you!
www.anewdirection.org.uk
We look forward to seeing you!
www.anewdirection.org.uk
PLEASE NOTE - only one space available per organisation.
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A New Direction is a London-based non-profit generating opportunities for children and young people to unlock their creativity.
London is one of the greatest creative hubs in the world. Every day, thousands of the children and young people who live here are inspired by the city’s culture to unleash their own creative side. They have the chance to develop their skills, talents and passions, becoming people who can thrive in a challenging, changing world and boost our wider society.
But there are also thousands of young people who miss out on London’s creative opportunities. Barriers of inequality or simple lack of support stop young people from reaching their creative potential, which has knock-on effects for their chances of personal fulfilment and success in later life.
Inequality is not set in stone; we can make London into a city with equal opportunities to engage with culture and be creative for all young people and children. This is our vision.
We are working towards a society where all children and young people can thrive through developing their creativity.
We work directly with the organisations at the front line: schools, cultural venues, local authorities and businesses. We unite those organisations to campaign for better policies that serve children and young people. We organise joint events and projects to reach a broader audience. We connect young people to mentors, work experience and inspiration.
Children and young people in London and through helping them, wider society.