ChalleNGe Vision and Mission
Vision
Nottingham’s diverse population of children and young people are imaginative, innovative and creative; informing and inspiring cross-sector partnerships that champion creativity in schools and communities.
Mission
To facilitate and enable collaborations and connections to ensure all children and young people in Nottingham engage with relevant, inspiring and accessible arts and cultural experiences.
Ways we collaborate
Communications
Evaluation and Learning
Evaluation and Learning
We want to make communications easy - so that teachers and headteachers are informed of opportunities from the cultural sector in a timely and coherent way.
Cultural partners can make use of the ChalleNGe website and e-newsletters to share news and project opportunities; and schools can celebrate their achievements, give feedback and help build a picture of creative learning for children and young people.
Youth and community organisations are also invited to share their experiences and opportunities and make connections with us to help broaden opportunities for all children and young people in the city.
We are developing our collaborative work with Nottingham's schools through the Cultural Rucksack; for schools to embed high quality arts experiences for every school pupil in the city.
Evaluation and Learning
Evaluation and Learning
Evaluation and Learning
Our five goals focus on:
- Amplifying Young Voices
- Shaping our Schools Programme - the Cultural Rucksack
- Building a Community of Practice across arts and education
- Advocacy and Championing
- Sustainability and organisational development
We aim to embed strong youth voice into our cultural landscape, so that children and young people are empowered to shape priorities and lead change within arts partners' programmes.
Our evaluation framework is formative and seeks to embrace the complexity within our partners’ broad range of motivations, levels of engagement, scale of work and ambition. It seeks to find meaning, tell stories, challenge the status-quo and understand better ways of doing things – being open, collaborative and providing space for reflection, sharing and learning.
ChalleNGe Steering Group Members
Nigel Cooke
Karla Capstick
Karla Capstick
Freelance Consultant, trustee of creative and educational charities and One Nottingham Board Member
Dr Colette Davies
Dr Colette Davies
Dr Colette Davies
KE & Impact Officer, Faculty of Arts, University of Nottingham
Ekua Ghansah
Dr Colette Davies
Dr Colette Davies
Child Friendly City Programme Lead, Nottingham City Council
Jacqueline Lockhart
Dr Colette Davies
Jacqueline Lockhart
Community Engagement Specialist
Prof Joanna McIntyre
Prof Joanna McIntyre
Prof Joanna McIntyre
Professor of Education, University of Nottingham
Amanda Spruyt, Chair
Prof Joanna McIntyre
Amanda Spruyt, Chair
Manager of Learning Programmes Nottingham Contemporary