Solihull Change School looking for two practitioners to develop our creative curriculum

• Deadline:
  22 September 2010
• Organisation:
  Castle Bromwich Junior School
• Location:
  Solihull
• Salary/Fee:
  Please see description below.
• Requirements:

  Castle Bromwich Junior School is a large four-form entry school in the northern part of Solihull.  We are part of the Creative Partnerships' Change School programme.

  We are looking for two creative partners (of any art form) to work with two of our year groups and their teachers.

  Essential Requirements:

  • You will be CRB checked and have public liability insurance
  • You will be committed to partnership working
  • You will be willing to attend a (paid) Cre8us induction day - please see 'Important Notes' for more details

   

  We are open to applicants from all creative disciplines, with or without experience in schools.

• Further Information:

  Our school priority is to make the whole curriculum more creative.  We know our children have creative minds and fantastic ideas and we want to build on and enhance this.  We want to listen to the 'voice' of our children and the engage them in learning through activities that are creative and inspire them.  We want our teachers to be confident to make this happen.

  We want the impact of the project to be...

  • Increased enjoyment of learning from disengaged children.
  • Children who use thinking and problem solving skills in a group or team.
  • Children who take responsibility for their independent learning.
  • Teachers to develop their planning for creativity.
  • Increased parent/carer involvement in their children's education.

  Our enquiry research question is: "How can we develop teachers' understanding of creative teaching and learning and involve our families with us?"

  By working with you we hope to organise creative, cross-curricula learning based around one Year Group theme (e.g. The Tudors).  We are open to ideas across the curriculum areas and arts practices and would like to offer our pupils a range of creative activities. 

  When:

  We would like to get to know you, plan our project and give you time to meet our children during December 2010.  We would like to start our project in January 2011 and complete by mid March 2011.

  Budget:

  We have £3,100 for partner fees and are offering £200/£220 per day (inclusive of travel expenses) for up to 15 days practice.  This will include up to 2.5 days for planning, resourcing and reflection.  We have an additional materials budget currently standing at £350.

  How to apply:

  Please tell us how you can work with us and include details of two previous projects and the names of two referees.  You can also include a CV

  Please send applications by email to Tristi Soards (School Coordinator): s10tsoards@cbjs.solihull.sch.uk or by post for the attention of Tristi Soards to: Castle Bromwich Junior School, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 0HD.

  DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Wednesday 22nd September 2010

  Interview Date: by arrangement in the week commencing 4th October 2010

  Important Notes:

  • if you tender as an organisation, then the person(s) who will work directly with the teachers and pupils must attend the interview;
  • a current CRB Enhanced Disclosure less than 2 years old and Public Liability Insurance of at least £2 million are also conditions of application;
  • Cre8us are supporting practitioners this year through a series of practitioner induction sessions which are targeted at ALL practitioners engaged with schools in the Creative Partnerships' programmes with Cre8us during 2010-11.  All practitioners contracted to work with the school must attend ONE of the induction sessions being held in November 2010: Monday 8th November or Monday 15th November.  Practitioners will be recompensed for their attendance on a daily training rate of £200.  This is a compulsory commitment.  The sessions will provide practitioners with the opportunity to focus on the key values of the programme considering: partnership working, reflective enquiry, creative skills, behaviours and processes and will also include an element on safeguarding awareness and networking opportunity.  If you would like more information about the induction sessions please contact Cre8us: 024 7670 7665 or email: info@cre8us.org.uk
  • for further information about applying for these opportunities please contact the Creative Agent working with Castle Bromwich Junior School, Sarah Hann: sarah.hann@macace.net
• Organisation Details:
  Castle Bromwich Junior School
  

  Castle Bromwich Junior School
  Castle Bromwich
  Birmingham
  B36 0HD

     email: Trisit Soards (School Coordinator): .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)   web: http://www.cbjs.co.uk
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