LOCAL GUIDE TO ARTS AWARD & BEYOND... IN WALTHAM FOREST Fact sheet 1 01

Award and more! people, professionals and Arts Award: The different levels Support for professionals delivering Arts Award in the borough Work experience, apprenticeships and pathways to employment in the creative industries Case studies: a) My Arts Award portfolio by Kara, age 15, School for b) Lammas school Arts Award project at the c) Gold Arts Award Year 11 student at Foundation School Q&A - essential information about Cultural organisations leading Arts Award in Waltham Forest

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Girls Arts Fact sheet 2: sheet Fact 3: sheet Fact 4: sheet Facts 5: sheet Fact 6: sheet Fact 7: sheet Fact How to use this guide this use to How consists of seven PDF The guide resource which can be downloaded in one information sheets whatever is most useful to you. or more sections – is intended to be used alongside This local mini-guide available on the national the extensive information see: www.artsaward.org.uk . Arts Award website, regional support for Arts Award Information about by A New Direction can be found at: www.anewdirection.org.uk. Further useful web links in the guide are underlined. sheets fact of List 1: sheet Fact

in Education Network. The project was funded 2013-14 by A New Direction, a bridge organisation for Arts Council in Education Network. The project was funded 2013-14 by A New Direction, a London Partners in the arts Award & Beyond project are the William Morris Gallery, Chingford Academies Trust and the Waltham Forest ArtsPartners in the arts Award & Beyond project are the William Morris Gallery, Chingford We are grateful for help of young people from Waltham We are grateful for help of young people Forest Young Advisors in helping to create text and from concepts for the guide and young designers Chingford Foundation School for web and information sheet design. This guide is an outcome of the action research This guide is an outcome of the action project Arts Award & Beyond (Aug 2013-Apri 2014). in This was led by the William Morris Gallery Trust and partnership with Chingford Academies with funding Waltham Forest Arts in Education Network England from A New Direction, an Arts Council bridge organisation. The ‘& Beyond’ element explores opportunities for The ‘& Beyond’ element explores opportunities the creative work experience and employment in information for industries with guidance and listing and both young people seeking work experience providing employers or organisations considering work placements. This guide gives essential information about Arts This guide gives essential aged 14-25 in Waltham Forest Award for young people interested in delivering Arts and for professionals at-a-glance information on what Award. It provides and how to do it in the borough, Arts Award involves testimonials and information on key with case studies, participating. local organisations Aboutthis Guide Q&A: essential information about Arts

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Whatever your role or level of interest, this Q&A has got the basics covered!

Q) What is Arts Award and who accredits it? A) Arts Award offers young people an inspiring arts journey. Each path can take a different direction — from fashion to film-making, from dance to design, from photography to poetry. Whichever route they choose to follow, young people are always in the driving seat.

Open to anyone aged 7 to 25; Arts Award embraces all interests and backgrounds. Through working towards an award young people learn to work independently, helping them to prepare for further education and employment. These are national Bronze level Arts Award students from qualifications accredited by Trinity College London. Rushcroft Foundation School For detailed information about the Arts Award levels see the Arts Award website or Fact Sheet 2 of the Q) I’m a beginner; can I take part? mini-guide. A) You can start Arts Award at any level and it doesn’t matter what level qualifications you have done before; Q) Is there an exam? what matters is that the level of Arts Award fits with A) There is no exam - young people’s work is your current learning and development. assessed on an evidence-based portfolio submission. Q) What does an Arts Award portfolio Q) Why do Arts Award? look like? A) Young people gain additional qualifications. A) Each portfolio is unique to the young person They have the opportunity to develop their creativity, creating it. It might be a diary with images, an leadership and communication skills and to contribute e-portfolio, a blog or video presentation. The format to cultural activities within their own communities. of presentation is up to the individual as long as the assessment criteria are met. Q) Which art forms are covered and can For ideas and examples from Waltham Forest go I include more than one in my portfolio? A) All of them! Music, dance, drama, singing, to Fact Sheet 4, 5, and 6 of this ‘mini-guide’ or painting, film, photography, animation, fashion design, see Arts Award Portfolios Examples or Artsbox, a poetry, creative writing, new media, game design brand-new, exciting social media space where artists and more! Your portfolio can include one or several and advisers can safely record their arts experiences art forms. in one place and share them with others.

