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Welcome to the third edition of the CCS Spotlight On e-news. This month’s Spotlight On theme is Family Activities.
The e-news is sent out every other month and includes information on: jobs, exhibition opportunities, performances, training, support and conferences, Spotlight On theme, CCS updates, funding, useful websites and events listings.
CCS (Culture Consortium Shropshire) is a Cultural Education Partnership, supported by Arts Connect (the Arts Council England funded Bridge organisation for the West Midlands).
It’s a network of organisations from: arts, culture and heritage organisations, festivals, education sector, music service and music hub, libraries, museums, local authority and other relevant organisations. The organisations all work with children and young people aged 0-25 in Shropshire.
Through the consortium, organisations are working together collectively to improve the cultural offer for children and young people in the county and to ensure there are more opportunities for children and young people to access high quality arts and culture.
The development of this e-newsletter is part of CCS’s aims to strengthen Shropshire’s cultural infrastructure, so we are better able to support and deliver a diverse range of high-quality activities for our children and young people.
In this newsletter...
CCS (Culture Consortium Shropshire)
Spotlight on Family Activities
Jobs/Exhibitions/Performance Opportunities
Training/Support/Conferences
Funding
News and Case Studies
Useful Websites and Contacts
Useful Event Listing Websites
 If you would like to profile your organisation, share a case study, images, project, job opportunity, funding etc. in one of the e-newsletters please email – meriel.lees@shropshire.gov.uk
The deadline for sending information for inclusion in the next e-news is:
MONDAY 6TH JANUARY for the January/February newsletter.
The Spotlight On theme for January/February is Inclusion.
 Unfortunately, we won’t be able to list every art and cultural event in here for children and young people, but please tag us in these events on facebook and we will share them.
This is our children and young peoples events page: https://www.facebook.com/Arts-and-Culture-Activities-for-Children-and-Young-People-in-Shropshire-306317196986821/.
At the end of the e-news there is also a list of event websites where you can promote activity.
 Website – https://www.cultureconsortiumshropshire.com/
Facebook – Culture Consortium Shropshire page – aimed at CCS members.
https://www.facebook.com/cultureconsortiumshrops/
Arts and Culture Activities for Children and Young People in Shropshire – events listing for children and young people activities; aimed at children and young people and their families.
https://www.facebook.com/Arts-and-Culture-Activities-for-Children-and-Young-People-in-Shropshire-306317196986821/
Twitter –
Culture Consortium Shropshire
@CultureShrop #spotlightshropscyp
 CCS is delivering an ambitious and exciting strategic programme of activity for children and young people In Shropshire.
The programme includes projects, festivals and continuing professional development for the cultural and education sectors.
Please see below for more information on each strand of the programme and how to get involved.
Welcome to Judy McFall - new CCS Development Coordinator
Last month CCS (Culture Consortium Shropshire), were advertising for a CCS Development Coordinator.
We had a lot of interest in the post, which was fantastic and interviewed 3 strong candidates.
We have offered the post to Judy McFall, which we are delighted about. Judy is contracted in the role until August 2020.
Her email address for CCS work is:
judycultureshrop@gmail.com
Judy has over 15 years’ experience working within the arts, cultural and education sectors. She was Senior Cultural Development Officer at Telford & Wrekin Council, leading on Cultural Hubs and the Find Your Talent programme. She is currently a freelance practitioner working for Upstart Projects and developing youth voice outreach programmes.
Her main roles and responsibilities will be:
Leading on the development and co-ordination of the ‘Spotlight Shropshire Programme 2020’, a 5-month programme (March to July 2020) celebrating Shropshire’s cultural offer for children and young people.
There is a wealth of cultural activity for children and young people happening across the county, Judy will be responsible for pulling this activity together to be profiled under one banner, liaise with the cultural sector and schools to maximise opportunities and engagement, promote activity including working with a designer to produce a range of marketing and publicity materials; identify and follow up opportunities within the festival for children and young people to actively engage with the programme as young reviewers, promoters, technicians etc, produce a festival evaluation framework and reports.
Judy will support the communications of CCS including leading on website and social media content. Support CCS future funding plans, including applying for and identifying suitable funding streams.
She will lead on the coordination of CCS meetings (Management Group and Task and Finish Group meetings) and be the key point of contact for all members, in partnership with Shropshire Council Arts Development Officer.
Judy is excited to be working with CCS, positive, confident and raring to get started.
I’m sure many of you will have the opportunity to meet her over the next few months.
For more information on CCS please go to: https://www.cultureconsortiumshropshire.com/
Spotlight Shropshire Festival
There is a wealth of cultural activity for children and young people happening across the county, both within arts/cultural organisations and schools. CCS want to celebrate and profile this within the framework of a festival.
Over 5 months in 2020, CCS will be bringing together activity, creating a What’s On Guide and producing marketing and publicity materials as part of Spotlight Shropshire. We will build on this activity to develop additional Spotlight Shropshire Festivals in future years, which will include opportunities for new commissions.
Young people will be invited to actively engage in the programme as young reviewers, programmers, curators etc. Organisations will be asked to identify these opportunities.
A CCS Development Co-ordinator has been appointed to support this work.
This approach will create momentum during 2019/20 and raise the profile of CCS, with children and young people, cultural organisations as well as funders like Arts Council and HLF.
Keep an eye out to find out how you can include your work within this festival.
Impact Partnership
A three year county wide research and development programme. CCS have been successful in securing funding from the Arts Connect Partnership Investment Fund, which is fantastic news. The funding will support a strategic programme, that will enable children and young people (0-19) with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) to take part in more and better-quality Arts and Cultural activities.
For more information please contact Hannah Prior from Ignition, who is leading the programme - hannah@i-gnition.co.uk
Cultural Education Partnerships’ Development Stalls
Arts Council England’s (ACE) Local Cultural Education Partnerships (LCEPs) are still struggling to get off the ground four years after being launched, according to new research commissioned by the funder.
The partnerships between arts organisations, educational institutions and local authorities were launched across England in 2015 as a key element of ACE’s ‘Cultural Education Challenge’. ACE intended the initiative to generate new ways of working “to make sure that all children and young people everywhere have access to great arts and culture”.
