World Youth Skills Day 2022

Did you know today is World Youth Skills Day? Celebrate the importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, work, and entrepreneurship. This year’s theme is ‘Transforming Youth Skills for the Future’.

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A Day in the Life – Communications Coordinator

Our Comms Coordinator, Hope takes us along on a day in her role at TMC, from leading meetings, to creating content for socials, let’s see what she’s up to!

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Arts Award Futures Fund

The Arts Award Futures Fund provides grants of up to £1,500 to organisations currently registered as Arts Award Centres (and their connected trained advisers) to support them to pilot, embed or develop Arts Award and creative activity across the current year and beyond 2023.

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How can arts and cultural education benefit the mental wellbeing of children and young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities?

SEND students can face a number of barriers when navigating the education system – here’s how arts and culture can help!

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TMC Group School Offer 2022 Round 2 now open! – £2,500 bursaries for schools

Are you connected to a network of schools interested in working together to develop your arts provision? Then our Group School Offer programme of support could help!

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Save the date for Without Walls

The Mighty Creatives’ Youth Board invite you to Without Walls, a weeklong celebration of the power of the arts, created by children and young people of the East Midlands.

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Sophiya’s story

Sophiya tells us about her experiences of YEF, how it’s supported her to take on new projects, and how it’s helped to inspire her future.

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Inviting a new conversation on the value of arts and culture in education and beyond

Four decades have passed since The Arts in Schools: Principles, practice and provision was published. Share your thoughts and reflections to be included in a report later this year.

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Celebrating Love Arts Award Week 2022

This week we’re celebrating Love Arts Award! Discover why it’s so loved and how you can apply for £1000 to get it started in your school or education setting…

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£4,000 Digital Development Grants available – now open for applications!

Apply now for a £4000 grant, available for organisations to trial and test ideas around digital delivery across a 12-month period.

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Learning Leadership Skills with Boss Bike Rides

Our European WellBe partner Yonko along with his son Christian took part in their own Boss Bike Ride in Bulgaria! Below Yonko reflects on the importance of leadership – something our Boss Bike Rides campaign champions in all paths.

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My Creative Track – A Pathway to Arts and Culture  

My Creative Track is a themed framework that has been developed to help guide children and young people in care, and the adults who support them (Foster Carers, Key Workers, Social Workers, Designated Teachers, Residential Home Workers etc.), to engage with a journey of arts and cultural experiences.

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Arts Award Start Up Packages: Young People’s Settings

The Mighty Creatives (TMC) are offering a limited number of support packages for young people’s settings who want to deliver the Arts Award qualification for the first time or progress their delivery to a new level.

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Arts Award Start Up Packages for Schools and Colleges

The Mighty Creatives (TMC) are offering a limited number of support packages for schools, colleges and formal education settings who want to deliver the Arts Award qualification for the first time or progress their delivery to a new level.

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Megan: My experience of being a Kickstarter

Megan tells us about her experience as a Kickstarter on the DWP’s Kickstart Scheme, in her role at TMC helping to bring the charity’s brand to life…

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The Art of Creative Mentoring – Empowering Artists and Creative Mentors to Support Children in Need and in Care Across the East Midlands 

In October 2021, we received the great news that we had been successful in applying for a grant from Foyle Foundation to support the development of a training programme for artists and Creative Mentors.

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Young Empowerment Fund 2022 – Open for Applications!

Are you aged between 16 and 25? Do you live in the East Midlands? Do you have an idea for a creative project that needs support to get off the ground?

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Arts Award Youth Board Artist Commission

We’re looking for an artist and trained Arts Award adviser to lead the delivery of Arts Award in schools along with our TMC Youth Board.

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Help, advice and resources for young people feeling overwhelmed by news about the war in Ukraine

We’ve pulled together some videos, links, and other information to help you make sense of the news about the war in Ukraine.

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TMC’S Mighty Hub – Mr Holly’s New Top 10!

Mr Holly – regional creative producer – gave us a run down of some of his highlights on the TMC Mighty Hub!

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Youth Board Away Day

Janah writes about what our Youth Board discussed at their away day last month and what’s next for them.

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Wellbeing, Creativity and Young People: A Guide for Education Professionals – download for free!

Prepared by Jo Stockdale, founder of Well Within Reach, and commissioned by The Mighty Creatives, this free Wellbeing, Creativity and Young People guide is designed specifically for education professionals.

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Boss Bike Rides – Winds of Change

Nick Owen led the charge for another Boss Bike Ride this past weekend.

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Fly Don’t Fall – Casey Soma

YEF recipient Casey talks about his poetry anthology Fly Don’t Fall.

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Guest Blog: Artsmark at 20

To ring in Artsmark Celebration Week, Felicity Woolf, our Chair of the Board of Trustees reflects on 20 years of the Artsmark Award.

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Bourne Westfield – My #Artsmark20 Story

Becky Beavis, of Artsmark Platinum school Bourne Westfield Primary Academy, gives us a look into the school’s journey to Platinum.

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Launching our new Creative Communities Fund!

Our new Creative Communities Fund offers critical support for cultural sector organisations to readdress the needs of children and young people in the East Midlands.

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It all started with a vision.

Young Empowerment Fund (YEF) participant, Sarah, discusses her project and being a funding recipient.

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