Blame and belonging – an interactive drama performance
Manchester City Council and Odd Arts present an interactive drama performance to explore “Blame and belonging” for young people.
Call out for artists delivering work with young people in West Mercia
Do you provide arts programmes or activities for young people at risk of offending? Would you be interested in delivering work in Herefordshire, Shropshire or Worcestershire from 2020? Arts in probation settings West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner is entering its fourth year of funding arts programmes in probation settings in Worcestershire. Previous grants have […]
Synergy Theatre Project is recruiting: Learning and Engagement Manager
Synergy Theatre Project is looking for a dynamic and highly motivated Learning and Engagement Manager [£33,000, full-time, London] to manage its Young People’s Programme, which involves touring productions into schools and theatres and delivering bespoke projects with young people at risk of offending. Candidates will have excellent project management and fundraising skills, ideally with five […]
Young people in the criminal justice system – how can the arts respond?
First Class Legacy’s Nathan Dennis shares his highlights from the National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance annual conference 2019. It’s amazing what happens when you take the time out to stop, reflect, breathe in and breathe out. What a brilliant event at Birmingham’s Crescent Theatre with the National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance – a powerful day […]
Awarding those who support young people to manage conflict in their lives
Lighting the Fire is Leap‘s annual awards event that celebrates the young people, adults and organisations that excel at supporting young people to manage the conflict in their lives. Now in its seventh year, the event serves to celebrate and raise awareness of the incredible work being done in the sector; to build new relationships; […]
Music programme helps young people get back on track after prison
The charity HDMT Music is set to publish findings from its music and resettlement project, One Spirit, which has reached 177 young people from three prisons over the past 12 months. One Spirit is now in its tenth year of work across HMYOI Feltham, HMYOI Cookham Wood and HMP Highdown. The project uses a framework of […]
Young people in the criminal justice system – how can the arts respond?
Join us at our 2019 annual conference to discuss how the arts can take up the challenges facing young people across the criminal justice system.
How The Comedy School teach children about knife crime
The Comedy School‘s Keith Palmer has explained how It’s No Joke! teaches 10 and 11 year olds about knives – and why the comedy show and following Q&A with the actors resonates with the children so effectively the danger of carrying a knife. When the National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance spoke to The Comedy School in […]
Making art with young people in custody
A Scottish Prison Arts Network (SPAN) event for Year of Young People 2018. A sharing of ideas and practice from artists, young people and researchers.