Partners in the arts Award & Beyond project are the William Morris Gallery, Chingford Academies Trust and the Waltham Forest Arts 02 in Education Network. The project was funded 2013-14 by A New Direction, a London bridge organisation for Arts Council England Q&A: essential information about Arts

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Q) How do I find out about Arts Award in Waltham Forest? There are three main cultural organisations leading Arts Award in Waltham Forest to assist you in finding the programme that is right for you, see Fact Sheet 5 for full details.

Q) Want to know more? A) The Arts Award website is packed with information, resources and ideas for young people and professionals. You can also find out about Arts Award Voice, a magazine site for young people doing their Arts Award.

Rushcroft School Arts Award students visit to William Morris Gallery

Partners in the arts Award & Beyond project are the William Morris Gallery, Chingford Academies Trust and the Waltham Forest Arts 03 in Education Network. The project was funded 2013-14 by A New Direction, a London bridge organisation for Arts Council England Arts Award: the different levels Fact sheetFact 2

There are 5 levels of Arts Award. At all levels young people plan their work with an Arts Award Adviser, and keep a record of evidence by creating their own Arts Award portfolio, which can be a diary, video, blog or other format; it’s up to the individual.

Arts Award Discover and Explore can be delivered with children and young people up to the age of 25; Bronze, Silver and Gold are for young people aged 11-25.

Arts Awards Discover – Explore the arts and be inspired! A great introduction to the arts and to other Arts Award levels. Discover is designed for ages 5 plus.

Explore – The perfect stepping stone from Relief prints developed for their Bronze awards by Arts Award Discover to Arts Award Bronze. students from Chingford Foundation School. Arts Award Explore is designed for ages 7 plus. Photograph by Anna Alcock

Arts Award Bronze – Take part in the arts Entry requirements and time limit and share new skills! There are no entry requirements or set time limit for Bronze Arts Award has been designed for ages 11-25 completing Bronze, Silver and Gold Arts Award but and is a Level 1 national qualification. the timings below are average and a good basis for planning: Arts Award Silver – Take on a challenge • Discover 20 hours guided or led activities; and lead others! • Explore 25 hours 15 hours suggested self-led Silver Arts Award has been designed for ages 14-25 • Bronze: 40 hours 30 hours and is a Level 2 national qualification and has two units • Silver: 60 hours 35 hours - Unit 1: arts practice and Unit 2: arts leadership. • Gold: 90 hours 90 hours

Arts Award Gold – Develop arts skills and For more information on the levels, lead the way! Gold Arts Award is aimed at ages 16-25 and is a Level see www.artsaward.org.uk/guide 3 national qualification contributing 35 points on the UCAS tariff. See the fact sheet on the UCAS website for further information.

There are two units - Unit 1: personal arts development and Unit 2: arts projects leadership. Arts Award Gold can also be completed as part of a work experience placement.

Partners in the arts Award & Beyond project are the William Morris Gallery, Chingford Academies Trust and the Waltham Forest Arts 04 in Education Network. The project was funded 2013-14 by A New Direction, a London bridge organisation for Arts Council England Arts Award: the benefits Fact sheetFact 3

In this section, the benefits of doing Arts Award for: • Young people • Professionals • Organisations • Comparisons of levels with formal exams: qualification equivalence

For young people • Arts Award is a real qualification accredited by Trinity College London. • Go at your own pace. • YOU CHOOSE! Arts Award helps with knowledge, skills and experience in your choice of one or more of a range of different art forms.

