Cumbrian pupils should soon be reaping artistic cultural and rewards after Cumbria County Council host this years “Arts and Minds” conference which will be held on Thursday 16th March and Friday 17th March.
Over two hundred Headteachers and senior education policy makers from Cumbria and across the North West are expected to attend over the course of the two days at the Low Wood Hotel, Windermere.
Artistic, cultural and creative education provides an important cornerstone for every pupil's schooling. The conference aims to share best practice and approaches and highlight and promote pupil’s entitlement to arts, cultural and creative learning.
The five keynote speakers at the conference all have national and international reputations, particularly Sir Ken Robinson, author of the seminal 'Robinson Report' - 'All Our Futures: Creativity, Culture and Education' . Sir Ken is now Senior Education Adviser to the Getty Institute in Los Angeles.
The other speakers are Mick Waters, Director of Curriculum at the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority; Paul Collard, National Chief Executive of Creative Partnerships (and author of the Newcastle/Gateshead City of Culture bid); Jonathan Douglas, Head of Learning and Access at the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council and Sue Mulvany, Director of Children's Services in Lancashire.
The conference will also include twenty different workshops, to promote and stimulate ideas. These workshops will involve pupils from schools across the county.
“Arts and Minds” is the fourth in a series of 'Minds' conferences - all aimed at Headteachers and education policy makers. Previous years successful conferences have been “Inspiring Minds”, “Wise Minds”, and “Opening Minds”.
County councillor Philip Chappelhow, cabinet member for Children’s Services says:
“Everyone at the county council is committed to giving our young people the best possible start in life and that means ensuring they are offered a rounded, exciting, challenging and high quality education. Making sure that young people get access to artistic and cultural opportunities and learning is a big part of that aim.
I’m delighted to be welcoming such well respected speakers to the Arts and Minds conferences and I’m sure that everyone attending will be able to benefit from their insights and experience.”
A full brochure for the conference is attached to this press release.