But a new report by BOP Consulting has found that only about a third of the partnerships think they are developed enough to be delivering on their goals.
The number of LCEPs has grown from around 60 in 2016 to about 100. Of these, 35% see themselves as “established and delivering” – similar to the level of 32% three years ago. Almost a quarter (22%) say they are “established but not delivering”, and 43% describe themselves as “emerging”.
The partnerships feel strongly that more funding is needed if they are to succeed – and they want ACE to consider providing this itself.
Based on feedback from LCEPs, the report also calls for a fundamental rethink of the existing approach to stop the initiative becoming bogged down in administrative inertia. “There is a need for something different from business as usual”, say the authors.
Read more here.
 Each newsletter will have a 'Spotlight On' section, with a new theme for each edition. Spotlight On, provides an opportunity to profile organisations' work with children and young people, highlight projects, share successful and inspirational case studies and best practice etc.
This edition's theme is showcasing Family Activites. The theme for January/February is Inclusion.
Please send items to share to: meriel.lees@shropshire.gov.uk
The deadline for sending information for inclusion in the next e-news is:
MONDAY 6TH JANUARY for the January/February newsletter.
The Fetch Theatre Company presents
Pedlar’s Tales
 Bringing Herefordshire Folklore to Life
The history and folklore of Herefordshire is being brought to life this autumn with a touring storytelling show.
This year Herefordshire Council’s Museums, Libraries and Archives Service was awarded funding from Arts Council England and the Elmley Foundation for the creation of Pedlar’s Tales, an intriguing, fun and interactive storyteller’s performance, featuring puppets, music and a mysterious traveller!
Created and performed by The Fetch Theatre with support from partner Arts Alive, ‘Pedlar’s Tales’ is inspired by stories drawn from fascinating historical documents and artifacts kept at Herefordshire Archives and Herefordshire folklore collected by Ella Mary Leather in the last century.
Bite-sized stories held within a quirky pedlar’s cart are chosen and performed, bringing the two-dimensional archive documents bursting into three-dimensional life. New stories will be collected from the audience and added to a magical box to create a new archive of contemporary Herefordshire stories.
Says Jon Chedgzoy, Museum, Libraries and Archives Manager for Herefordshire Council: “Pedlar’s Tales is an exciting way of taking documents and stories from the Herefordshire archives out to where people live across the county…audiences will enjoy a mix of real events and local folklore with a sound track of local music collected in the last century!”
Church Stretton Library SY6 6DQ | Saturday 2nd November | 2pm
Tickets: £4 (adults free if accompanying a child); 01694 722535
Tickets also available online at www.artsalive.co.uk
 'Parachutes' Project at the Hive
The Hive is just reaching the end of a successful first year of their three-year well-being project ‘Parachutes’ – a Children in Need funded project providing a wide range of creative and sensory activities including pottery, music-making, storytelling and messy play for Under 5s to enjoy with their parents/carers in North Shrewsbury.
The creative sessions enable parents/carers and children to form joint experiences and memories whilst building relationships and developing children’s creativity, sensory and essential social skills as well as equipping parents with new creative skills which they can implement in their homes and during future group activities. In addition, paediatric first aid courses will be available to parents/carers during the project, which will run until autumn 2021.
One of The Hive’s creative team reflected: “The parents in these sessions enjoy extending and building on familiar and known nursery songs to create something new and step into an improvising story space. It gives confidence to invent.”
Wildlings outdoor toddler group @ Shropshire Wildlife Trust
At Shropshire Wildlife Trust we like to show families that they CAN play outside whatever the weather and our weekly Wildlings sessions continue after the October half term right through to the beginning of December. Swap some telly time for welly time by getting your little ones out in our unique safe play areas packed with fun and exciting outdoor play equipment. We get up to all sorts of fun - such as muddy play, campfire cooking and hunting for minibeasts.
Where and when
Wildlings takes place every Wednesday morning 10.30am to 12.00pm at: The Cut Visitor Centre, 193 Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6AH
And every Thursday morning 10.30am to 12.00 pm at: Alderford Lake, Tilstock Rd, Whitchurch SY13 3JQ (term time only)
Pricing
Sessions cost just £5.50 per child. Under 1’s are free. A snack and drinks for the little ones are included.
Booking
Booking in advance is essential via our website www.shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlings
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Workshop Opportunity
'Whack It Smack It' provides family based workshops, making musical instruments from available scrap (plastic containers, tin cans, tennis balls, yoghurt pots etc.) covering multiculturalism, recycling, basic musicianship and fun. All ages and abilities catered for. email : malbrownace@aol.co.uk
Phone: 01743 861159.
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  CALL FOR INDIVIDUALS / ORGANISATIONS TO DELIVER CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
HeARTful Learning Conference
Creating Equality in Society through Education
Friday 8th November, 9.00am – 4.30pm (Registration 8.45am) The University of Chester, Warrington Campus, WA2 0DB
Guidance:
The HeARTful Learning conference, lasting a full day, will be an opportunity to share innovative approaches and articulate both practice and research into how education and the arts together can and should be a vehicle for creating greater gender equality in society. It will also explore how to tackle the widespread issues of violence against women and girls (VAWG) and poor mental health for boys and men.
The Philip Barker Centre for Creative Learning at The University of Chester warmly invites individuals and organisations to submit proposals for a conference workshop for attendees, delivered in an engaging, experiential, practical format and lasting 45 minutes. Proposals should be linked to your own work or experience, and should support how to develop and deliver gender equal Early Years and Primary education.
We have a particular interest in proposals around the following themes:
- Moving from knowing to acting in relation to gender equality
- Proactively changing culture and embedding gender equality consciously through the curriculum, culture and beyond the school gates
- Ways in which the arts and creativity promote and develop gender equality
- The link between current educational culture of partial masculinity and femininity, which feeds VAWG and poor mental health for boys and men
- Power - how to help children navigate all facets of power so they can act from “power within”, rather than “power over”
- Creating clearer awareness and acceptance of non-binary gender identities
Who can apply:
Submissions are welcome from anyone interested in creating substantive equality in society, from school leaders and teachers/training teachers, to organisations and individuals working in arts and education.
