Liverpool Cultural Education Partnership (LCEP) Liverpool Governors’ Forum AGM 8 November 2016

What is a Local Cultural Education Partnership (LCEP)? Liverpool is one of 18 LCEPs across the North West LCEPs have been initiated by Bridge organisations in response to the Arts Council’s ‘Cultural Education Challenge’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3LgHDE6f0A There are 10 bridge organisations in England. They are funded by Arts Council to connect children and young people – and especially schools – to art and culture. Curious Minds is the name of the North West bridge organisation. Film – explains more about the cultural education challenge.

Liverpool Blackpool St Helens Trafford Chester & Cheshire West Pennine Lancashire Liverpool Blackpool St Helens Trafford Chester & Cheshire West Knowsley Tameside Leigh Manchester West Cumbria Preston Bolton Lancaster Oldham Rochdale Halton Salford Local Cultural Education Partnerships are agencies working together to achieve this challenge 16.20-16.30 The Arts Council has asked CM to support the formation of LCEPs. These are multi-stakeholder partnerships that will drive the cultural education challenge, ensuring the plans support distinct local priorities and challenges. These partnerships will: Create a shared plan or strategy for how to meet the challenge in their own town or city. Usually be led by a steering group of senior managers from Local authorities, schools and Chief Executives of cultural orgs. Gather data and intelligence that tells them where the greatest need is, they will decide on their own local priorities which might be about educational or social outcomes and they will devise a shared strategic plan. Schools and cultural organisations should benefit from that plan as deliverers or recipients of some of the planned activity.

The Liverpool partnership

What are we doing? Ebacc report

Why are we doing this? Five core reasons articulated by head teachers and teachers There are 5 core reasons that head teachers and teachers have themselves articulated to me when I was doing my initial research:

Passion and talent – young people’s entitlement – art is as important as Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics for some young people’s future lives and work. Picture shows winner of dot-art schools competition 2016 from St Hilda’s Secondary School, exhibited at St George’s Hall.

2. Art and culture can provide the spark of creativity to engage – improving attendance and learning. Picture shows children from St Finbar’s Primary engaged in a maths activity linked to architectural design, art and heritage at the Bluecoat building, the oldest listed building in Liverpool

3. Art and culture can bring happiness and enjoyment into schools, and trips outside schools build memories and cultural capital. This can lead to all-round better mental health for teachers and the whole school community as well as pupils. It’s also a way of managing some aspects of pastoral care – many teachers have told me that some young people open up about feelings and needs during art lessons. Creative activity can provide a safe space for exploring feelings. Picture shows young people from DaDafest, who work with many of Liverpool’s Special Schools.

4. Workforce and employer demand – jobs Baltic Creative Triangle – exponential growth of creative industries Every school can help yp devleop thse skills. Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths industries also demand creative skills – communication, collaboration, problem solving, creative thinking.

5. Understanding and celebrating diversity and difference – SMSC – is more important than ever right now in our multculural and multi-racial communities. Picture shows groups of young people working with DaDafest.

What is the impact of good cultural education? Drama and library activities improve attainment in literacy Structured music activities improve attainment in maths (also in early language acquisition and early literacy) Participation in structured arts activities increases cognitive abilities Learning through arts and culture improves attainment in all subjects Students from low income families who take part in arts activities at school are three times more likely to get a degree Employability of students who study arts subjects is higher and they are more likely to stay in employment Students who engage in the arts at school are twice as likely to volunteer and are 20% more likely to vote as young adults A national organisation called the Cultural Learning Alliance has done some research into this, building on work done by the Department for Culture Media and Sport. Using only evidence from cohort studies with large sample sizes (typically 12,000) and research with control groups they have emphatically stated that there are instrumental outcomes which cultural learning delivers. Handout of links to research and evidence of impact. They have grouped these into five key research findings: 1. Learning through arts and culture improves attainment in all subjects Taking part in drama and library activities improves attainment in literacy Taking part in structured music activities improves attainment in maths, early language acquisition and early literacy Schools that integrate arts across the curriculum in America have shown consistently higher average reading and mathematics scores compared to similar schools that do no 2. Participation in structured arts activities increases cognitive abilities 3. Students from low income families who take part in arts activities at school are three times more likely to get a degree 4. Employability of students who study arts subjects is higher and they are more likely to stay in employment 5. Students who engage in the arts at school are twice as likely to volunteer and are 20% more likely to vote as young adults

Our local area Liverpool is special Schools and universities are themselves cultural hubs, employing skilled artists Young people are receptive to art and culture and are proud Liverpool citizens The quality of art and culture across our city – and not just in the city centre – is world class provides a wealth of experience on our doorstep. Schools that are themselves cultural hubs and open their doors to parents and the community, improve quality of life for people who engage. Young people are receptive to art and culture just as they are receptive to sport, and are proud Liverpool citizens – let’s give them every chance to become cultural citizens able to access our heritage, history, culture and art; as well as be proud of their incrdible football and other sports teams.

How are we delivering the plan? Task teams: Communications Quality education Engagement and inclusion

Communications Cultural champions – teachers and Governors Networking - face-to-face and online Involving The Studio school in designing: LLP web site Termly newsletter Social media Brand Now back to the plan and what we are doing…

Quality education New partnerships – emerging from networking event on 30 September 2016 Artsmark Arts Award Sharing practice and resources Research 30 Sept event attended by: 32 teachers 26 arts & cultural professionals attended New partnerships developing from conversations…

We are encouraging every individual school and cultural organisation to include Artsmark and Arts Award in their plans. Any arts organisations funded by ACE to work with young people must support both these initiatives. Artsmark is a great frameworks for auditing, planning and evaluating art and culture of quality; Arts Award is also a great framework for a young person to achieve recognition for their work on an arts project.

Engagement & inclusion Arts and cultural/creative industries work experience Young people led training for the arts and cultural sector – to share with schools Resource for schools – ‘culture key’ to unlock art and culture for every single child Cultural citizens

Cohesion and investment Link to other existing strategic plans, eg: Pupil promise/Liverpool challenge School Improvement Liverpool teacher CPD HEI teacher training Merseyside Network for Collaborative Outrech Merseytravel Arts Council and Curious Minds – Artsmark and Arts Award

Supporting the cultural education challenge: Please share three thoughts about the plan… Please tell me one thing you think you can do as a Governor…