High Meadow Community School, are always on the move. They thrive on change and are always reflecting on their practice as a result of new research, policy changes and new ideas too. As a school, High Meadow Community School in Coleshill are entering an exciting new phase as their new build is being created over…
DetailsThe murder of George Floyd has felt like a singular beacon, lighting a flame under white people and their awareness of white privilege. As a result, the Black Lives Matter movement has been reignited on the global stage and for the first time in my lifetime it has extended beyond my social media echo chamber…
DetailsDuring the summer term, I’m running the Arts Award ‘Discover at Home’ online programme for Coventry Music. As a music service, we’ve had to find innovative ways of keeping our children and young people accessing creative opportunities when our ensembles can’t meet, and many pupils haven’t been in school; we’ve delivered online instrumental lessons and…
DetailsThere are certain things in life that have an impact on all of us. Such as the death of Princess Diana, the destruction of the twin towers on 9/11 and of course Covid-19. These are the sorts of things that, if we ever have grandchildren, we’ll probably sit them on our knee and say: “I…
DetailsI joined the Birmingham Cultural Education Partnership – known as Birmingham Creates – as Development Coordinator at the end of January 2020. I managed two meetings in person with the CEP’s Steering Group – then we went into lockdown. Taking on the role of Development Coordinator at a time of such great change and upheaval…
DetailsThe extent of inequalities has been amplified during this crisis and as said elsewhere ‘We are all in the same storm but not the same boat’. Our response to the stark ‘materials divide’, that is lack of basic resources in home, is to organise the delivery of packs of art materials to 4,000 vulnerable children…
DetailsLocal Education Partnerships Manager (Maternity Cover) Based in the Arts Connect team and employed by the University of Wolverhampton We are seeking someone to support the growth of the network of West Midlands Local Cultural Education Partnerships who will improve creative and cultural opportunities for children and young people. Who will this role suit? We…
DetailsFor the past three years, Birmingham-based Theatre in Education Company Big Brum has been gathering evidence of the impact of its work on young people and schools. This evidence, from both primary and secondary schools, is presented in the form of three written reports and a short film, and makes a powerful case for Theatre…
DetailsFrom March 2021 British Arts Show 9 (BAS9) will be exhibiting in Wolverhampton for the first time ever. British Art Show is acknowledged as one of the most important recurrent exhibitions of contemporary art produced in this country and is unrivalled in its scope and national reach. British Art Show 8 attracted over 300,000 visitors…
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