Format and attendees:
We are seeking workshop proposals that can be delivered to conference attendees in a creative, experiential and practical way. Workshops should last for 45 minutes. Attendees will include a range of education practitioners (such as Early Years and primary teachers and arts education professionals), influencers (such as those already working in the field of gender equality), and speakers (from a range of related backgrounds).
Workshop Proposal Form.docx
Commissioning opportunity – Worcester Light Night 2020
We are offering a creative opportunity for a recent graduate / collective to make a piece of new work to be part of Worcester Light Night 2020. To be a recent graduate you must have graduated from a University / College within the last 12 months, but no longer than two years ago. For further information please see attached document and contact David Edmunds Festival Director at D.edmunds@severnarts.org.uk.
Worcester Light Night Graduate Commission Opportunity.pdf
Wolverhampton Cultural Education Partnership (WCEP)
Commission for a Freelance Development Co-ordinator – £7,500 (PT – December 2019 to September 2020)
We are seeking an experienced Freelance Development Co-ordinator (this is open to both individuals and organisations) to support the WCEP to develop its planned programme.
The co-ordinator will be managed by Newhampton Arts Centre.
The commission will include co-ordinating the planned WCEP developments to:
- Oversee the development, communications and funding plans of the WCEP
- Coordination and administration of all WCEP meetings
- Engage and recruit new WCEP memberships
- Develop the communications and social media systems for the WCEP
We will invite shortlisted applicants to an interview on: Thursday 28th November 2019.
Application closing date: Friday 8th November 2019 – 12 Noon.
For further information please see attached document.
Wolverhampton CEP - Development Co-ordinator Commission - Final.docx
Arts Ambassador Schools’ Network Commission – £6,800
CALL FOR ARTISTS/ARTS ORGANISATIONS
Project Brief: ‘Our Futures – cultural citizens of the world’ Application Deadline: 18 November 2019 (no later than 12.00 noon) For further information please see attached commission document
The Futures Trust Arts Ambassador school network, working in partnership with arts Connect, is interested in exploring cultural stimuli in relation to the heritages of the children and young people in their schools and/or the cities which Coventry is twinned with. We are looking to explore these themes in an exciting way using physical theatre and/or movement.
We are looking for an arts organisation or individual artist/s to work with six schools in Coventry and Warwickshire, all members of The Futures Trust, to deliver a programme of high quality physical theatre and/or movement experiences, leading towards a final Celebration Event. We would like the children to develop their confidence and knowledge of non-verbal communication, and social skills, as a result of working with the artist/arts organisation. We recognise that the arts are excellent in creating a greater understanding of individual and collective cultural identity and in developing cultural capital.
Please see the attached for more detail.
The Futures Trust Artist Commission year 2 Final version.docx
 Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy – Free eLearning Courses
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University of Birmingham - Free Online Course
An online course designed to help teachers better understand young people’s uses of social media and how it influences their health and wellbeing is being launched at the University of Birmingham. Starting in September 2019, the free online course is sponsored by Google and delivered by lecturers in the University’s School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences. It is designed particularly for primary and secondary teachers, and those currently undergoing teacher training. The course offers valuable insights into the complex and dynamic ways in which young people navigate social media and the ways in which social media shapes learning, as well as health and wellbeing. Participants will be able to develop the skills they need to critically engage with social media in delivering education and supporting young people’s wellbeing.
Powerful Partnerships Resource Library for LCEPs – From A New Direction
The Powerful Partnerships Resource Library is a growing collection of case studies, tools and research to help you achieve powerful outcomes for young people through partnership working.https://www.anewdirection.org.uk/powerful-partnerships-resource-library Please find attached a very useful document with 13 ingredients that are needed for Powerful Partnerships.
 Background
Research shows that our gender identity and aspirations are already becoming fixed by the age of 7. Whilst seeing and hearing action on gender equality is increasingly common in the workplace, much of society’s response to address inequality happens too late in life, when many of the complex issues of gender identity and inequality are already well set within us.
Whilst the issue of gender inequality is multi-faceted, we believe that current diminished and partial views of masculinity and femininity contribute to two huge social issues, which impact all of us:
• Unacceptable levels of all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) - from
everyday sexism to abuse and exploitation
• Poor mental health and wellbeing, particularly in men.
The BBC programme ‘No More Boys and Girls – Can Our Schools Go Gender Free?’ (Aug 2017) clearly illustrated the opportunity schools have to shape the society we live in by incorporating a proactive and holistic approach to gender equality through our education system.
Alongside this, the power of the arts to help us understand the experiences of others and effect social change is now being used to make dramatic shifts in understanding gender equality. The arts have been used to promote gender equality, make the case for gender equality as a human right and to improve the health and wellbeing of all members of our communities. However, more can and must be done. The societal impact of gender inequality is something we can no longer ignore.
Change is desirable and we believe it is possible. What might happen if we could bring gender equality, schools and the arts together? What impact might integrated arts practice and embedded gender equality make if they were central to teaching practice and culture?
So, what do we need to do to, individually and collectively, to make this step change and what can we learn from and share with each other to change the social conversation on equality?
The Conference
The HeARTful Learning Conference, lasting a full day, is free to attend and of particular interest to anyone wanting to create substantive equality in society: from school leaders and teachers, to organisations and individuals working in arts and education. Our focus is on Early Years and primary education.
This event presents inspiring speakers, creative workshops and an opportunity for those working in the arts and education to share insights, questions and learning around gender equality. We want to give participants a toolkit and the inspiration to transform our society into a gender equal experience for all, as well as tackle the widespread issues of violence against women and girls (VAWG) and poor mental health for boys and men.
Join us as we share innovative approaches and articulate both practice and research into how education and the arts, together, can and should be a vehicle for creating greater gender equality in society.
This conference includes:
• Key note speeches from Graham Andre (a primary teacher most recently seen in the BAFTA nominated BBC documentary ‘No More Boys and Girls: Can Our Kids Go Gender Free’), Helen Griffin (primary teacher, trainer and author of ‘Gender Equality in Primary Schools – A Guide for Teachers’), and Tatiana Chemi (Associate Professor at Aalborg University, Denmark; exploring the outcomes of gender equal arts-based learning in education.)
• Learn new ways to integrate gender equality into education and the arts with a range of workshops delivered by experienced practitioners in the field.
