curious minds

December 4, 2024
December 4, 2024

Celebrating 4 Years of Let’s Craft

We're incredibly proud to have been involved in this excellent project over the last 4 years, through our local partnerships in Ellesmere Port, as well as elsewhere in Northern England. Let's Craft has been instrumental in dismantling barriers to creativity for children and young people through the hardest of times.
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November 10, 2024
November 10, 2024

Responding to the Curriculum & Assessment Review

The Curriculum and Assessment Review has been commissioned to make recommendations on potential improvements to the current national curriculum and statutory assessment system in England. This is our opportunity to make sure a renewed focus on the arts and creative experiences, as a key component of a broad and rich curriculum, is backed up with the training, funding and support infrastructure we know the workforce needs to make change effective.
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January 16, 2024
January 16, 2024

Awards 2024 Launched

The Northern Cultural Education Awards shine a light on best practice, innovation and activism in the field of creative and cultural education across the North of England. Taking place on May 24th 2024, the Awards Ceremony will bring together teachers, cultural organisations, artists and leaders to celebrate their commitment and impact.
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November 8, 2023
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November 8, 2023

Young Associates Recruitment 2024

We are recruiting the latest cohort of Young Associates. We are looking for ten young leaders from creative backgrounds, aged 18 to 25 years old, who are ready to take on a new challenge and become the next generation of leaders and change-makers.
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August 25, 2023
Eleanor Chapman
August 25, 2023

Remembering Eleanor Chapman

We were devastated to learn this week of the sudden and unexpected death of our Trustee, Eleanor Chapman. A hugely accomplished cultural leader and performer, Elli was also a passionate advocate for children and young people's right to high quality creative and cultural learning.
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June 27, 2023
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June 27, 2023

The Bridge Network

A new report has been published, which charts the development of the network of Bridge Organisations - reflecting on their collective achievements in delivering better outcomes for young people. Dr David Parker's report was commissioned by all 10 former Bridge Organisations and is published with the support of the Cultural Learning Alliance.
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April 6, 2023
April 6, 2023

#BeeWell & Artsmark for Wellbeing Project

Do you teach at a secondary school in Rochdale or Wigan? Are you interested in Artsmark Award and it's potential for wellbeing? We still have places available for schools to sign up for our #BeeWell and Artsmark pilot project.
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