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David Sword

The West Sussex Cultural Education Partnership

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The West Sussex CEP

• 1. The context
• 2. What SAA has been doing
• 3. The future

The Context: Primary

Fabian/YouGov poll of primary school teachers in England shows: A decline in quantity:

• 68% say arts provision in their primary school has decreased since

2010. A decline in quality:

• 49% say the quality of arts provision in their primary school has

worsened since 2010. A lack of support and resources:

• 56% say they don’t have access to the resources and support to deliver

a high quality arts education. A lack of skills and experience:

• 45% say they don’t have the skills and experience needed to provide a

high quality arts education. And … 30% fewer 5-10 year olds participate in out-of-school arts activities.

The Context: Secondary

Since 2010: 28% reduction in GCSE arts entries 2010-17 – (-9% in 2016-17). 17% reduction in number of hours taught for arts subjects (-15% 2016-17). 20% decrease in specialist art teachers. 25% decline in D&T teachers and 28% reduction in curriculum time despite the UK creative industry being worth £80bn

The Context: EBacc

“The EBacc is … reducing opportunities for the next generation of musicians, designers, artists, actors and all the integral roles within a prosperous creative

• industry. It makes no sense for the Government to

implement an educational strategy which is narrowing a skills base in an area so integral to our economy’s success. … this new proposal will again risk the arts becoming the preserve of the elite.” Deborah Annetts, Chief Executive of Incorporated Society of Musicians

Recent Developments: HE

“The Russell Group is dropping its facilitating subjects list, which excluded arts subjects. It is … significant because the government’s Ebacc measure is based on the old facilitating subjects list. “Scrapping the … list … is a clear message to students, parents and schools: studying the arts can offer a route to a wide-range of different careers and fields of study.”

Jacqui O’Hanlon, Chair of the Cultural Learning Alliance and RSC Director of Education

Recent Developments: OFSTED

“Inspectors will expect to see a broad, rich curriculum. Inspectors will be particularly alert to signs of narrowing in the key stage 2 and 3 curriculums. If a school has shortened key stage 3, inspectors will look to see that the school has made provision to ensure that pupils still have the opportunity to study a broad range of subjects, commensurate with the national curriculum, in Years 7 to 9”

School inspection handbook May 2019

What Sussex Arts Academy has been doing

Purpose

Connecting young people (5-25) to excellence in arts and cultural education in the community. “The skills which children acquire through a good cultural education, help to develop their personality, abilities and

• imagination. They allow them to learn to think creatively and

critically and to express themselves fully. All of these skills are strong influencers on wider academic attainment in schools and help grow a child’s interest in the process of learning …”

Independent review by Darren Henley for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Education (February 2012) Sussex Arts Academy - Registered Charity No. 1156174

Objectives

Sussex Arts Academy - Registered Charity No. 1156174

• To grow the range of arts and cultural enrichment
• pportunities available to young people.
• To support access for all young people,

particularly the disadvantaged and disabled by:

• commissioning inclusive activities;
• raising funds for access.

What SAA does for artists

Sussex Arts Academy - Registered Charity No. 1156174

• Supports professional artists in the community

to develop their businesses by offering arts and cultural enrichment programmes to schools and colleges.

SAA services for artists

Sussex Arts Academy - Registered Charity No. 1156174

• Commissioning new work
• Networking (database/newsletters)
• Training (eg making your programme school-ready)
• Access to support services (insurance/HR/

legal/ accountancy)

• Safeguarding support (DBS)
• Venues
• Marketing (social media, press, e-PD)
• Financial support (eg underwriting of

programme start-up costs)

• Sponsorship for inclusion
• Grant application support
• Project management
• Administrative support (e-PD)

What SAA does for schools

Sussex Arts Academy - Registered Charity No. 1156174

• Puts schools in touch with

quality assured artists;

• Helps schools to

commission arts and cultural enrichment programmes;

• Helps to secure funding;
• Assists schools to manage

the implementation of projects;

• Provides PR support;
• Advises on accreditation;
• Commissions evaluation.

Projects

Sussex Arts Academy - Registered Charity No. 1156174

Chichester Community Theatre Story Factory – multi-arts story telling workshops Special schools project – Dance for a Special Generation Post-19 Inclusive Dance Project Three Bridges - Artists in residence OSVA - Enrichment programme Support for disadvantaged to attend Rock Challenge finals 2018

Benefits for children

Sussex Arts Academy - Registered Charity No. 1156174

Development of :

• creative and communications skills
• social skills and attitudes
• physical skills
• academic knowledge and understanding
• mental health and wellbeing
• personal development
• leadership and team-working
• employability

TheFuture

ACE to support 50 new cultural education partnerships

Supported with investment from Artswork, South East Bridge

Cultural Education Partnership for West Sussex

Purpose of CEP The West Sussex Cultural Education Partnership (CEP) is a new collaboration tasked to ensure that better cultural resources achieve better educational outcomes for the children and young people of West Sussex. Vision Ensure that there is a universal cultural offer for children and young people in West Sussex, and one that engages those traditionally under-represented in cultural learning. We want young people from all backgrounds and circumstances to experience the extraordinary power of arts and cultural learning to enhance their lives now and into the future.

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Cultural Education Partnership for West Sussex

Values West Sussex CEP believes that culture is a profound educational resource:

• to engage the widest variety of socially excluded and marginalised communities;
• to raise the aspirations and achievements of all its children and young people; and ..
• to give hope and pride to the residents of the county to tackle the challenges that face

them.

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CEP for West Sussex

Open access universal offer Research & Data

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PR & Comms Fundraising

Targeted support & commissioning

Role and remit of the Steering Group:

• Sub-committee of SAA Board
• Advisory
• Bring its collective expertise to bear on the

development stage of the project (Oct - end Jan)

• Support the day-to-day management of the project
• Oversee the management of the budget
• Manage risks to the successful and timely

completion of the work

• And … spread the message via your networks

CEP for West Sussex

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