Cultural Education in Devon
As the 3rd largest county in England, working at a county level across Devon poses some interesting challenges when it comes to cultural education, with distinct communities and challenging geography and issues around connectivity and infrastructure. Discussion and consultation to date has indicated that a focus around the localities where young people live and the places they engage with should be explored. Key partners are considering what a sub-regional response to the Cultural Education Challenge could look like for Devon, with potential partnerships at more local levels including Barnstaple and North Devon, Exeter and East Devon, Torbay and South Devon and Plymouth and West Devon. Currently they lack the capacity to host and lead a CEP themselves. We are now working with them to explore potential ways forward. For more information on the discussions to establish a Cultural Education Partnership in Devon please contact Liz Hill at liz@daisi.org.uk.
Useful resources
There are some really interesting tools and data sets which are freely available – including the Arts Council’s ‘cultural education data toolkit’ – along with a range of other databases focussed on cost of interventions for children and young people, disadvantage, health and education.
You can take a look at these resources using the links below:
Briefings and training events
Artsmark Partnership Programme Briefing
These free briefings are for arts & cultural organisations who want to become Artsmark Partners and help registered schools and education settings access great arts and culture for their pupils.
Artsmark
In order to attend one of the below events, you must first register your education setting with Artsmark on the Arts Council website here.
Devon Development Day – Fri 12th Jun 2020, 9:30 – 12:30
Devon Support Surgery – Fri 12th Jun 2020, 1:00 – 3:00
Cultural organisations (including NPOs)
Bold organisations are Artsmark Partners. Underlined organisations are Arts Award Supporters.
The Music Education Hub for Devon is Devon Music Education Hub.
For a full list of Arts Award supporters in Devon, click here.
For a full list of Arts Award centres in Devon, click here.
The Museum Development Officers in Devon are Susan Eddisford, Pippa Griffith, Alison Mills and Susan Eddisford.
The Devon Museum Partnership is led by Devon Royal Albert Memorial Museum.
The ASCEL (public libraries) representatives in Devon are Colin Bray and Kate Mackenzie.
Devon supports the Creative Skills Initiative.