• Inspire each other through creative conversations during the day about the ways you can help transform our society into a fully inclusive one for people identifying as any gender.
“The kind of conversation I’m interested in is one which you start with a willingness to emerge a slightly different person. It is always an experiment, whose results are never guaranteed. It involves risk. It’s an adventure in which we agree to cook the world together and make it taste less bitter.”
- Dr Theodore Zeldin CBE, scholar and philosopher
For more information and how to book:
www.heartfullearningconference.com
pbccl@chester.ac.uk
Worcestershire Arts Partnership – WAP
Following on from the success of last year’s popular Masterclasses, we are pleased to share with you details of a new series of exiting courses hosted by Worcestershire Arts Partnership: Meet the Funder and Networking Lunch / Youth Governance and Youth Involvement / Low Fi and Low Cost Live Streaming and Sharing / Playing with Words – An Immersive Storytelling Session and Relaxed Networking Event
Please see the flyer below for details or you can follow this link to the Severn Arts website https://www.severnarts.org.uk/inspire-enable-empower/.
For further information please contact katie.banks@acquismedia.com
 Inclusivity & Audiences Day – Smashing systems and building blocks – Thursday 7 November 2019 – Birmingham Hippodrome
The Arts Marketing Association's Inclusivity and Audiences Day is a multi-speaker day event that combines talks, workshops and discussion to reframe your knowledge, and offers tools to change how you and your organisation work in addressing challenges around inclusivity. Delegates will explore what an inclusive arts and cultural sector of the future could be like, and how we can work together to achieve it.
Prices start from £72 and there are specific rates available for Small Organisations and Freelancers. There are also 13 bursaries available that cover up to 100% of the delegate cost. Further details and the simple application form can be found on the AMA website.
Governance Now 2019 – Friday 8th November – Clore Leadership Conference - London
Governance Now is the national conference for cultural sector trustees and professionals. Be part of a positive culture change, becoming connected and empowered to address the challenge of achieving good governance. For further information: https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/events/premium/clore-leadership/governance-now-2019?utm_source=Weekly-Good-Reads&utm_medium=email&utm_content=nid-212492&utm_campaign=10th-October-2019
Make Your Future: celebrating craft in the classroom – 21st November – 10am to 1pm – Thomas Tallis School, London
Join the crafts council’s growing movement to ensure hands-on making is essential part of every child’s education. We’re bringing together committed teachers, school leadership teams and education change-makers for a celebration of craft in the classroom – featuring quick-fire case studies, hands-on activity, young people’s insights and lively debate. Lend your voice, enthusiasm and talent to our campaign and leave with the tools to reinvigorate craft in your school. Register via Eventbrite here
Secondary Dance Teacher Network
Thursday 21st November 2019, 4.30pm - 6.00pm
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street, Birmingham, B1 2LF
What is it appropriate to deliver for Dance at KS3? Can it underpin learning and feed into KS4 Dance qualifications? We are delighted to welcome Justine Reeve to Birmingham to lead our next Secondary Dance Teacher Network. For further information please see attached flyer.
SecDanceTeacherNetwork1119.docx
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Moonbeams Seminar: Spaces of the Imagination for Early Years
Thinking with Materials: Fostering contexts for creativity and critical thinking
Date: Tuesday 3rd December 2019 (9.45am - 4.15pm)
Venue: Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH
Price: £40 per delegate
For further information please see attached flyer.
Moonbeams flyer 3rd Dec 2019.docx
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 Backing Youth Ambition - New Support for the UK’s Young Entrepreneurs
Almost two thirds of young people have, or would consider, starting their own business but many say a lack of funding and experience is putting them off, according to research commissioned by The Prince’s Trust and Lloyds Development Capital (LDC). Following the publication of this research, the two organisations have come together to launch Backing Youth Ambition, an initiative designed to support youth enterprise across the UK.
The three-year programme aims to help over 1,200 young people explore and launch their own businesses through start-up grants and additional funding for The Prince’s Trust Enterprise Programme. LDC is also providing support through fundraising, volunteering and mentoring activity across its regional offices, employees and investee companies.
Young entrepreneurs from across the UK may be eligible for support through the programme.
Nick Stace, UK Chief Executive of the Prince’s Trust, said:
"Starting a business can transform a young person’s life and is a brilliant way for them to fulfil their potential and gain a greater stake in our society.
"Together with LDC, we will help to break down the barriers these young people are facing and give as many of them as possible the confidence and opportunity to become their own boss."
Martin Draper, CEO at LDC, said:
"Young entrepreneurs are essential to a thriving economy. What is clear, is there is no shortage of ambition amongst young people to be their own boss.
"We’re excited to join forces and support their mission, helping to back the ambition of young people and create a new generation of entrepreneurs."
Applications can be submitted at any time.
New Funding to Support School Improvement
Education Secretary Damian Hinds has announced funding of £17 million to help high-performing academy trusts to grow and support more schools across England.
Launching in September and providing funding until the end of the financial year, the Trust Capacity fund will build on the success of previous rounds of funding awarded to successful academy trusts to help tackle underperformance and improve schools. It will:
• Support strong academy trusts across the country to provide assistance to communities and schools are most in need of school improvement.
• Provide high-potential academy trusts, who have emerging capacity to improve other schools, with funding to meet challenges associated with taking on more schools in different contexts as they develop, deploy school improvement support quickly across a trust, and support collaboration between schools.
• Support smaller academy trusts that wish to merge into existing or new academy trusts, creating new clusters of schools.
Grants of between £20,000 to £310,000 will be available.
Recent figures show that there are 380,000 children now studying in good or outstanding sponsored academies that were previously underperforming council-run schools – and that 7 in 10 previously under-performing schools, have been rated good or outstanding by Ofsted since becoming an academy – compared to 1 in 10 under local authority control.
Education Secretary, Damian Hinds said:
“Academies are at the heart of our reforms to education and just last week new data revealed that the last year has seen 80,000 more children studying in good or outstanding sponsored academies that were previously run by local authorities which is why we must continue to give these charitable institutions the opportunity to turn around more schools.”
