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Welcome to our monthly newsletter for January 2022, sharing news and events from our Bridge programme and across IVE – including opportunities, resources and funding for the education and cultural sectors. This month, we're celebrating creativity in the home. Creativity in the home Creativity is an important part of home life and encompasses the ability to discover new and original ideas, connections, and solutions to problems. An act of creativity can be grand and inspiring, such as crafting a beautiful painting or designing an innovative company. But an idea need not be artistic or world-changing to count as creative. Life requires daily acts of ingenuity and novel workarounds; in this sense, almost everyone possesses some amount of creativity. Being creative at home can lead to stability, deeper connections, enhanced communication, and high levels of joy. Parents and carers who practice creative thinking show kids the importance of thinking outside of the box, how to complete tasks, and how to appreciate the beauty and diversity in the world.      DISCOVER AT HOME     Arts Award Discover at Home – inspiring young people during lockdown With a family learning focus, we set out to support parents, carers and children to engage with the Arts Award Discover at Home programme. Working with regional artists, we designed a new logbook and range of online and video resources. Young people across Yorkshire delighted in a variety of remote, creative, certificated activities. Read case study here.     Read Arts Award Discover at Home case study     Arts Award Activity Videos Originally created to support families completing Arts Award Discover at Home Award, we commissioned talented local artists to create a series of fun, accessible and interactive videos which explore a whole range of different art forms and exciting creative ideas. The activities have been inspired by the environment, nature and to enhance emotional wellbeing. Many also celebrate the rich, cultural diversity of our region. They're an excellent support for Arts Award Discover level. View videos here.   Bags of Creativity for children and young people We've delivered 9,000 bags filled with creative activities and inspiring materials to children and young people across Yorkshire and the Humber. Last summer, we found enough arts and crafts materials to create another 350 bags, which were delivered to five foodbanks across the region. Families were able to pick up bags full of arts and crafts materials, along with their food supplies, to enjoy in their homes. Read more here.     MORE FROM IVE   Walk Into History – Ignite Yorkshire Project That past is still visible in lots of ways today. This resource suggests a few ways you can spot it in the most unexpected places. Even the most ordinary-seeming features can reveal a piece of history.  Find out more here.   Reducing youth crime with creativity In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and country wide lockdowns, IVE were commissioned to run an Applied Creativity Lab programme in support of young people at-risk of being drawn into violent crime at home. IVE’s ACL’s aim to give children and young people the creative behaviours and thinking skills they need to develop innovative solutions to real world challenges at home and in the wider world. Read more about the programme here.     Read More IVE Updates     IVE EVENTS   Artsmark Development Training Thu 13 Jan - 10 Mar  Artsmark Development Training is an essential part of the new Artsmark process. During this training you will begin to explore how you can plan to use arts and culture to meet your whole-school priorities, with the support of our Artsmark experts. By the end of the session you will be well on the way to completing your Statement of Commitment, which is the framework for your Artsmark journey. Book Now.   Artsmark Partnership briefing  Wed 20 Apr - 10am - 11:30am The Artsmark Partnership Programme is an Arts Council England endorsed network of arts and cultural organisations that understand the Artsmark criteria and can support schools and education settings on their Artsmark journey. This session will review the Artsmark process and support creative practitioners to start mapping their offer to it. We'll also review the Artsmark Partnership Programme Code of Conduct and set out expectations.  Book Now.   Evidencing the impact of your Artsmark journey Thu 1 Feb – 3:45pm - 5pm  An online session for schools on their Artsmark journey, who have attended a Development Day and would like a little further support on how to evidence the impact of their action plan in their final Statement of Impact. We'll explore how to use the self assessment criteria and quality principles as a basis for different monitoring and evaluation techniques to measure and articulate impact. Book Now.   Arts Award information Tue 15 Feb - Thu 17 Feb  We're running two informal, online Arts Award information sessions for schools and education settings registered with Artsmark and for Artsmark Partners. These sessions will explore the different Arts Award levels and how you can embed Arts Award into your curriculum and work with young people and children. Artsmark schools 15 Feb 3.30-4.45 Artsmark Partners 17 Feb 10.30-11.45      See all upcoming IVE events     OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES & FUNDING   Artsmark Day to Create Artsmark are bringing together children and young people from schools and education settings across the country to take part in Day to Create on Wednesday 6 July 2022. Open to all Artsmark eligible schools and settings, participants will receive a free Day to Create pack with practical tools and resources. The deadline to sign up is 28th February. Find out more here.   