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Leicester

Creative Partnerships Leicester is located in one of Britain's most diverse cities. Almost 50 per cent of its junior school population have minority ethnic backgrounds. Half of the population lives in 13 wards that are amongst the most deprived in England. The city is using creativity and culture to generate investment and wealth. Street and outdoor festivals are a prominent feature of the city's calendar. Work is well underway in building the new Cultural Quarter (including centres for performing arts, visual arts and the moving image) and the Peepul Centre, (serving the South Asian community).

Creative Partnerships Leicester is committed to exploring Leicester's unique cultural heritage and inspiring creative communities.

We are currently compiling a database of creative and cultural practitioners for potential use for small-scale projects. If you would be interested in registering with Creative Partnerships Leicester, please contact the team at leicester@creative-partnerships.com or call 0116 2616 876 for a registration form.

Attention Creative Agents!
Creative Partnerships Leicester is launching a new three-year programme to help schools in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire transform learning. We are looking for up to 8 Creative Agents to work with 36 schools from January 2009.

Creative Agents support schools and creative practitioners to build creative learning projects by understanding the needs of these different sectors. Whether from arts, culture, education, science, or other sectors, Creative Agents will have the skills and ability to challenge and support new practice in the field of creative learning.

To find out more about this new opportunity you can attend a Creative Partnerships briefing session on Thursday 3 July, 4-6pm at The REC Centre, Towcester Road, Northampton, NN4 8LG [see map] or Monday 7 July, 4-6pm at the LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1RE [see map], or call Creative Partnerships Leicester.

Download an Application Form
Download the Data Protection Form
Download the Recruitment and Selection Guidance

Deadline for receipt of applications: 5pm, Friday 1 August 2008

New funding for creative learning programmes in schools 2008/9
Creative Partnerships Leicester is currently recruiting schools in Leicester, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire to join its Enquiry Schools programme starting in 2008/9.

Enquiry Schools engage in a three-term creative learning programme targeted at a specific group of pupils and teachers. The programme is designed to help teachers and partners acquire new skills, promote creative thinking and develop creativity within their own practice.

The programme is open to all state-funded primary, secondary and special schools in the three local authority areas. Pupil referral units in Leicester are also eligible to apply. Independent schools are not eligible to apply.

Further information, local eligibility, application and selection
For further information about the scheme - including its benefits and requirements - along with local eligibility criteria and an application form, please follow the links below.

Deadlines for applications
Leicester City: 1 October 2008, 17.00
Leicestershire and Northamptonshire: 8 October 2008, 17.00

Briefing events and surgeries
We are hosting a series of briefing meetings and optional surgery sessions for schools to discuss their ideas in more detail. Times, dates and locations for each local authority programme are included in the individual prospectuses (follow links below).

Please feel free to contact Creative Partnerships Leicester below if you require any further information.

Leicester City - ENQUIRY SCHOOLS Application July08
Leicester City - ENQUIRY SCHOOLS Prospectus July08
Leicestershire - ENQUIRY SCHOOLS Application July08
Leicestershire - ENQUIRY SCHOOLS Prospectus July08