This document introduces the Cultural Education Challenge in Norfolk and outlines next steps to shape the county's response. It discusses building cross-sector relationships to understand needs, current partnerships, and the importance of cultural education. Key findings from research on participation in arts and culture show benefits to wellbeing, volunteering, and community trust. The document proposes discussing youth voice, access for all, identifying priorities, and starting to map existing cultural education opportunities and partners in Norfolk. The purpose is to make the most of collaboration to enhance children and young people's cultural lives.

1. Shaping Norfolk’s Response to the
Cultural Education Challenge

2. Introducing the
Cultural Education Challenge
Michael Corley
Head of Bridge

6.  Early years settings/family
centres
 Schools and wider children’s
services
 Arts and Cultural
organisations
 Public health
 Leisure and Tourism
 Skills and employment
 FE/HE
Building
Cross-Sector
Relationships

7.  Listening to stakeholders
 Cross-referencing different
data sets
 Reflecting on patterns and
trends
 Where are the gaps?
 How effectively are all CYP
being reached?
 How can local infrastructure
be strengthened?
Analysis of Need

8.  Who needs to be round the
table?
 Where is the energy and
commitment?
 Who else needs to get
involved?
 Who is in a position to lead?
 How do we connect our work
to existing infrastructure?
Making Change

9. Review of
Pilot Findings
1) No Single Blueprint
2) Partners Relevant for
Locality
3) Need Structure
4) Shared Purpose and
Collaborative Action
5) Low Resource not No
Resource
6) Alignment
7) Strategic Perspective

10. Key findings:
• Participation is almost
universal at 98%
• Reading and writing, arts and
crafts, film and video are most
common activities
• Access to a car, household
income, and education of
main earner all significantly
affect the likelihood of taking
part in specific activities
Taking Part

11. Taking Part

14. Current
Partnerships
 Enjoy Great Yarmouth
 City of Literature for CYP
Where else and/or what themes
are vital?

15. • Taking part as a child makes
it much more likely a person
will take part as a adult
• Participation in culture has a
positive link with health and
wellbeing
• People who take part in arts
and culture are more likely to
volunteer, and have trust in
their community
• Contribute in important ways
to the factors that underpin
learning
Why Cultural
Education is
Important

16. Young People’s View

21. The current climate for the education
sector in Norfolk
Samantha Penn
Senior Adviser Teaching and Learning

22. • List Item One
List Items

23. The Purpose of Education
“Education is the
most powerful
weapon you can
use to change the
world” Nelson Mandela
“focused system wide
attention on student learning
– the politics of collaborative
expertise” John Hattie
“I can teach anybody how to
get what they want from life.
The problem is I can’t find
anybody who can tell me what
they want” Mark Twain

24. Pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is good. Leaders ensure pupils are well prepared for
life in modern Britain. There is a culture of tolerance and respect threaded through school. Pupils are aware of
the school’s values and the fundamental British values are reinforced well through aspects of the curriculum,
assemblies and displays around the school. In one lesson seen, older pupils explored the meaning of destiny,
considering whether we have control over our lives. They demonstrated maturity and respect in their
reflections and discussions. Old Buckenham Primary March 2016
Students’ spiritual and cultural development is supported well through the extensive use of visits and visiting
speakers, which are often targeted at the academy vision for raising students’ educational aspirations.
Fakenham Academy June 2015
The promotion of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is outstanding. This is at the heart of
the school’s work. School leaders have developed the curriculum in order to stimulate pupils’ interests and
offer them a range of rich and varied opportunities. As a result, pupils are highly motivated and have very
positive attitudes to their learning. Pupils enjoy residential trips and a wide range of other visits. They also
benefit from inspirational visitors, including successful sports people. During the inspection, key stage 2 pupils
benefited from a visit from a theatre company. Bignold Primary School April 2016
Their excellent cultural awareness is developed through the well-established links with schools in Haringey,
Luton and Malawi and pupils grasp what it is like to live in areas with many different cultures and faith
communities. In a recent project about migrants, Year 6 pupils demonstrated their understanding and
sympathy for the plight of all the children stranded in very difficult circumstances. Alburgh with Denton Primary
April 2016

25. The difference we can make
together
Norfolk Cultural Education Challenge

26. Topics
Youth Voice: How can we best ensure that children and
young people can make their own and informed choices about
their cultural lives?
Access for all: How can we make the cultural education offer
visible and ensure progression routes are available for all?
Priorities: How can we ensure the work of the partnerships is
needs led? Are there obvious priority needs in the county?
What more needs to be done to define the needs?
Starting the mapping: What is great already & who are the
key people?
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