Scarborough Borough Council hiring – Creative and Cultural Development Manager An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented and creative individual to join Scarborough's tourism and culture team to support delivery of the Scarborough wide 2021-2031 Cultural Strategy and to deliver the key objectives set out within the Corporate Plan and Visitor Economy Strategy relating to cultural development and delivery. Closing date is Midday Friday, 31st January. Find out more here.   OECD Youthwise - Call for applications now open The OECD’s Youth Advisory Board is made up of exceptional young people aged 18‒30 who bring their perspectives and ideas to the OECD. The consequences of COVID-19 have accelerated pre-existing issues for young people and it will take a joint effort across sectors, stakeholders and generations to solve them. In line with the OECD’s policy priorities, Youthwise members will focus on how we can build an inclusive and green future for and with young people. Find out more here.   First Story hiring – Head of Programmes First Story is looking for a new Head of programmes, which will lead the regional team in putting published writers into secondary schools in disadvantaged areas for a year’s residency. The charity also runs festivals of writing for students, competitions, a residential summer school, CPD for teachers, and support for writers.  The job is not geographically limited to any specific place.. Open call closes on Friday, 31st January. Find out more here.   Skill Up in Theatre and Performance – Applications now open This is a free two-day campus experience hosted at the University of Leed's contemporary performance space, stage@leeds, followed by a short series of online sessions. Participants will develop vital theatre and performance skills and find out more about studying theatre and performance at university. Their two-day campus event will take place on 12th April and 13th April 2022 with a visit to Leeds Playhouse. They invite applications from all Year 12 students, with priority given to those who live in an area of low progression to higher education, followed by those studying a BTEC at Level 3. Find out more here.   Digital Schoolhouse and Arts Council England partner to transform libraries into digital learning hubs The programme has received funding to expand and plan to open five schoolhouses in five locations based in Birmingham, Leeds, Stoke on Trent and London. This will enable local communities to benefit from its wide range of play-based learning activities that also address the four Universal Library Offers: promoting culture and creativity, supporting health and wellbeing, providing access to information, and digital and fostering reading. Find out more here.   @IVEBridge @IVEHothouse @IgniteYorks     IVE HQ, The Half Roundhouse,Graingers Way, Leeds LS12 1AH   0113 322 3050     Copyright © 2022 WeareIVE, All rights reserved.   IVE has provided this e-newsletter in its capacity as the Bridge Organisation for Yorkshire and the Humber, supporting Arts Council England’s goal that Every child and young person has the opportunity to experience the richness of the arts. We will achieve this by strengthening the connections between the worlds of schools & education and of arts & culture. IVE is an independent educational trust dedicated to preparing young people to face the future with creativity and self-belief.

Welcome to our monthly newsletter for December 2021, sharing news and events from our Bridge programme and across IVE – including opportunities, resources and funding for the education and cultural sectors. This month, we're celebrating our achievements in 2021. Year in review from CEO Rosi Lister 2021 has had its challenges. We, like many other organisations needed to tighten our belts and watch our charitable reserves. An exercise that, thanks to colleagues, has worked out well and as the year draws to a close opportunities are once more on the rise: A new industry sponsor to support our Applied Creativity Labs for schools, which have become a major IVE success story. A new private sector client for our Creative Leadership training and an opportunity to apply to the Arts Council England for extension funding which will enable us to continue to provide our Bridge role and support our Local Cultural Education Partnerships for another year. Our Ignite Yorkshire heritage youth engagement programme has gone from strength to strength, being nominated for two awards and achieving national acclaim from the Association of Heritage Interpreters.  Behind the scenes, the year has also been spent developing our new strategic plan, which many of you have helped us with and I am very grateful to you. We will be launching this strategy in the New Year in preparation for our 25th anniversary at the beginning of April. It is a strategy for change and transition from our Bridge role, a strategy we believe is forward thinking and inspirational. Read year in review here.     BRIDGE HIGHLIGHTS 2021     Bridge highlights 2021 While 2021 has certainly thrown us all more hurdles to overcome, we’re incredibly proud of the work we have achieved despite these trying times. Our Bridge team have supported 243 schools and 311 arts and culture organisations in Yorkshire and the Humber through professional development, partnerships, micro-commissions and 1-2-1 support.  In the past twelve months, we’ve welcomed new staff and associates to our Bridge team. We’ve expanded our reach into Hull and the Humber by hiring a Cultural Education Manager to champion that area. We have also been joined by new associates for North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to help us build more links within the region. Our team continues to go from strength to strength with the wealth of knowledge and expertise they bring to our programme. Read Bridge highlights 2021 here.     Read Bridge highlights 2021     Funding for Schools: unlocking small grants know-how to enrich learning It’s no secret that an arts rich curriculum pays dividends in terms of pupil learning and engagement. But at a time when schools are pressured to ‘perform’ and ‘pare back’ it can be hard to find resources for cultural enrichment. This case study focuses on IVE’s timely ‘Funding for Schools’ Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme. Read case study here.   