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FOSAC

Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity (FOSAC) 8-17 February

The annual FOSAC festival will take place mainly online this year with lots of great activities to choose from:

• The Curiosity Project: Pairing pupils with scientists to investigate questions that matter to them. Open for schools to get involved throughout the academic year.

• Careers Events 8th-12th February: Sign up to a 45 minute session which includes activities and a Q & A. 

• Interactive art and science installations: Taking place at Wollaton Hall featuring jellyfish and fungi! 

• Half-Term Online Workshops: Some include sending resources by post in advance of the workshop.

• Online Panel Discussions: Including Sustainability, the Future of Medicine and 'How do Clinical Trials Work?' 

• FOSAC Magazine for Schools:A 24 page magazine full of activities, articles and science puzzles targeted at upper primary. Email schools@nottsfosac.co.uk to order your copies.

To get involved visit the FOSAC website.

Wollaton Watch 8-12 February

 A daily, hour-long, programme on Notts TV, hosted live from Wollaton Hall. Wollaton Watch includes activities, interviews and pre-recorded footage exploring the environments and natural habitats across Nottinghamshire. It also celebrates the work of young people, community groups, research scientists and enthusiasts to protect and champion natural environments across Nottinghamshire. There are also accompanying worksheets to enable schools to join throughout the week. To get involved visit the FOSAC website or email info@nottsfosac.co.uk 

Teaching Resources

Digital Learning from Contemporary

Digital Learning from Contemporary

Digital Learning from Contemporary

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Nottingham Contemporary exhibitions can be experienced through virtual reality, and accessed online with whiteboards and tablets. If you are interested, please contact Amanda Spruyt, who can support with practical advice, planning and resources.     

VR at Contemporary

Bitesize Poetry for Schools

Digital Learning from Contemporary

Digital Learning from Contemporary

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The Nottingham Poetry Festival  have four Bitesize 10-minute digital workshops for schools, created by local Nottinghamshire poets. The aim is to encourage children and young people to enjoy and create poetry. 

Find out more

Votes for Schools

Digital Learning from Contemporary

Free travel for schools on NCT buses

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 Votes for Schools is an award-winning platform giving your students a voice on the issues that affect them the most, as well as supporting you to consistently embed SMSC, British Values and Prevent across your school. 

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Free travel for schools on NCT buses

Free travel for schools on NCT buses

Free travel for schools on NCT buses

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Did you know that Nottingham City Schools can travel for free to events or activities using Nottingham City Transport?  Applications are made through the Aquinas Foundation.at least one week in advance by email to to the Aquinas Foundation nicola@aquinaseducation.co.uk Tel: 0115 9244788 

Download the application form

First Story Year-Long Programmes

Free travel for schools on NCT buses

First Story Year-Long Programmes

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First Story encourages and supports young people from all backgrounds to write creatively for pleasure and agency through a variety of events and programmes, including the First Story Year-Long Programme in schools.

Staff can also access dedicated creative writing CPD. Find out more about First Story on the website here http://bit.ly/FirstStoryProg

Visit the First Story website

Access Artefacts for Schools

Free travel for schools on NCT buses

First Story Year-Long Programmes

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The education loans service at Nottingham City Museums and Galleries, ‘Access Artefacts’, has a collection of over 11,000 museum objects, all suitable for handling and available to use in the classroom. The collection covers a wide range of themes including social history, archaeology, geology, industrial history, the natural sciences and many others. 

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Motivational Mornings

Connecting Stories -Read On Nottingham

Connecting Stories -Read On Nottingham

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Use these sessions as the perfect start to your students’ day to create a positive mindset, inspired and ready for the day of learning ahead. Motivational Mornings has had positive feedback from both students and teachers about the impact it’s had on confidence and motivation levels. The sessions are delivered through Freedom Foundations Lockdown Learning Hub - a safe space for students to access. To find out more email info@freedomfoundationuk.org 

Email to find out more

Connecting Stories -Read On Nottingham

Connecting Stories -Read On Nottingham

Connecting Stories -Read On Nottingham

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Over the next nine months, Read On Nottingham will be working with schools and the wider community on this project, designed to support the wellbeing of children and young people and encourage them to read and write for pleasure. Activities include virtual author visits, creative writing competitions, book giveaways and more. To find out more and get involved please contact Michael Flynn – Connecting Stories Project Officer 

michael.flynn@literacytrust.org.uk 

Email to find out more

Discover Creative Careers - 1-5 March

Connecting Stories -Read On Nottingham

Discover Creative Careers - 1-5 March

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An online carers programme introducing students to different careers and workplaces across creative industries. Featuring virtual tours of some of the UK’s leading businesses including Pinewood Studios and the Royal Opera House and interviews with employees at  leading creative companies. Our programme will provide you with the resources you need to offer meaningful online encounters with industry professionals and workplaces. 

Find out more

Useful Information and Resources for Teachers

Black Artists Resource

NSEAD Courses, Conferences and CPD

Black Artists Resource

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 A few of Nottingham’s galleries are working together to support an anti-racist and inclusive curriculum. They are keen to work with schools and partners in the community.  If you are a teacher in a Nottingham city school and are interested in working with them.

For more information, please email Ruth Lewis-Jones, at New Art Exchange, or Amanda Spruyt at Nottingham Contemporary,   

NSEAD Resources

NSEAD Courses, Conferences and CPD

Black Artists Resource

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Explore the extensive variety of resources available for art and design teachers.


NSEAD Resources

NSEAD Courses, Conferences and CPD

NSEAD Courses, Conferences and CPD

NSEAD Courses, Conferences and CPD

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Find out about NSEAD courses, conferences and training opportunities.

NSEAD Courses

The Mighty Creatives

Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk - Do Schools Kill Creativity

NSEAD Courses, Conferences and CPD

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The Mighty Creative work with education providers and cultural organisations in the East Midlands to support and develop ways of tackling inequality of access to creative opportunities.

Visit TMC website

Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk - Do Schools Kill Creativity

Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk - Do Schools Kill Creativity

Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk - Do Schools Kill Creativity

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Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. 

Watch the TED TALK

Cultural Learning Alliance

Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk - Do Schools Kill Creativity

Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk - Do Schools Kill Creativity

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The Cultural Learning Alliance champions a right to arts and culture for every child. They act as a backbone organisation for the arts and cultural education sector, and provide the analysis, evidence, and arguments that Alliance members and their wider sectors can use.

CLA Website

ChalleNGe Downloadable Resources and Information

ChalleNGe Plan 2019-2022 (pdf)Download
Cultural Statement and Framework for Nottingham (pdf)Download
Nottingham City Transport Free Travel for Schools Form (doc)Download
TMC Collective Outcomes Tool ChalleNGe - spreadsheet for arts orgs and schools to complete. (xlsx)Download
Creative Activities pack - print version, 2nd edition (pdf)Download
Creative Activities pack - pdf with links, 2nd edition (pdf)Download

Downloadable Resources and Information

Strategy 2020_2030 Arts Council England (pdf)Download
The RSA Cultural Learning Evidence Champions Handbook (pdf)Download
RSA Arts Rich Schools (pdf)Download
Durham Comission on Creativity and Education (pdf)Download
Cultural Learning Alliance Key Findings 2017 (pdf)Download
CLA Employability and Enterprise Briefing (pdf)Download
CLA Arts Health and Wellbeing Briefing (pdf)Download

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