Creative Partnerships – young people in the arts

'Creative Partnerships, Hastings and East Sussex' is an ambitious programme that develops young people’s creativity and aspirations through long-term partnerships between schools and the creative and cultural sector.

We are currently working with sixteen primary and secondary schools, two special schools, three Pupil Referral Units and an Early Years programme. Over time other schools across the county will be involved through projects, events and professional development opportunities. We hope that local schools will become champions of, and experts in, creative learning and recognise how it can animate classes, inspire teachers and connect with parents and wider communities.

But the building of links between the widest range of partners is also important to us, and we are developing relationships with educators, businesses, local authorities and cultural organisations across the county. Through partnerships of this kind, we can share the value of creative learning, and build capacity and ideas that will provide young people and their teachers with even more opportunities.

To learn more about Creative Partnerships, and for information about opportunities and events, please visit the Creative Partnerships website.

Background

Launched in 2005, Creative Partnerships forms part of the third and final phase of a national programme, managed by Arts Council England and funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF, formerly DfES). The programme will run until March 2008, with funding of £2.5million.

Images by Steven Manderfield and Mark Saxby, students at Hillcrest School, Hastings were commissioned by the Neighbour Renewal Team in Hastings to produce photographs that described their family life, and experiences of living on the Ore Valley estates, prior to regeneration.