The Department for Education has also set out a package of bespoke support. A more intensive offer of leadership guidance, plus up to £16,000 in support, will be available to schools with two consecutive ‘requires improvement’ judgements from Ofsted, to help them improve in a sustainable way, forming part of an estimated £16.5million worth of support from the Government to around 2,400 schools nationwide. The Department will be contacting schools throughout the 2019/20 academic year to offer this support package.
The Trust Capacity fund will launch in September and close to applications in December 2019.
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Department for Education Launches £17m Trust Capacity Fund
Announced in July 2019, the Department for Education's (DfE's) Trust Capacity Fund (TCaF) will award up to £17 million to support the growth and development of academy trusts across England.
The Fund is now open to applications.
TCaF will have four strands:
- A1: supporting strong multi-academy trusts (MATs) to grow and innovate in areas of long-standing need
- A2: encouraging strong trusts to grow by converting and improving weaker maintained schools, or adding vulnerable academies to their trust and improving them
- B: accelerating the development of mid-sized trusts with the potential to be strong
- C: creating new strong trusts, either by single-academy trusts (SATs) joining larger trusts, or by supporting the growth of existing trusts via mergers, or priority projects identified by RSCs.
All trusts are eligible to apply for TCaF funding unless they have an open Financial Notice to Improve (FntI).
A total of £17 million is available for this programme.
There are four strands of funding:
- A1 - for grants of £50,000 to £310,000
- A2 - for grants of £50,000 to £200,000
- B - for grants of £20,000 to £150,000
- C - for grants of £20,000 to £100,000.
The deadline for applications is 31 December 2019.
Teacher Development Fund Open to Applications
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) is providing funding through the Teacher Development Fund to support delivery of effective arts-based teaching and learning opportunities in the primary classroom. The programme will also embed learning through the arts in the curriculum. It aims to do this through supporting teachers and school leaders to develop the necessary skills, knowledge, confidence and experience.
The Fund will focus on approaches which involve any of the following art forms: crafts; creative writing, including poetry; dance; design; film; music; opera; photography; digital arts and media; theatre and drama; the visual arts; and cross-arts practices.
Lead applicants may be:
- Charities, community organisations, social enterprises and not-for-profits companies active in the arts
- Primary schools operating in the state sector.
All applications will be required to demonstrate that solid partnerships are in place. Each partnership must include one or more arts/cultural organisations. PHF expect that a minimum of five and a maximum of ten schools will be involved in each project, regardless of whether the lead applicant is either an arts/cultural organisation or a school.
Some applicants may identify further relevant partners for their project such as a school improvement service, local authority or higher education institution.
Grants of up to £150,000 per partnership for two academic years are available.
Each year around six grants are awarded.
The deadline for applications is 29 November 2019.
Arts Connect Arts Award Investment Programmes are open for proposals- 9th September- 18th November 2019.
Arts Connect are offering support to schools and organisations who are interested in adding Arts Award accreditation to their creative programmes and arts activities.
Arts Award inspires young people to grow their arts and leadership talents; it is creative, valuable and accessible. Arts Award can be achieved at five levels, four accredited qualifications and an introductory award. Find out more about Arts Award here. Through this support scheme, we want to extend the reach and delivery of Arts Award and are offering a contribution of £500 towards the cost of Arts Award delivery/moderation plus Adviser training and support from an Arts Award expert.
To find out more about Arts Connect visit our website here.
Investment for Arts Award Start-up Programme
Are you interested in starting Arts Award in your school or organisation? Arts Connect is offering support to schools and organisations who are interested in starting Arts Award in their settings. This programme is available to all settings working with young people in the West Midlands who are not currently offering Arts Award. Our Start-up investment includes Arts Award Adviser training for two members of staff, £500 to support Arts Award moderation/certification costs, resources, visits etc. and support from an Arts Award expert.
Investment for Arts Award Progression Programme
Are you already delivering Arts Award and would like to include other levels of Arts Award at your school or organisation? Arts Connect is offering support to schools and organisations working with pupils at only one level of Arts Award but wish to deliver more. This programme will help organisations to progress from delivering one level of Arts Award to delivering two or more levels. Our Progression investment includes £500 to support Arts Award moderation/certification costs, resources, visits etc. and support from an Arts Award expert.
For more information about our investment programme, criteria and application forms visit the Arts Connect website here or feel free to get in touch.
Unlocking Culture: an entitlement for children and young people – 5th & 6th November
The Engage Conference 2019 will examine the benefits and challenges of young people’s access to the arts, exploring best practice, partnerships and policies from the sector.
http://engage.org/happenings/engage-conference-2019/about-the-programme/
British Science Week 2020 Funding for State-Funded Schools
British Science Week (BSW) is an annual celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that is coordinated by the British Science Association (BSA) and funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
This year, only state-funded, non-selective schools or colleges can apply for a grant to organise their own events as part of British Science Week (6 to 15 March 2020).
Four types of grants are available for 2020 activities:
- Kick Start Youth grant: A grant of £150 for a school to run an activity organised by students aged 10-19
- Kick Start grant: A grant of £300 for a school to run an activity for students at their school
- Kick Start More grant: A grant of £700 for a school to run an activity which involves their students and the local community
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NEW for 2020 - Kick Start grant + Youth grant: A grant of £450 for a school to run an activity for British Science Week as well as an additional activity organised and delivered by students aged 10-19
To be eligible, schools must meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Have a high proportion (over 30%) of pupils eligible for pupil premium, early years pupil premium, or equivalent.
- Have a high proportion (over 30%) of pupils who are from ethnic minority backgrounds.
- Be a small school based in a remote and rural location.
Priority will be given to schools that either meet more than one of the criteria or can provide a strong case for falling well within a single criterion.
The deadline for applications is 11 November 2019 (5pm).
 10 tips for making collaborative leadership work
An approach that prioritises trust, values and flexibility has helped museums in Cornwall share knowledge and expertise across a dispersed rural network, writes Emmie Kell. https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/327/case-study/10-tips-making-collaborative-leadership-work?utm_source=Weekly-Good-Reads&utm_medium=email&utm_content=nid-212251&utm_campaign=12th-September-2019
Value of arts and culture in place-shaping
Looking at six different places across the country (Birmingham, Halifax, Hastings, Redruth, Southampton and Stoke-on-Trent ), we commissioned research into if and how an area's arts and cultural offer attracts individuals and businesses to settle there; whether it’s a factor in them staying there; and whether that cultural offer shapes a place’s local identity.
