About Cre8us
Area Delivery Organisation: Cre8us - Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire
Bettering the creative and cultural learning experience for young people across the Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire sub-region.
Cre8us was formed in September 2008 as a development of Creative Partnerships Coventry. Now as part of Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Partnership (CSWP) Ltd, Cre8us is playing a vital role delivering the Creative Partnerships learning programme. Cre8us promotes and facilitates creative teaching and learning, aiming to help fully realise the huge potential of children and young people through the development of their creative skills and abilities.
We work in partnership with a range of organisations, local authorities and businesses to make a meaningful and lasting difference to the lives of young people. We achieve this by connecting young people and schools with creative partners and organisations - enriching their learning experience, and raising their aspirations.
Cre8us are currently engaged with 65 schools across the region through the Enquiry and Change School programmes. We are supporting these schools as they embark on their own creative learning journey to explore and develop new and innovative ways of teaching and learning.
An important element of our work in schools is concerned with delivering bespoke professional development training for teachers and other school staff. We also work very closely with Local Education Authorities' School Improvement Advisors in Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire.
Our work is not just confined to schools - we are also seeking to develop other ways of working with young people, the creative and cultural sector, businesses and partners outside of the Creative Partnerships programme.
Meet the Cre8us team
The small Cre8us team are keen to help shape and develop the future of our organisation. We are now confidently building on the sound foundation of knowledge and experience already gained by the organisation complemented by a range of skills and insights each member of the team brings.
- Jo Trowsdale, Creative Director who comes with a huge wealth of experience having launched and developed Creative Partnerships Coventry from its inception over five years ago. Jo is the strategic lead for the organisation and works with key stakeholders to help vision and plan the direction of travel for the organisation.
- Cathryn Goodwin, Programme Manager who joined the team in 2008, previously working with 'Arts and Media Training'. Cathryn oversees the development of the schools in the Creative Partnerships programmes and supports the Creative Agent team.
- Anna Boneham, Operations Manager who worked for Creative Partnerships Coventry before joining CSWP Ltd., and comes from an arts administration background. Anna works with Cre8us part time and is responsible for managing budgets, financial processes and enabling effective monitoring of the programmes.
- Gemma Smith, Programme Coordinator who joined the team in June 2009 having completed academic studies in law. Gemma's role is to support and coordinate the team in delivering the programmes. Gemma is also responsible for communications within the organisation and oversees the Cre8us website: www.cre8us.org.uk