A to Z of wellbeing: a creative remedy for a post-pandemic world  The A-Z Wellbeing Cards, developed in partnership between Jo Stockdale from Well Within Reach and IVE, have already make significant impacts on children and young people in nearly 100 settings. From primary and secondary schools to Youth Community Groups, facilitators have witnessed the power of the resource to focus on the wellbeing of the child, following such a traumatic and difficult few years. Read case study here.     MORE FROM IVE     From mental health and climate change, to comedy, industrial heritage and babies – A look back at 2021 As 2021 is drawing to a close, we're reflecting on our company wide achievements, and getting ramped up for a new year of possibilities. It’s been an eventful year in more ways than one, and in addition to our successes across the Bridge programme, IVE have seen a number of wider achievements. From mental health and climate change, to comedy, industrial heritage and babies! Have a look back at 2021 here.     Read More IVE Updates     IVE EVENTS   Artsmark Development Training Thu 13 Jan - 10 Mar  Artsmark Development Training is an essential part of the new Artsmark process. During this training you will begin to explore how you can plan to use arts and culture to meet your whole-school priorities, with the support of our Artsmark experts. By the end of the session you will be well on the way to completing your Statement of Commitment, which is the framework for your Artsmark journey. Book Now.   Artsmark Partnership Briefing  Tue 15 Feb - 10am - 11:30am The Artsmark Partnership Programme is an Arts Council England endorsed network of arts and cultural organisations that understand the Artsmark criteria and can support schools and education settings on their Artsmark journey. This session will review the Artsmark process and support creative practitioners to start mapping their offer to it. We'll also review the Artsmark Partnership Programme Code of Conduct and set out expectations.  Book Now.     See all upcoming IVE events     OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES & FUNDING   Sky Arts Sky Arts are giving primary schools everything they need to run a fun-filled arts week in their schools and celebrate the arts, however 2022 presents a special opportunity for Leeds as its the city in which they will be doing a range of on the ground activities during the week itself. This will include getting brilliant arts organisations into primary schools to take pupils through inspirational arts activities, engaging with local arts venues and higher education institutions to get involved and much more. Find out more here.   MuseumNext Games, Play and Learning Summit speakers The MuseumNext Games, Play and Learning Summit will bring together museum professionals from around the globe to share best practice in creating engaging playful experiences both in the museum and online. They are looking for speakers to make twenty minute presentations for this event. The deadline for proposals is 5 January 2022. Find out more here.   Artsmark Day to Create Artsmark are bringing together children and young people from schools and education settings across the country to take part in Day to Create on Wednesday 6 July 2022. Open to all Artsmark eligible schools and settings, participants will receive a free Day to Create pack with practical tools and resources. The deadline to sign up is 28 February 2022. Find out more here.   World Reimagined Artists Open Call The World Reimagined is inviting all UK-based visual artists working in the mediums of paint, photography, drawing, mosaic, sculpture and collage to join in on the national conversation to transform the understanding of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its impacts. Creative practitioners are asked to submit designs for globe sculptures that respond to their nine themes which help illuminate people's understanding of our shared history. Open call closes on Friday, 31 December.  Find out more here.   New funding opportunities for museums The Arts Council of England has refreshed its National Lottery Project Grants programme, meaning they can now invest in all aspects of museums work. Lighter touch application processes have also been expanded to include grant applications under £30,000. Find out more here.   Let’s Create Jubilee fund Guidance for applicants is now live for the Let’s Create Jubilee fund – a programme that supports voluntary and community organisations in developing creative and cultural activities as part of Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June 2022. Applications will open in January, and organisations will be able to apply for grants of up to £10,000. Find out more here.   Young Producers for Children’s Capital of Culture Next year Rotherham will host four months of music, film, dance, art and creativity. They're looking for 16-25 year olds from across South Yorkshire to help make it happen. The position is 3 days a week and will take place from January to June. They are hosting a recruitment day on Saturday, 18 December at Rotherham United for interested candidates. Register your interest here.   @IVEBridge @IVEHothouse @IgniteYorks     IVE HQ, The Half Roundhouse,Graingers Way, Leeds LS12 1AH   0113 322 3050     Copyright © 2021 WeareIVE, All rights reserved.   IVE has provided this e-newsletter in its capacity as the Bridge Organisation for Yorkshire and the Humber, supporting Arts Council England’s goal that Every child and young person has the opportunity to experience the richness of the arts. We will achieve this by strengthening the connections between the worlds of schools & education and of arts & culture. IVE is an independent educational trust dedicated to preparing young people to face the future with creativity and self-belief.

