Cultural Education Manager Louise Hesketh talks to Evonne Bixter (Development Officer for the St Helens Local Cultural Education Partnership) and Jeremy Sleith (Head of St Helens Music Education Hub). Together they discuss how the partnership was formed, their challenges and successes in creating a more cohesive local offer for schools and their ambitions for the partnership in the future.

Curious Conversations from Curious Minds

Curious Conversations: Building a Local Cultural Education Partnership

Arts Award inspires young people to grow their arts and leadership talents: it's creative, valuable and accessible. For Arts Award Advisors, as well as participants, moderation can be an uneasy time. We asked some experienced Arts Award moderators to share their best insights and advice. In this episode, Buzz and Juliet discuss portfolios they will never forget.

Curious Conversations: Meet the Moderators - Episode 1

Arts Award inspires young people to grow their arts and leadership talents: it's creative, valuable and accessible. For Arts Award Advisors, as well as participants, moderation can be an uneasy time. We asked some experienced Arts Award moderators to share their best insights and advice. In this episode, Buzz and Juliette discuss what guidance they have given Arts Award Advisers over the years.

Curious Conversations: Meet the Moderators - Episode 2

The Curious Minds Young Associates programme began in March 2016, with the aim of up-skilling and developing young people who are already engaged in cultural education and possibly thinking of starting a career in the arts. After training, they are deployed in a variety of roles as cultural education experts across the North West. This podcast features Young Associates Jaz Kaur and Issy Cecil discussing their contributions and involvement with the People's Powerhouse Convention with our Careers and Employability Manager - Holly Ball

Young Associates at the People’s Powerhouse Convention - Episode 2

The Curious Minds Young Associates programme began in March 2016, with the aim of up-skilling and developing young people who are already engaged in cultural education and possibly thinking of starting a career in the arts. After training, they are deployed in a variety of roles as cultural education experts across the North West. This podcast features Young Associates Jaz Kaur and Issy Cecil discussing their contributions and involvement with the People's Powerhouse Convention with our Careers and Employability Manager, Holly Ball.

Young Associates at the People’s Powerhouse Convention - Episode 1

As Arts Council England's Bridge organisation for the North West, Curious Minds supports schools to achieve Artsmark award, which is the creative quality standard for schools. In this podcast series we look at how education settings experience the Artsmark process and the value they get from this accreditation. We spoke to Laura and Suzanne from St. Mary's Primary school in Swinton In this episode they talk about why their school started their Artsmark journey and how it has benefitted them.

Curious Conversations: Artsmark with St Mary's Swinton - Episode 1

As Arts Council England's Bridge organisation for the North West, Curious Minds supports schools to achieve Artsmark award, which is the creative quality standard for schools. In this podcast series we look at how education settings experience the Artsmark process and the value they get from this accreditation. We spoke to Laura and Suzanne St. Mary's Primary school in Swinton. In this episode they tell us about forming partnerships with other schools and exploring the offers of cultural organisations in their area to develop a wider Artsmark community.

Curious Conversations: Artsmark with St Mary's Swinton - Episode 4

As Arts Council England's Bridge organisation for the North West, Curious Minds supports schools to achieve Artsmark award, which is the creative quality standard for schools. In this podcast series we look at how education settings experience the Artsmark process and the value they get from this accreditation. We spoke to Laura and Suzanne St. Mary's Primary school in Swinton. In this episode they tell us about making the Artsmark journey an inclusive experience for the wider school team, an effort which led to St Mary's winning the Artsmark Team award at the North West Cultural Education Awards 2018.

Curious Conversations: Artsmark with St Mary's Swinton - Episode 2

As Arts Council England's Bridge organisation for the North West, Curious Minds supports schools to achieve Artsmark award, which is the creative quality standard for schools. In this podcast series we look at how education settings experience the Artsmark process and the value they get from this accreditation. We spoke to Laura and Suzanne St. Mary's Primary school in Swinton In this episode they offer advice for school's starting their Artsmark journey and discuss the individual impact the process has had on pupils at the school.

Curious Conversations: Artsmark with St Mary's Swinton - Episode 3

“It’s all new experiences and new skills for them… and for us!” Lucy and Sarah are both Guiding Leaders in the North West of England. We join them as they discuss the training the undertook to become Arts Award Advisors and first moderation nerves. Recorded for Curious Minds by Unity House.

Curious Conversations: Sarah And Lucy - Girlguiding North West England - Episode 1

“She was just so happy to think… I could do this! I could have my work on a galley wall.” Guiding Leaders, Sarah and Lucy, have been delivering Bronze Arts Award for the very first time as part of a regional pilot. Here they discuss why they think the delivery of Arts Award as part of the Girlguiding activity portfolio is so important. Recorded for Curious Minds by Unity House.

Curious Conversations: Sarah And Lucy - Girlguiding North West England - Episode 2

Curious Minds has been supporting Girlguiding North West England to explore how they can embed Arts Award across their Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Senior Sections. Here Lucy and Sarah, both Guiding Leaders, discuss what Arts Award delivery has meant to them as volunteers and its impacts. Recorded for Curious Minds by Unity House.

Curious Conversations: Sarah And Lucy - Girlguiding North West England - Episode 3

Sarah and Lucy, volunteer Leaders for Girlguiding North West England have recently delivered Bronze Arts Awards within their units for the very first time. Here they take the plunge and answer a few questions, picked at random, about advice they would give to others new to Arts Award delivery. Recorded for Curious Minds by Unity House.

Curious Conversations: Sarah And Lucy - Girlguiding North West England - Episode 4

“I’ve learned that I can be a lot more expressive than I thought I could.” Annie and Meeka reflect on their favourite memories and look forward to their next Arts Award challenge, after completing a Bronze Arts Award with Girl Guiding North West England. Recorded for Curious Minds by Unity House.

Curious Conversations: Annie And Meeka - Girlguiding North West England - Episode 2

What is art and how does it make you feel? Annie and Meeka, two Girl Guides discuss their experience of working on their Bronze Arts Award with Girl Guiding North West England. Recorded for Curious Minds by Unity House.

Curious Conversations: Annie And Meeka - Girlguiding North West England - Episode 1

Curious Minds exists to improve the lives of children and young people by increasing opportunities for their active participation in arts and culture. We do this by connecting schools and other providers of children’s services with a vibrant offer of cultural education and creative learning opportunities to create the conditions where quality and collaboration flourish.