Creative Partnerships
UKCCA has been awarded funding by Creativity Culture and Education to deliver Creative Partnerships in Luton and Bedford schools over the period 2009-11. Creative Partnerships (CP) is the Government’s flagship creative learning programme, designed to develop the skills of young people across England, raising their aspirations and equipping them for their futures.
Long-term relationships between creative professionals and schools lie at the heart of the Creative Partnerships process. Creative professionals work as Creative Agents, helping to plan, monitor and evaluate the programme, or as Creative Practitioners working directly with young people and teachers
The CP Project within the UKCCA will not only pilot best practice in carnival arts and related disciplines, it will also use this exciting opportunity to develop a longer term strategy for the development, implementation and positioning of carnival arts and education.
A total of 32 schools in Luton and Bedford can participate in the UKCCA CP project in 2009-10, and the same number in 2010-11. Participating schools can come from any Key Stage, and can include special schools and Pupil Referral Units. The schools will also need to be open-minded and interested in the idea of whole-school change and changes in practice as a result of the project.
We will be contacting all Luton and Bedford schools in the near future to provide further details about Creative Partnerships and information on how to apply for funding.
For more information or to find out how you can get involved with the UKCCA’s Creative Partnerships programme in Luton and Bedford, please call 01582 437 100 or email jo@carnivalarts.org.uk
Useful Links
Examples of other Creative Schools projects