Welcome to our monthly newsletter for November 2021, sharing news and events from our Bridge programme and across IVE – including opportunities, resources and funding for the education and cultural sectors. To celebrate Artsmark's 20th anniversary and Artsmark Celebration Week, our theme this month is Embedding Creativity into the Curriculum. As children, we’re born with wild and inventive imaginations. But as we get older that creativity dwindles, and by adulthood, the number of creative geniuses drops to an astonishingly low average. Which begs the question: does school kill creativity? Traditional teaching methods, like testing and memorisation, are counterproductive to creativity. Education is not the same as learning, learning requires engagement and sparked curiosity. Injecting creativity into the classroom can really transform the way young people learn, and how they apply creative thinking skills in their real life. In this edition we have taken a real focus on how creativity, culture and arts are being embedded into the curriculum.     CELEBRATING ARTSMARK     Courtesy of Greentop Circus.   Artsmark School Spotlight: Beck Primary School Beck Primary School is a very large, 3 form entry school, sitting in the heart of a large council estate in North East Sheffield. It’s a vibrant, busy school with a high percentage of pupils (more than 50%) with pupil premium. The centre of the city is a forty-five-minute bus journey away, and combined with parents’ socio-economic deprivation, very few pupils engage in external cultural activities. Hear from Rebecca Stroud at Beck Primary School, and how their school aimed to plug this cultural capital gap. Read guest blog here.     Read Artsmark Spotlight: Beck Primary School     Making their Artsmark: collaboration and learnings in Rotherham The Rotherham Artsmark Consortium group is bringing together schools to collaborate in new ways, make unexpected connections and help arts education thrive in South Yorkshire. The Rotherham School Improvement Service (RoSIS) has been working with IVE since 2019, catalysing creativity for schoolchildren through focused arts-led innovation and priceless peer-to-peer support. Read case study here.   How New Bewerley Community School achieved Platinum Artsmark status When New Bewerley Community School started their Artsmark journey in 2017/18 they couldn’t have known how it would transform their culture, curriculum and community. What started as an exploration of how the arts can lift learning has since become a force for whole school change. In April 2021 their dedication saw them achieve the coveted Artsmark Platinum award. Read case study here.     MORE FROM IVE    IVE’s Applied Creativity Labs Pave The Way in Creative Learning This week saw the final stage of our most recent Applied Creativity Lab, where 30 primary school children in Bradford presented their ideas for reducing air pollution across the region to a ‘dragons den’ like panel of experts. Maria Mehrin, a teacher at IQRA Academy said "This project has given us many ideas on how creativity can help to engage and enrich children in Science, allowing them to ask open-ended questions and explore the world around them." Read more here.   Represent participant scoops prestigious Young Interpreter Award Lihem, from Ignite Yorkshire's Represent, has won the first Association for Heritage Interpretation Young Interpreter Award from Engaging People Awards. It celebrates the work of an inspirational young person who is actively engaging people with their heritage, nature, culture or science. Lihem’s contribution stood out because of her care to question, investigate and understand the waiting to be told stories in the collection. Read more here.     Read More IVE Updates     REACHING NEW GROUPS OF YOUNG PEOPLE     Courtesy of IVE micro-commission recipient, STEM Theatre in a Box.   Place based micro-commissions We have launched a second round of micro-commissions, following the success of our first round in early 2021. This fund is focussed on diversity, inclusion and relevance. Our micro-commissions are open to creatives and cultural organisations who want to develop work with new groups of young people. We are interested in projects that create high-quality experiences for young people who face barriers to arts and culture. To apply, you must not be in receipt of Arts Council funding or core funding from any source. Applications close on Friday, 26th November. Learn more here.     