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/publication/value-arts-and-culture-place-shaping?_cldee=bC5jYXJsdG9uLXdhbGtlckB3bHYuYWMudWs%3d&recipientid=contact-f81bae739faae8118dc2005056915655-3cf5c4b9f8d2446681882f74b41c7060&utm_source=ClickDimensions&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NPO%20email%20190813&esid=cb0ecb56-83c5-e911-9d11-005056911737
The Audience Agency has launched their Audiences for Visual Arts report, which tells an encouraging story of a Visual Arts audience that is socially varied, intellectually curious and increasingly dominated by a new generation, enthusiastic to engage.
New Briefing: The Arts for Every Child: Why arts education is a social justice issue A new briefing from the Cultural Learning Alliance and Paul Hamlyn Foundation outlines the evidence on why access to an arts education is a social justice issue. Studying the arts improves children’s life chances, their health and employability, and develops active citizens who contribute to our society. https://culturallearningalliance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Arts-for-every-child-CLA-Social-justice-briefing.pdf
PENTABUS YOUNG WRITERS PROGRAMME FOR 16-25’s
Pentabus is pleased to announce the 6th year of our Pentabus Young Writers’ Programme. The programme is open to anyone who has an interest in writing or theatre making regardless of their curriculum study choices or their experience. There’s no need to have any writing experience to join, just a keen interest in storytelling and a need to talk about how we live.
Participants will learn about the basic rules of playwriting and creating work for the stage, tutored by professional playwrights, actors, directors and designers. The 9 month programme is FREE and ends with a professional production of each of the Young Company Writers’ short plays in summer 2020.
This year, for the first time, we will be running the workshop sessions on a Monday evening at The Qube, Oswestry and on a Tuesday evening at the Hive in Shrewsbury. Each group will have 9 sessions in total, one a month starting on 4th & 5th November (Full dates are listed below).
The first sessions on 4th/5th November will be run as taster sessions to give potential participants an idea of what the course will entail.
 ‘I really enjoyed working with the tutors, the personal feedback made us feel like we were valued as individuals not just as part of a group. The exercises were well thought out, enabling us all to move forward with our writing. Giving us all a personalised play to read was great, each were chosen to challenge our personal writing and journey.’ Young Writer 2018/19
CONTENT OF THE SESSIONS
Our Pentabus Young Writers Tutors are all professional writers and/or Directors. They will be supported by designers, actors and composers connected to the company. Two sessions will be led with professional actors who will read the students work in progress.
Sessions 1 – 4 will explore the principles of writing for the stage. How to create tension, how to construct characters, how to take your writing on a journey, towards an action. How to begin and end a play. Sessions 5 – 9 will be about the creative tools for production. How best to incorporate design, sound, lighting, music and stage directions. Participants will decide what they would like to write about. They will work through draft stages and examine their text with professional actors and singers.
Participants write a short play or a solo performance piece. The form and content are up to them. In July 2020, Pentabus will professionally produce the participants‘ work.
Former Young Writers have gone on to study creative writing at University and two have become professional playwrights, writing for theatre and TV.
‘It’s put me on the path to doing what I feel passionate about which is writing comedy and I am now going to Salford to do comedy writing and performance.’ Young Writer 2018/19
‘It was good to meet like-minded people, I enjoyed a lot of the exercises the advice and tips. I enjoyed working with the tutors who were always available during the course not just during sessions, I could visit Pentabus and borrow books and plays and receive advice, help and support from the Pentabus staff team.‘ Young Writer 2018/19
You can read more about our Young Writers programme here:
http://www.pentabus.co.uk/young-writers-programme
Durham Commission on Creativity in Education The Commission has looked at the role creativity and creative thinking should play in the education of young people. It was set up in response to the strength of opinion across the business, education and public sectors that young people are emerging into a world in which the skills and knowledge of the current education system will no longer be sufficient. Read more
University of Wolverhampton – School of Performing Arts Experience Day (Walsall Campus)
Suitable for Year 10 Students & Above – Wednesday 18th December
The School of Performing Arts Experience Day takes place at our Walsall Campus, home to our School of Performing Arts, and will allow learners to practice within our state-of-the-art Performance Hub which includes the Black Box Theatre, superbly equipped music practice rooms, recording studios, dance and drama studios with Harlequin sprung floors and lighting rigs, and rehearsal, audio and video technology rooms. For further information contact: Dr Sarah Browne Head of the School of Performing Arts Tel: 01902 322051 | email: sarah.browne@wlv.ac.uk
Why you should be confident presenting your Arts and Culture provision to Ofsted Our newest Campaign explores how Arts and Culture fits into the new Ofsted Framework which champions a 'broad and balanced' curriculum. In this first article Toby Whalen discusses increasing Cultural Capital at Mile Cross Primary. Read more
The Cultural Learning Alliance has recently launched their new briefing - The Arts for Every Child. It’s the fifth in the series, and published in partnership with the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. It outlines the evidence on why access to an arts education is a social justice issue. Research suggests studying the arts improves children’s life chances, their health and employability. For further information: https://culturallearningalliance.org.uk/new-briefing-paper-the-arts-for-every-child/
STEAM Centre UK is working with Microsoft to develop a robotics in education for the 168,000 worldwide educators of the Microsoft community. As well as teaching coding we will be teaching educators to create music and with robots. We will also be exploring dance and musical movement. We expect the course to be completed by the end of the year and ready to launch at BETT in January. The course will be free of charge.
GOT OPINIONS ON ARTS & CULTURE? WE WANT YOUR VOICE
Join the Shropshire Young Critics Group.
Launch event for young people aged 14-25 Thursday 7 November, 6-7.30pm at The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, SY1 1TE Find out how to be a critic, get free tickets to arts and cultural events and develop your reviewing skills Can't attend or missed the date?
