Artsplan Youth Arts Training Programme for the North East – Spring/Summer 2010

Using the Arts with Juvenile and Young Offenders
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, 17th March 2010, 10 am- 4.15 pm

This one-day workshop explores the benefits of using creative activities with young offenders, both within the community and the secure estate.  Developed in partnership with SOFT TOUCH this course will examine practical issues, such as those encountered in secure units and personal issues, such as motivation and the development of the young people.  The course will use a mixture of training techniques to help educate and inform.

Previous participant Nöelle O’Donoghue, Learning and Participation Officer, Traverse Theatre commented: “It was an informative day. The things discussed will aid me when working with young offenders/ ‘at risk’ young people in the future”.

All participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon successful completion of the course, and a wealth of practical resources, including a copy of the Artsplan published guidelines ‘Using the Arts with Juvenile and Young Offenders’ (RRP £7.50). Prices for the course, which include lunch and refreshments, range from £110 to £150, with limited bursaries also available. Please also remember that ENYAN members can request a 5% discount on all Artsplan publications and training!

Creative Facilitation
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Arts, Gateshead, 6th May 2010, 10 am- 4.15 pm

The ‘Creative Facilitation’ course provides an introduction to a creative approach to group facilitation. It aims to encourage, develop and inspire those with responsibility to lead others through a facilitative process, be it for the purposes of team building, consultation, idea-generation or training. Throughout the day we will be using a number of different interactive exercises and games in order to illustrate content. We will also look at group dynamics, communication issues and different learning styles in order to explore how these might be of impact.

Participants recently undertaking this course have been keen to endorse the training:

‘This has given me so much more confidence to go out and deliver training. I feel inspired and can’t stop jotting down ideas!’

‘Really excellent course – very interesting subject with so much relevance to arts and community and education work. [Course trainer] structured, presented and led the course with so much skill and enthusiasm. I really enjoyed it.’

All participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon successful completion of the course and a wealth of practical resources. Prices for each course, which include lunch and refreshments, range from £150 to £110, with limited bursaries available. Please also remember that ENYAN members can request a 5% discount on all Artsplan publications and training!

Using the Arts to Develop Aspiration, Leadership and Potential
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, 24th June 2010, 10 am- 4.15 pm

The one-day course, ‘Using the Arts to develop Aspiration, Leadership and Potential’, has been created as part of the legacy for the 2009 ENYAN Campaign and has been developed following a period of research conducted by ENYAN, throughout the 9 English regions into how participation in cultural activities can have a significant impact on young people’s development and can give young people the chance to develop important life skills such as creativity, confidence, self discipline, effective communication and the ability to work in teams.

This course is suitable for anyone, professional or voluntary, seeking to use or develop the arts in their work with young people. It looks to demonstrate how the arts can be used as a mechanism to develop young people’s leadership skills, aspiration and potential. It celebrates inspirational examples of young people who have excelled through engagement in youth-led arts projects, continue to achieve well and are an inspiration to both the youth and cultural sectors at large. The course also benefits from being part facilitated by young people who have taken on leadership roles within a creative setting.

Rachel Preston, Artsplan Development Manager, commented: “This course makes the case for why we should be investing time and resources into providing creative opportunities for young people that can engage and empower them.”

All participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon successful completion of the course and a wealth of practical resources. Prices for each course, which include lunch and refreshments, range from £110 to £150, with limited bursaries available. Please also remember that ENYAN members can request a 5% discount on all Artsplan publications and training!

To download the ENYAN ‘Young Arts Leaders’ campaign document visit.