Learn more about place based micro-commissions     IVE EVENTS   Artsmark Development Training Thu 13 Jan - 10 Mar  Artsmark Development Training is an essential part of the new Artsmark process. During this training you will begin to explore how you can plan to use arts and culture to meet your whole-school priorities, with the support of our Artsmark experts. By the end of the session you will be well on the way to completing your Statement of Commitment, which is the framework for your Artsmark journey. Book Now.   Artsmark Partnership Briefing  Tue 15 Feb - 10am - 11:30am The Artsmark Partnership Programme is an Arts Council England endorsed network of arts and cultural organisations that understand the Artsmark criteria and can support schools and education settings on their Artsmark journey. This session will review the Artsmark process and support creative practitioners to start mapping their offer to it. We'll also review the Artsmark Partnership Programme Code of Conduct and set out expectations.  Book Now.     See all upcoming IVE events     OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES & FUNDING   Craft School: Yinka's Challenge In collaboration with Yinka Illori, the Crafts Council has launched a new national schools' craft challenge. This free programme, aimed at KS1 to KS4 takes place from September 2021 to March 2022. Schools are invited to create against a brief designed by Yinka which centres on play, storytelling and empowerment. Find out more here.   Doncaster Cultural Education Partnership is hiring Doncaster Cultural Education Partnership (DCEP) is recruiting a part-time Cultural Education Manager (CEM). The CEM will strategically work to help DCEP promote a cultural offer for all children and young people. They will work to build sustainability and infrastructure within DCEP. Applications close on Sunday, 5th December. Find out more here.   High Streets Music Commission  Historic England is looking to work with a national organisation or consortia for their commission. They are looking for an organisation who has experience in co-creating musical projects and content that are rooted in local people and their stories and can demonstrate successful youth engagement. The closing date to apply is Monday, 6th December. Find out more here.   SPARK recruiting for new chair  SPARK, Wakefield's Cultural Education Partnership, is seeking to appoint a new chair, for an initial term of one year. The independent chair will take SPARK into the next exciting phase of their action plan. The deadline to apply is 5pm on Wednesday, 8th December. Find out more here.   Why Creativity Matters Now Create Sheffield were joined by education colleagues and arts and cultural organisations during Why Creativity Matters Now. These organisations shared examples of creative practice in school settings through partnerships. Inspiring event summaries and video recordings of all sessions are available to view now. Find out more here.   World Reimagined Artists Open Call The World Reimagined is inviting all UK-based visual artists working in the mediums of paint, photography, drawing, mosaic, sculpture and collage to join in on the national conversation to transform the understanding of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its impacts. Creative practitioners are asked to submit designs for globe sculptures that respond to their nine themes which help illuminate people's understanding of our shared history. Open call closes on Friday, 31 December.  Find out more here.   Health Education England Performance Tender Health Education England North East and North Cumbria are inviting tender submissions for the provision of a drama-based performance which promotes the career opportunities within the NHS to young people in formal education across the North East and North Cumbria. The closing date for the bid is Friday, 26th November. Find out more here.   @IVEBridge @IVEHothouse @IgniteYorks     IVE HQ, The Half Roundhouse,Graingers Way, Leeds LS12 1AH   0113 322 3050     Copyright © 2021 WeareIVE, All rights reserved.   IVE has provided this e-newsletter in its capacity as the Bridge Organisation for Yorkshire and the Humber, supporting Arts Council England’s goal that Every child and young person has the opportunity to experience the richness of the arts. We will achieve this by strengthening the connections between the worlds of schools & education and of arts & culture. IVE is an independent educational trust dedicated to preparing young people to face the future with creativity and self-belief.

