ENYAN enews update
March 2015

Welcome to this month's English National Youth Arts Network newsletter! 

We hope the following links are helpful to you, and remember, if you register as a member (for free!) you can submit your own content for the website and future issues of this newsletter. Your membership also gives you discounted rates on a selection of our conferences and training courses.

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Nesta publish report on young digital makers

The report explores the emerging field of digital making for young people in the UK. It charts the organisations providing opportunities for young people to make things with technology; looks at how these opportunities relate to what young people learn in school; and explores the attitudes of young people, parents and teachers towards digital making.

READ THE REPORT HERE...

After the Warwick Report: engaging arts with education

"It’s always good to see the arguments for cultural value restated so I welcome the Warwick Commission's report, Enriching Britain: Culture, Creativity and Growth."

(Pauline Tambling, CEO of Creative & Cultural Skills)

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Forget Me Not: an investigation into the financial wellbeing of apprentices in the UK

READ THE REPORT HERE...

Have your say with the National Youth Debate // 26th March
Catch 16-24: Youth Employment Challenge

READ THE REPORT HERE...

Leading youth sector body extends membership to all organisations with an interest in young people

The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) has launched a new Associate Membership scheme which will enable even more organisations to join its vibrant, diverse network. 

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Greatest Generation: Filmmaking Project for 7-11 year olds

Explore life in the UK 1930-60 by helping 7-11 year olds interview local members of the wartime generation and use curated archive footage to make a short documentary. Includes a chance to have your film featured in a BBC Learning compilation film broadcast on BBC Two's Learning Zone. Three films will also be selected for the BFI National Archive as a lasting legacy.

FIND OUT MORE...

Child Mental Health faces "complex and severe" problems, says review

Child mental health services in England must be prioritised more to tackle the complex and severe problems they face, a leaked draft taskforce report says.

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Upcoming Artsplan Training Courses...

Freelance Work with Young People in the Arts and Cultural Sectors

Brighton

Thursday 19th - Friday 20th March

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Child Protection Policy Writing: Review & Update workshop

Manchester

Friday 27th March

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Facilitation - With a Creative Flair! 

Southampton

Wednesday 22nd April

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Behaviour Management and Youth Arts

Gateshead

Thursday 23rd April

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Mentoring: the Next Creative Generation

London

Monday 27th April

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Youth Arts Project Management: six-day accredited course

Southampton

Tuesday 28th April - Thursday 25th June

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See our full course listings here!

National Apprenticeship Week 2015
BBC Four Arts Question Time: catch up here
Ofsted publish new safeguarding policy
Young Artists wanted for Generation ART

Do you know any young artists aged between 4 and 18, who live in England? Have you worked to inspire them with art, artists and galleries?

FIND OUT MORE...

Funding for 16 & 17 year olds to remain at £4000 for 2015/16
Report on the ecology of culture launched
Spending on Late Intervention: how we can do better for less
DOWNLOAD: Social Value & Commissioning Toolkit
St. James' Place Foundation: supporting disadvantaged and disabled young people
Health and Wellbeing website for young people launched
Number of young people not in education, employment or training falls across the board

READ THE REPORT

Cabinet Office support will continue Democracy Counts work
After the Warwick Report: engaging arts with education
Teachers' Union backs Early Years education principles

The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) is calling on the government to reverse moves to "overly formalise" children's first few years of school and instead encourage the use of play-based learning techniques.

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Safe Network loses DfE grant
Can going to the theatre boost academic achievement?

The Independent's Sarah Cassidy reports on Start - an initiative to link young people from deprived backgrounds with the arts - and how it is capturing young hearts and minds.

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School league tables shouldn't distract us from the real issues

The debate about failing schools and league tables obscures the more significant issue of the gap between richer and poorer children’s results, says Helen Barnard of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

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LATEST ENYAN JOBS!

New year, new you? If you're thinking about changing jobs, why not check out our ENYAN jobs page and see if anything catches your eye? 

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