Events

Course location: Leeds

“I am a Teenager, Get Me Into There” by Curious Minds is here to empower you with the specialised skills and support you need to ensure teens feel welcome in your workplace.

This day-long course, led by expert trainers, has been designed to enable people working in front of house or public facing roles to understand the teenage experience and feel more confident in their interactions with young people.  You’ll leave with a set of actionable strategies which you can put straight into practice in your workplace.

Ready to book? You can do so below.

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More about the course
At Curious Minds, we understand the transformative power of every adult interaction when it comes to young people experiencing something new. When visiting cultural venues, these interactions can completely change a young person’s perception of the whole visit, regardless of what they’ve come to see or do, and affects their willingness to engage in the future. The responsibility to get it right is huge.

Drawing insights from two flagship youth engagement programs delivered by Curious Minds, participants will delve into key topics, including:

• Perceptions of Young People: Uncover how our perceptions shape our behaviour and impact young visitors.
• Teenage Brain Development: Understanding this can help us to better understand the young people we work with or welcome into our venues.
• Barriers and Enablers: Examine real-life situations affecting young people’s experiences in cultural venues.

The course content has been developed, tested and refined over many years and in collaboration with specialists in youth work and outreach, alongside young people themselves. It is uniquely tailored for professionals who engage with teenagers daily.

Got more questions? Please get in touch with info@curiousminds.org.uk to find out more.

This is a free skills masterclass for young people aged 16-25 in Wigan Borough. It has been organised as part of the Curious Works project.

Using your natural creativity along with some new tools and techniques, you’ll have a go at ‘selling the unsellable’. You’ll leave with a better understanding of how to be creative at work and with examples to share of how you’ve already started to do it.

Spaces are limited. Book your place now by emailing sophie.barrow@curiousminds.org.uk, or WhatsApp us in 07883 820448.

Join the Curious Creatives Network monthly on a Friday, for inspiration, learning and connection to take you into your weekend. These network sessions are free and take place online over Zoom.

Join the Curious Creatives Network for inspiration, learning and connection. These network sessions are free and take place online over Zoom once a month. This month, we will be joined by Alicia Smith, from Culture Liverpool, who will be sharing her journey from creative practitioner to cultural leader. The sessions are informal and interactive, with an opportunity to network and find out more about each others work. We often have a speaker from the creative or education sector.

Alicia Smith

Alicia is a valued member of the Culture Liverpool Leadership team, heading up Arts, Heritage , libraries & Participation and a leading force behind the strategic cultural development for the city in collaboration with many partners.

Her wealth of knowledge and experience pays dividends – with an innovative and impressive back catalogue including the European Capital of Culture 2008 programme of events, the Giant Spectacular trilogy, the Vitality Netball World Cup, RISE, UNESCO City of Music as well as studies into the social impact of arts.

More recently, Alicia led on the Eurovision EuroLearn and EuroStreets – a first for any host city and an integral part of success of Liverpool’s Eurovision journey on behalf of Ukraine.

An avid advocate for the arts, Alicia is a familiar face on the national and international networking circuit providing help and advice on best practice for culture programmes, cultural experiences, and cultural journeys.

This will be an informal and interactive session, with an opportunity to network in breakout rooms and engage in a Q&A with Alicia.

If you have any questions about this event or suggestions for speakers you would like to hear from, please email us at: creatives@curiousminds.org.uk

You will be contacted in advance with the zoom link, or you can access it via the online event page.

Access: This event will use live transcription. If you need any other access support please get in touch before the event.

This is a free skills masterclass, for young people aged 16-25 in Wigan Borough. It has been organised as part of the Curious Works project.

How can team-work and collaboration strengthen our ideas and projects? Join this interactive masterclass and explore using photography, videography and social media design.

Spaces are limited. Book your place now by emailing sophie.barrow@curiousminds.org.uk, or WhatsApp us in 07883 820448.

This is a free skills masterclass for young people aged 16-25 in Wigan Borough. It has been organised as part of the Curious Works project.

What does it mean to produce and manage events? What happens when something doesn’t go to plan? This workshop explores how we can be solution focused in the workplace and how to find creative solutions.

Spaces are limited. Book your place now by emailing sophie.barrow@curiousminds.org.uk, or WhatsApp us in 07883 820448.

Course location: Manchester

Curiosity Outside the Classroom (Trips & Visits) by Curious Minds is here for teachers and school staff to help spark curiosity in their students, through delivering great trips and visits.

Taking students on cultural experiences outside of the classroom is an essential and formative part of education. Done well, school trips provide engaging and immersive learning opportunities, develop empathy and emotional connection to a subject, and make classroom activities feel real and relevant to the wider world.

These sessions will equip any school staff with the skills, confidence and knowledge to plan, advocate for and deliver brilliant trips and visits.

Ready to book? You can do so below.

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What to expect

Through this one-day course, we will:

• Provide you with practical tools that will save you time and help you squeeze maximum value from school trips.
• Widen your ideas about what cultural trips can achieve and help you advocate for their value.
• Help you design an experience that meets the needs of your students and your own aims.
• Understand the common mistakes made on cultural trips, based on feedback from over 2,000 school visits, and how to avoid them.

We can also arrange for Curious Minds expert facilitators to run this course with a larger group of your staff. Please get in touch with teresa.baggaley@curiousminds.org.uk to find out more.

Got more questions? Fill in this form to find out more.

Got more questions? Please get in touch with info@curiousminds.org.uk to find out more.

Course location: Leeds

Curiosity Outside the Classroom (Trips & Visits) by Curious Minds is here for teachers and school staff to help spark curiosity in their students, through delivering great trips and visits.

Taking students on cultural experiences outside of the classroom is an essential and formative part of education. Done well, school trips provide engaging and immersive learning opportunities, develop empathy and emotional connection to a subject, and make classroom activities feel real and relevant to the wider world.

These sessions will equip any school staff with the skills, confidence and knowledge to plan, advocate for and deliver brilliant trips and visits.

Ready to book? You can do so below.

To view this event on Eventbrite, click here.

What to expect

Through this one-day course, we will:

• Provide you with practical tools that will save you time and help you squeeze maximum value from school trips.
• Widen your ideas about what cultural trips can achieve and help you advocate for their value.
• Help you design an experience that meets the needs of your students and your own aims.
• Understand the common mistakes made on cultural trips, based on feedback from over 2,000 school visits, and how to avoid them.

We can also arrange for Curious Minds expert facilitators to run this course with a larger group of your staff. Please get in touch with teresa.baggaley@curiousminds.org.uk to find out more.

Got more questions? Fill in this form to find out more.

Got more questions? Please get in touch with info@curiousminds.org.uk to find out more.