Welcome to our monthly newsletter for October 2021, sharing news and events from our Bridge programme and across IVE – including opportunities, resources and funding for the education and cultural sectors. This month, we're focusing on Diversity and Inclusion. THE FUTURE OF INCLUSION Creativity has the power to do amazing things. It has the power to change the world, if we let it. But creativity is nothing without diversity and inclusion. Unless we celebrate difference in all its forms, we will carry on doing the same old things, in the same old ways. INCLUSIVITY AND RELEVANCE, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU? “Achieving a fair and accessible cultural sector, which is better placed to realise its creative ambition by drawing on talent from all our communities”, is a key principle being worked towards for many organisations in the creative sector today. For IVE this means developing the potential of diverse groups of young people, and building creative and inclusive workplaces. We are supporting education, creative and community sectors to develop their understanding, expertise and motivation to reach those underrepresented groups in our region. We are also working with leading companies from across the region to help them embed inclusion within cultures, values and practice.     CELEBRATING DIVERSITY IN CREATIVITY     A programme for a diverse age: Creative Approaches to Hidden Narratives Across autumn 2020 – spring 2021, we launched our ground-breaking ‘Creative Approaches to Hidden Narratives’ Continuing Professional Development programme. Partnering with subject expert Heritage Corner, it united ten teachers from Yorkshire and Humber schools to explore themes of identity and diversity. Across six sessions, participants learned how arts and culture can bring diverse heritages to life. Read more here.     Read Creative Approaches to Hidden Narratives     Arts Award and The Walk The Walk is a travelling festival of art and hope in support of refugees led by Good Chance theatre in collaboration with Handspring Puppet Company. With the help of IVE and support from Trinity College, a specially designed Arts Award Discover Log has been created for schools to participate. IVE are working in partnership with the Bradford Schools of Sanctuary team to support local Primary schools to deliver The Walk Arts Award with their pupils and learn more about how to become a School of Sanctuary.   New round of micro-commissions  We're launching a round of place-based micro-commissions in November to help develop community-based offers for young people who face the most barriers to arts and culture. We particularly welcome applications from diverse backgrounds, early years practitioners, and young practitioners who are just beginning to develop their practice. Keep an eye on our website and social media for further details and instructions to apply.      MORE FROM IVE   Diverse ideas for greater innovation We want to increase awareness and understanding of diversity and inclusion and how biases can affect working lives and impact on organisational culture and performance. Our Diversity & Inclusion Labs use a reflective approach to identify where and how you can make sustainable changes to establish an inclusive culture. We want to highlight the parallels between the creative process and embedding inclusion in organisations. To find out more, read our case study.    Global Leeds Exhibition ‘Our Histories’ is a series of four portraits that show young Black women sitting at the feet of a drawing which notes the names, dates and numbers that reflect the British transatlantic slave trade. Created by artist and activist, Carmen Okome, along with Hannah and Lihem, for Leeds Museums & Galleries 200th Birthday exhibition. Learn more about the project, what it's like to curate with young people and what the outcome represents in an interview with Ignite Yorkshire. Listen to the interview.   Locks to Legacies launch Join us for the launch of 'Locks to Legacies': a new interpretation of the waterways in Leeds on 30th Oct. Over five months, 10 young people have researched, written and produced their own creative responses to the industrial heritage of Leeds. Their work explores the often hidden and untold history of exploitation and colonial connections. 'Locks to Legacies' will brings these stories to life for you to see and hear through an audio tour, boat trips and an exhibition. Drop in anytime between 11am-4pm. Book tickets here.     Read More IVE Updates     DIVERSE ARTS AWARD ACTIVITIES   This month's Arts Award Activity Video features Tricia from Swirl Education who transports us to a Carnival in Trinidad and teaches two very exciting dance moves - jump up and wave!    