Useful websites
Creative Partnerships is the Government's flagship creative learning programme, designed to develop the skills of young people across England, raising their aspirations and achievements, and opening up more 
opportunities for their futures. This world-leading programme is transforming teaching and learning across the curriculum.
Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery.
Shine will be a weeklong (30 June to 4 July) festival open to all young people in all schools to showcase the talents (in all fields) of young people across the country.
Thames Valley Partnership and Creative Junction have come together to develop this on-line toolkit and we have piloted this with some of the projects that we have worked with over the last 18 months. The toolkit helps practitioners, artists and support staff to think more clearly about why they are using art:- how it has been transformative, how it encourages creativity in those participating and also how it challenges organisational culture.
The South East England Development Agency (SEEDA), as the Regional Development Agency for the South East, is responsible for the sustainable economic development and regeneration of the South East of England - the driving force of the UK's economy.
ENYAN (the English National Youth Arts Network) is a membership service aiming to create connections between the diverse youth and arts sectors within England, as well as further afield.
British Council Learning connects you to UK education and English language learning with qualifications, courses, scholarships, and professional networks.
This site aims to be the key communicative tool of the Children’s Trust and will contain information about the trust, its objectives and the Slough Children and Young People’s plan, as well as having areas for children, young people, parents and practitioners.
www.sloughchildrenstrust.org.uk
The Hlanganani Learning Partnership was formed in 1995 between St Bernards School in Slough and the Education Twinning Project set up by Canon Collins Educational Trust for Southern Africa. It aims to run an educational partnership within which young people in Slough and Cape Town could develop mutual awareness and understanding of their social, political and cultural contexts.
If you’ve not yet come across Hear by Right then this website will introduce the Hear by Right tool, and help you find out how you can use it in your organisation to embed the active involvement of children and young people. If you already use Hear by Right then you will be able to use this website to find out more about how others are using Hear by Right, to view shared resources and to find out in-detail what other organisations have done, or are planning to do, in order to meet any of the 49 indicators within Hear by Right. If you are interested in young people’s participation in general then you will also find this website has a lot to offer – with a rich library of resources and examples of participation in practice.
Participation Works is a consortium of six leading children and young people's organisations that provides expert advice to anyone wanting to give a voice to children and young people.
Founded in 1963, the National Children's Bureau (NCB) is a charitable organisation that acts as an umbrella body for organisations working with children and young people in England & Northern Ireland. Through working in partnership, sharing knowledge, resources and services we have created a powerful, authoritative and influential voice to improve the lives of children and young people.
OYAP Trust brings the experience of participating in the arts to young people in Oxfordshire, providing a variety of opportunities for them to benefit from the ability of the arts to encourage them to explore, experience, create, learn, be inspired, develop, take part, demonstrate and enjoy.
The Thames Valley Partnership brings people and organisations together to create safe and stronger communities through sustainable solutions to the problems of crime and social exclusion. We work within partnership with practitioners from criminal justice sector, local authorities, voluntary and community organisations and the private sector.
www.thamesvalleypartnership.org
The National Curriculum website http://curriculum.qca.org.uk/index.aspx
Outdoor culture seeks to connect people with the landscape through the arts, learning and play.
The Arts Development team at Slough Borough Council offer support to anyone in Slough who wants to run an arts project, including training, project planning and fundraising. They also support, develop and promote local artists through creating and sharing and opportunities.
The Equity's Job Information Service is an easy, no-cost way of telling professional creative contributors and performers about jobs in: acting, dancing, singing, choreography, variety and stage management. Jobs are published on a members-only web page.
To post your current advert with the Job Information Service, please contact them by email jobinformation@equity.org.uk or by telephone 020 7670 0242.
The Arts Jobs list details current vacancies and opportunities in the arts community, and Arts News details arts events, news and press releases. Both mailing lists are generated entirely by Arts Jobs and Arts News members.