Contact Judy for more info and to get involved on judycultureshrop@gmail.com
cultureconsortiumshropshire.com
voicemag.uk
 https://www.andylowe.co/ Andy Lowe – offers sound recording services and tuition in contemporary music production techniques.
http://www.artsaccess.org.uk/ Arts Access Association – artist and entertainment agency, also provides event and programme consultancy; runs several workshops and ' Roots to inspiration ', a youth and community programme.
https://www.artsalive.co.uk/ Arts Alive – dedicated to providing local people in rural areas with the opportunity to experience professional arts events in their local venue.
https://www.artsaward.org.uk/site/?id=64 Arts Award – supports young people who want to deepen their engagement with the arts, build creative and leadership skills and achieve a national qualification; available at five levels.
http://www.artsconnect.co.uk/ Arts Connect – development agency that works to improve the quality of the arts and cultural engagement of children and young people in the West Midlands.
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ Arts Council England – champion, develop and invest in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people's lives through public money from the government and the National Lottery.
https://artsforhealth.mpft.nhs.uk/ Arts for Health, Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust – passionate about the importance of the arts in healthcare and the difference it can make to the experiences of service users and staff; often involved in new building or refurbishment projects.
https://www.myartshack.co.uk/ ArtShack – small rural venue based just outside of Shrewsbury that provides creative workshops.
http://creativeinspiration.org.uk/ Creative Inspiration Shropshire CIC – promotes individual and collective wellbeing and resilience through high quality participatory creative arts programmes.
http://www.cultureconsortiumshropshire.com Culture Consortium Shropshire - a Cultural Education Partnership, supported by Arts Connect
http://www.dasharts.org/ DASH (Disability Arts Shropshire) – disability led visual arts organization; ‘Free Medicine’ is an arts programme specifically for disabled young people.
https://www.designsinmind.co.uk/ Designs in Mind – a working studio and shop designing and making commissioned artwork and products for retail.
http://emilywilkinson.net/ Emily Wilkinson – Shrewsbury-based interdisciplinary artist and poet working with collage, writing, paint, textiles, bookmaking, sound and sometimes film; also teaches yoga.
http://fairacrepress.co.uk/ Fair Acre Press – independent publishing house.
https://www.thefetch.co.uk/ The Fetch Theatre – touring theatre company producing a highly visual style of theatre incorporating puppetry and mask work.
http://www.fourandtwenty.org/ Four and Twenty Arts – a collective of artists, educators and theatre makers based in Wem.
https://www.hiveonline.org.uk/ The Hive – delivers social impact through arts and creative projects and activities, with a special focus on children & young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and other hard to reach groups.
http://i-gnition.herokuapp.com/ Ignition CIC – not for profit arts organisation working with professional artists to deliver participatory theatre projects for social change in schools and community settings.
https://www.ironbridge.org.uk/ The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust – has a lifelong learning programme offering self-led visits with teacher resources alongside workshops and activities delivered by the learning team.
https://jeanatkin.com/ Jean Atkin – award-winning poet, children’s novelist and experienced educator; works regularly in schools, providing workshops, readings and discussions for all ages.
http://www.kinokulture.org.uk/ Kinokulture Cinema – independent community cinema in Oswestry.
http://www.louiseswanton.com/ Louise Swanton – contemporary textile artist, designer and teacher currently based in Mid Wales.
https://ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk/ Ludlow Assembly Rooms – vibrant mixed arts and community centre with cinema, streams and live events.
https://www.ludlowfringe.co.uk/ Ludlow Fringe – annual inclusive, vibrant and diverse independent arts and culture festival.
https://www.meadowarts.org/ Meadow Arts – brings contemporary art projects to places where art is not usually shown; supports artists by commissioning new work and creating inspiring events and exhibitions, including workshops and individually tailored arts education projects.
https://www.mediaactive.org/ MediaActive Projects – local arts organisation, specialising in creative media and digital arts projects, media productions, film and visual arts programming, skills-based training and CPD.
https://moonstruckastronaut.com/ Moonstruck Astronaut Theatre – theatre company that stages plays for and with children and their communities.
https://www.mostlyflat.co.uk/ Mostly Flat – a letterpress printmaking studio run by Ludlow artist Dulcie Fulton.
https://thenaturebug.co.uk/ The Nature Bug – inspiring children to love nature through workshops to teach them about the often-overlooked animals and plants living on their own doorsteps.
https://www.nickfoggdirector.co.uk/ Nick Fogg – theatre director and freelance filmmaker.
http://www.octopusartsshropshire.co.uk/ Octopus Arts Shropshire – provides high quality arts services, workshops and projects for education, community and corporate establishments.
http://www.pentabus.co.uk/ Pentabus Theatre – develop and produce high quality new theatre about the contemporary rural world.
http://www.participateart.org/ Participate - over fifteen studio artists regularly working in the space, with visiting artists in the project spaces and a regular exhibition programme.
https://qube-oca.org.uk/ Qube – Oswestry based charity providing arts, wellbeing, and transport services for the community in North Shropshire and the border counties.
http://www.raylangton.com/ Ray Langton Music – specialists in the traditional Folk Arts, offer a range of workshops and talks for children, adults and families.
https://www.scrappies.org/ Scrappies – Shropshire Children's Scrapstore Recycling and Resource Centre, 'quirky' business supplying organisations with creative arts and educational resources.
https://www.shrewsburybookfest.co.uk/ Shrewsbury Bookfest – aims to bring the world of books alive for children and to inspire and enthuse them with a love of reading.
https://shrewsburycartoonfestival.wordpress.com/ Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival – annual event with top cartoonists who draw cartoons and caricatures for the public and lead workshops where you can have a go yourself.
https://www.shropshirearchives.org.uk/ Shropshire Archives – offers opportunities for students and young people to discover the unique collections.
https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/ Shropshire Council - Arts Service - provides leadership on arts development, project management and support across the county, with children and young people a priority.
https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/museums/education-and-outreach/ Shropshire Council – Museums Service – active learning workshops led by experienced museum educators.
https://sidance.live/ Shropshire Inclusive Dance – creates environments where people from all backgrounds and abilities can participate in the joy of dancing together; offers various workshops and opportunities.
http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/libraries Shropshire Libraries – 21 libraries and 3 mobiles across the county which act as important community hubs.
http://www.shropshiremusicservice.org.uk/ Shropshire Music Service – provides instrumental, vocal and curriculum support for schools.