See all Arts Award Activity Videos     IVE EVENTS   Funding for schools CPD sessions  Wed 3 Oct - 4:30pm - 6:00pm Join small grant specialist, Lisa Jagger, at our upcoming funding for schools CPD workshop, Communicating the Impact of Creative Work in Schools. These sessions are designed for anyone who has wondered whether their school could be eligible for grant funding for musical instruments, specialist artists, ICT equipment to enhance digital media or even funding to take students to a gallery, a show or a performance. Book Now.   Artsmark Celebration Week Mon 8 Nov - Fri 12 Nov Artsmark's 20-year anniversary is kicking off this November with a celebration week. Taking place from Monday, 8th November to Friday, 12th November, we'll be sharing amazing stories from some of our Artsmark schools and partners that celebrate arts, culture and creativity in schools. We also have a great lineup of events for Artsmark Celebration Week. Learn more.   We're here to support you on your Artsmark journey Wed 3 Oct - 4:30pm - 6:00pm Artsmark Development Training - 18 Nov and 9 Dec - 10am - 12.30pm. Book Now. Artsmark 1-2-1 Support Sessions - 2 Nov, 16 Nov, 30 Nov, 14 Dec -  15 minute slots between 3.30 - 5pm. Book Now. Artsmark Partnership Briefing - Wed 15 Feb - 10 - 11.30am. Book Now.     See all upcoming IVE events     OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES & FUNDING   The World Reimagined schools Q&A Schools are invited to discover more about The World Reimagined Learning Programme, a national art education project featuring globally-recognised artists to transform how we understand the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its impact on us all, on the 2nd November, 4.30-5.30pm. Created with artists, teachers and educationalists, their Learning Programme is an experiential and transformative journey for students, teachers and schools. Book tickets here.   Welcome Little Amal to Sheffield Sheffield Theatres will welcome Little Amal, a 3.5m puppet of a 10-year-old refugee girl, on the 29th October. Working with Good Chance, Sheffield Theatres plan to share free activities, performances and displays that highlight this City of Sanctuary, starting with a celebratory welcome at Victoria Quays from Stand & Be Counted Theatre company. Learn more here. Find out more here.   People Place Power People Place Power is a Creative People and Places conference that is taking place online from 7th - 9th December. In partnership with Arts Council England, this conference will explore themes such as community led decision making, power sharing, place-making and future funding policy, from the perspective of practitioners and partners making work with, by and for local communities. Find out more here.   Arts Award's fourth national LCEP network event Leaders and members of Local Cultural Education Partnerships are invited to join this network event online on the 23rd November at 4pm. Hear LCEPs in Preston and Sheffield share their city-wide experiences and find out why Arts Award Supporter is an ideal scheme for partners advocating for Arts Award under an LCEP umbrella. Find out more here.   International Collaboration Grants Small grants of £5-20k and large grants of £20-75k are available now to UK and international organisations. Applications must demonstrate genuine international collaboration and an explicit benefit to individual artists and international partners, while projects should address significant contemporary themes, from climate change to global challenges. Applications close on the 4th November. Find out more here.   Schools of Sanctuary Schools of Sanctuary is a growing network of over 320 schools recognised by City of Sanctuary UK for their commitment to creating a culture of welcome and inclusion and raising awareness of the issues faced by refugees and asylum seekers. For some schools, this also includes recognition of their efforts to effectively meet the needs of students from sanctuary-seeking backgrounds. Schools can benefit from the wide range of resources signposted on the Schools of Sanctuary website, a termly Schools of Sanctuary newsletter highlighting best practice, upcoming events, CPD opportunities and suggesting activities, and regular events including 'Supporting Afghan Students in Schools' on the 3rd November hosted in partnership with Refugee Education UK. You can follow Schools of Sanctuary on Twitter and Facebook.    @IVEBridge @IVEHothouse @IgniteYorks     IVE HQ, The Half Roundhouse,Graingers Way, Leeds LS12 1AH   0113 322 3050     Copyright © 2021 WeareIVE, All rights reserved.   IVE has provided this e-newsletter in its capacity as the Bridge Organisation for Yorkshire and the Humber, supporting Arts Council England’s goal that Every child and young person has the opportunity to experience the richness of the arts. We will achieve this by strengthening the connections between the worlds of schools & education and of arts & culture. IVE is an independent educational trust dedicated to preparing young people to face the future with creativity and self-belief.

