CapeUK is delighted to announce that applications are now open for South Yorkshire schools interested in joining the Creative Partnerships programme for 2009-10. Maintained schools in Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield local authorities are welcome to apply.
Information sessions:
We are holding an information session and surgery in each local authority as shown below. Any school that is preparing to submit an application is welcome to attend to have their questions answered. Please contact Fiona Milligan to book a place or if you have any queries: adminsheffield@capeuk.org / 0114 249 3185.
Barnsley: Kingstone Secondary School, Tues Feb 24th
Sheffield: Bannerdale Centre, Weds Feb 25th
Doncaster: The Armthorpe School, Tues March 3rd
Rotherham: Wingfield Secondary School, Weds March 4th
All sessions run 4.30 - 5.30. Tea and coffee from 4.15.
Deadline for South Yorkshire applications:
Change School programme - 10 am Monday 16th March 2009
Enquiry School programme - 10 am Friday 20th March 2009
Please return completed applications to Fiona Milligan by email at: adminsheffield@capeuk.org and also by post to: CapeUK, Suite 310, The Workstation, Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX.
Phone enquiries:
The Creative Partnerships South Yorkshire team will strive to answer all telephone enquiries fully, although we cannot offer direct feedback on draft applications. Please be aware that we will be continuing to manage our current programmes and you are therefore advised to refer in the first instance to the on-line Prospectus or Frequently Asked Questions document to see if your question is answered before contacting us.
Key dates in South Yorkshire 2009
16 March - Deadline for receipt of Change School applications
20 March - Deadline for receipt of Enquiry School applications
27 March - Change School applicants informed of short-list
7 April - Enquiry School applicants informed of selection decisions
27-29 April - Interviews of shortlisted Change Schools
5 May - Change School applicants informed of selection decisions
17-18 June - Residential induction for successful Change Schools (Head Teachers and Creativity Coordinators) – details tbc
Sept - Induction event for successful Enquiry Schools
Eligibility and application process:
A summary of the national eligibility criteria is given below. Make sure you check the on-line prospectuses for full information. There are no specific local eligibility criteria other than quality of application.
Change Schools
- 19 new places have been allocated across South and West Yorkshire, in addition to the 50 current schools. We aim to have at least one new Change School in each Local Authority, providing that the application criteria are satisfied.
- Schools will be selected through application and interview. Short listed schools will be asked to bring in a team of up to 5 people to give a 10 minute presentation on their plans for creative development.
Eligibility is restricted to:
- maintained schools in England who have not previously been in receipt of Creative Partnerships funding (including Special Schools and Pupil Referral Units where continuity can be demonstrated in terms of the pupils and/or staff involved)
- maintained schools that have previously received funding from Creative Partnerships but have not been involved in programme activity for more than two years. If such schools are currently involved in the 2008-2009 Enquiry School programme, they are eligible to apply to the 2009-2011 Change School programme while their Enquiry School programme is still running.
Enquiry Schools
- 84 places have been allocated across South and West Yorkshire. We aim to have a number of Enquiry Schools in each Local Authority, providing that the application criteria are satisfied.
- Schools will be selected through application only.
Eligibility:
All state-maintained schools in England are eligible to apply to the programme. In addition to maintained schools, other educational settings may be eligible to apply to the Enquiry Schools programme, provided that continuity can be demonstrated in terms of the young people and/or staff involved.
A maximum of two years funding (i.e. two separate applications) is allowed through the Enquiry Schools programme and these may not normally be in two consecutive years, as time is needed for thorough reflection. An exception to this rule applies in secondary schools, or large primary schools (at least two form entry), where a completely different team can develop the new programme with a different group of pupils without distracting attention from the existing one.
Eligible schools are welcome to apply for both the Change and the Enquiry School programmes.
Creative Partnerships South Yorkshire team
For programmes relating to April 2009 and beyond:
Director: Nick Nuttgens
Programme
Manager: Verity Clarke
Operations Manager: Michael Johnson
Administrator: Fiona Milligan (temporary)
Queries: adminsheffield@capeuk.org / 0114 249 3185.
For the current programme 2008-2009 in Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, enquiries should continue to be addressed to Linda in the Sero team: linda.barton@sero.co.uk.