http://www.shropshiremusictrust.co.uk/ Shropshire Music Trust – works with partners to offer outreach of a varied programme of high quality participatory musical performances in schools.
https://www.shropshireregimentalmuseum.co.uk/ Shropshire Regimental Museum – collections contain many artefacts, photos, documents and other items which relate to various elements of the school curriculum; also offer tailored visits and talks.
https://www.shroprock.co.uk/sum.html The Shropshire Ukulele Massive – an ongoing community project that aims to help children, the homeless, the aged, and other vulnerable people through opportunities to learn and play ukulele music in community venues such as arts centres and schools.
https://www.shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/ Shropshire Wildlife Trust – offers a range of sessions for primary school children at unique locations such as Darwin's Childhood Garden in Shrewsbury.
https://www.sya.org.uk/ Shropshire Youth Association – believes that “the right intervention turns around lives”; delivers personal, social and informal education using a youth work approach.
https://shropshireyouththeatre.co.uk/ Shropshire Youth Theatre – provides theatre activities for children and young people aged 5 to 25 years, specialising in classical drama.
http://www.sparctheatre.co.uk/ SpArc Theatre – arts and leisure centre in Bishops Castle offering a diverse programme of live theatre and music, international satellite screenings of theatre, ballet and opera; also films, community events, workshops and an art gallery.
https://www.telfordandwrekinmusic.co.uk/ Telford and Wrekin Music – individual or group instrumental and vocal lessons on a wide range of instruments in Telford and Wrekin schools.
https://www.visualartnetwork.org.uk/ Visual Art Network – based in Shrewsbury, raising the visual art profile in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, linking artists, designers, makers, galleries and buyers.
http://www.wenlock-olympian-society.org.uk/live-arts-festival/ Wenlock Olympian Games Live Arts Festival – competitions in the performing arts, classes take place in Dance, Music and Speech & Drama (including creative writing) for children and young people aged 18 and under.
http://www.wemtownhall.co.uk/ Wem Town Hall – aims to facilitate social enterprise, community empowerment and community cohesion through an accessible, user-friendly and high quality venue and programme.
http://www.whackitsmackit.co.uk/ Whack It Smack It – make and play musical instruments from scrap.
https://www.wordshoppers.co.uk/ The Wordshoppers (Jean Atkin and Liz Hyder) – offer a range of interactive and fun workshops for all ages.
http://wyldwoods.co.uk/ Wyldwoods CIC – provides a calm and positive environment in which to try new skills and reflect on personal growth and development utilising both the outdoor and indoor environments.
 Unfortunately, we won’t be able to list every art and cultural event in here for children and young people, but please tag us in these events: https://www.facebook.com/Arts-and-Culture-Activities-for-Children-and-Young-People-in-Shropshire-306317196986821/ and we will share them.
https://www.shropshiretourism.co.uk Shropshire Tourism
https://www.virtual-shropshire.co.uk Visitor information site with events listings – includes most events of interest to visitors – website operator adds events and organisers can submit their own – free of charge for listings
https://www.shropshirelive.co.uk news and features site with events section – you can submit an article. Events often featured free of charge.
https://www.loveshrewsbury.com news and features site with events section - you can submit an article. Events often featured free of charge.
https://www.31days.co.uk Shropshire arts & entertainments website and associated monthly leaflet. Options to advertise but listings are free. Organisers can submit their own.
https://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/shrewsbury/events - retail, business directory & promotional site with local events section. Option to advertise, listings are free. Organisers can submit their own.
https://www.shropshirestar.com/entertainment/
https://www.shropshire-events-guide.co.uk
https://www.ludlow.org.uk – Ludlow visitor and local information site with events section. Organisers can submit own events.
https://www.aboutbridgnorth.com – commercial site with events section for Bridgnorth.
https://www.oswestry-welshborders.org.uk - main destination website for Oswestry and area. Has events section. Managed by Virtual Shropshire for Oswestry Borderlands Tourism (Association).
https://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/oswestry/ - events and business website for Oswestry.
https://www.whitchurchshropshire.org – Whitchurch town information site with events listing
https://www.ellesmere.info - main information site for Ellesmere including events listings
https://www.visitsouthshropshire.co.uk - Visit Shropshire Hills
Magazines/Leaflets
https://www.strettonfocus.co.uk Church Stretton Focus
https://www.hypemagazine.co.uk/ The Hype Shrewsbury
https://www.loveshrewsbury.com/tags/severn-magazine Severn Magazine
https://thefamilygrapevine.co.uk/shrewsbury-telford/ Shrewsbury and Telford Family Grapevine
https://www.shropshiremagazine.com Shropshire Magazine
https://www.walesandborders.com/magazines/index.html Welsh Border Life
https://www.wstn.org.uk West Shropshire Talking Magazine
https://www.whatsonlive.co.uk/shropshire/ What’s On Shropshire
https://www.whatswhatmagazine.co.uk What’s What
https://www.yattaryattar.co.uk/ Yattar Yattar
https://www.31days.co.uk 31 Days
Websites Events / Activities / Jobs – Regional and National
https://www.artquest.org.uk/opportunities/
http://www.axisweb.org/about-opportunities
http://www.a-n.co.uk/jobs_and_opps Artist Newsletter
http://www.artsjobs.org.uk Arts Council Website
http://www.artsandmediajobs.com/uk Arts and Media Jobs
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/ Guardian Local
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Please note: this information has been forwarded to you because we think it may be of interest. We make every effort to ensure that any information that is forwarded is appropriate, however CCS (Culture Consortium Shropshire) can accept no liability for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this e-news. Forwarding the creative sector opportunities does not represent any endorsement of projects or initiatives by CCS and readers should take their own steps where necessary to check the reliability of any organisations or projects featured.
If you are interested in any of the opportunities or events we ask that you get in touch with the relevant named persons, using the contact details within the text.
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To find out more information about CCS, please contact:
Alexa Pugh, member of CCS and Arts Development Officer, Shropshire Council. email: alexa.pugh@shropshire.gov.uk and Tel: 01743 257734
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CCS is supported by a range of Cultural Organisations.
The management group is made up of representatives from; Arts Connect, Shropshire Council, Ignition, MediaActive, Shropshire Music Service, Qube, Ellesmere College and the Hive.
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