Welcome to our monthly IVE Studio Newsletter for September 2021, sharing news and events from our Studio work (Bridge, Ignite and Applied Creativity Labs), and opportunities, resources and funding for the education and cultural sectors.     NEWS     A to Z wellbeing activity cards  We have launched our A to Z Activity Wellbeing Cards: C is for Creativity and 29 other ways to nurture healthy young minds. Designed in collaboration with Jo Stockdale from Well Within Reach, this interactive resource helps teachers and creative practitioners improve wellbeing and strengthen social skills in young people. Read more here.     Sign up for a pack of A to Z Wellbeing Activity Cards     Help us celebrate 20 years of Artsmark Artsmark is celebrating its 20-year anniversary and to help kick off their November celebration week, we'd love to highlight your stories. We're on the lookout for blogs, photographs or videos – anything that celebrates your Artsmark milestones. We particularly encourage Artsmark Partners and Artsmark schools to share collaborative stories. Please submit all content to us by Monday 11th Oct.  Submit your Artmark stories.   Sharing hundreds more Bags of Creativity with our region’s children and young people Last summer, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we delivered 9,000 bags filled with creative activities and inspiring materials to children and young people across Yorkshire and the Humber. This summer, we found we had enough arts and crafts materials leftover to create another 350 bags and delivered the remaining Bags of Creativity to five foodbanks across the region. Read the full story here.   Read more IVE updates here     EVENTS     CPD sessions Funding for Schools CPD sessions – Autumn 2021 From Wed 6 Oct - 4:30pm - 6:00pm Join small grant specialist, Lisa Jagger, at our upcoming funding for schools CPD workshops. These sessions are designed for anyone who has wondered whether their school could be eligible for grant funding for musical instruments, specialist artists, ICT equipment to enhance digital media or even funding to take students to a gallery, a show or a performance.  Funding Sources for Arts, Culture and Creativity in Schools  Wed 6 Oct - 4.30pm - 6pm Book now Preparation and Mobilising your School Community  Wed 20 Oct - 4.30pm - 6pm Book now Communicating the Impact of Creative Work in Schools Wed 3 Nov - 4.30pm - 6pm Book now   Book Funding for Schools CPD sessions     Artsmark support sessions We're here to support you on your Artsmark journey Our free online Artsmark support sessions for Autumn 2021 are now live! So get ahead of the crowd and book now. Here's what's coming up: Artsmark Development Training - Autumn 2021 - Thu 14 Oct, 18 Nov and 9 Dec - 10am - 12.30pm. Book now Artsmark 1-2-1 Support Sessions - Tue 12 Oct, 2 Nov, 16 Nov, 30 Nov, 14 Dec -  15 minute slots between 3.30 - 5pm. Book now Evidencing the impact of your Artsmark journey - Mon 11 Oct - 3.45 - 5pm. Book now Artsmark Partnership Briefing - Wed 20 Oct - 10 - 11.30am. Book now   See all Artsmark support sessions here     See all upcoming IVE events     ARTS AWARD ACTIVITY VIDEO   Join musician Nii Kwartey Owoo in this fun video that explores the rhythm and rhymes of Africa.   See all Arts Award Activity Videos     OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES & FUNDING   Join in with Make with Amal Sign up to take part in Make with Amal, a chance to support The Walk from Good Chance Theatre. As Little Amal enters a new country, a new postcard is released and young people are invited to make a specific act of welcome, like making a recipe or a lightbox message. Find out more here.   Book your tickets for Why Creativity Matters Now Running online from the 4th-22nd October as part of the Learn Sheffield Autumn Online Festival, Why Creativity Matters Now is a series of online conversations between school colleagues and arts & culture education organisations about the role of creativity in education. Find out more here.   Applications open for Arts Award Access Fund  If you're an Arts Award centre and work with children who face barriers to access and inclusion, you could receive a grant of up to £1,500 to help you pilot, develop or embed your Arts Award work with these young people. Applications close Friday 8th Oct. Find out more here.   Absolutely Cultured are hiring Absolutely Cultured are on the lookout for a Senior Producer and a Leaning & Talent Development Manager. Based in Hull, this arts company continues to play a leading role in shaping Hull's future. Applications close Sunday 10th Oct. Find out more here.   @IVEBridge @IVEHothouse @IgniteYorks     IVE HQ, The Half Roundhouse,Graingers Way, Leeds LS12 1AH   0113 322 3050     Copyright © 2021 WeareIVE, All rights reserved.   IVE has provided this e-newsletter in its capacity as the Bridge Organisation for Yorkshire and the Humber, supporting Arts Council England’s goal that Every child and young person has the opportunity to experience the richness of the arts. We will achieve this by strengthening the connections between the worlds of schools & education and of arts & culture. IVE is an independent educational trust dedicated to preparing young people to face the future with creativity and self-belief.