• Self development - Arts Award helps develop Brainstorming Arts Award benefits at a professionals’ creativity, communication and leadership skills. network meeting • Challenge yourself! Arts Award helps build self-confidence and self-esteem. For professionals • Gold Arts Award contributes 35 UCAS points • Adviser training contributes an additional towards gaining entry to university. professional qualification which is transferable to a range of school and non-school learning settings. • Expertise in a personalised learning approach that compliments and adds value to GCSEs and A Levels. • Development of arts expertise in organisations professionals work with. • Satisfaction in the young people’s development and success. • It can fit around arts activity that you are already doing with young people.

For organisations • Arts Award can help meet Artsmark and Artsmark Gold criteria - Artsmark is a prestigious award for schools which is nationally recognised as Shabaz from Waltham Forest Young Advisors presents demonstrating excellence in arts and cultural his design ideas for the Arts Award guide. provision and can also help meet Ofsted SMSC criteria.

Partners in the arts Award & Beyond project are the William Morris Gallery, Chingford Academies Trust and the Waltham Forest Arts 05 in Education Network. The project was funded 2013-14 by A New Direction, a London bridge organisation for Arts Council England Arts Award: the benefits Fact sheetFact 3

For organisations continued Comparisons of levels with formal exams: • Arts Award offers additional and complimentary qualification equivalence learning to student’s formal school examinations To decide which Arts Award is right for you, Bronze and enhances students’ higher education and and Silver Arts Awards are at the same standard and employment potential. level as GCSEs but are smaller in size. The Gold Arts • It is inclusive and suitable for ability levels across Award is at the same standard and level as A-levels the arts learning spectrum: special educational but is the size of half an AS level. needs and gifted and talented students • Arts Award helps with transition programmes between all Key Stages and strengthens links between primary and secondary schools

Qualification equivalence, comparable by standard level of difficulty

Source: Arts Award Qualification Comparison

Partners in the arts Award & Beyond project are the William Morris Gallery, Chingford Academies Trust and the Waltham Forest Arts 06 in Education Network. The project was funded 2013-14 by A New Direction, a London bridge organisation for Arts Council England Arts Award Case Studies Fact sheetFact 4

In this section, three Waltham Forest case studies • My drama portfolio by Kara, a Walthamstow School for Girls student and Young Advisor • Protest posters by Lammas School • Going for gold! Olympic photography at Chingford Foundation School

My drama portfolio by Kara Kara is a student at Walthamstow School for Girls and is also a member of Waltham Forest Young Advisors. Here are some examples of her Arts Award Bronze portfolio.

Visiting a cultural organisation, finding out about it and participating in creative activities

Me (middle) taking part in drama workshops I also wrote to The Old Vic theatre and my ‘art heroine’ actress Jennifer Laurence

Partners in the arts Award & Beyond project are the William Morris Gallery, Chingford Academies Trust and the Waltham Forest Arts 07 in Education Network. The project was funded 2013-14 by A New Direction, a London bridge organisation for Arts Council England Arts Award Case Studies Fact sheetFact 4

Protest posters by Lammas school Lammas school students visited the William Morris Gallery with their Spoken Word Educator, Cat Brogan, in February 2014. The project was organised by the Waltham Forest Arts in Education Network and the Irish Voices Project.

After a tour of the gallery, students viewed examples of typography and Morris’ influence on protest art. Local printmaker, Anna Alcock, demonstrated printmaking processes in the Gallery’s learning centre.

Students created designs for the slogans they created at school and learned to use the printing press to print their protest posters. Selected artworks were featured in the GLA St Patrick’s Day Parade 2014 and in an exhibition at Walthamstow Library.

Some students’ comments:

‘This should happen at least once in a week!’ Syeda (Yr 7)

‘You would get to learn new things, combine the knowledge that they bring. Am really proud where I have been, learnt the new things you never seen.’ Abdalla (Yr 8)

Images by Chantelle Michaux, Waltham Forest Arts in Education Network’.

Partners in the arts Award & Beyond project are the William Morris Gallery, Chingford Academies Trust and the Waltham Forest Arts 08 in Education Network. The project was funded 2013-14 by A New Direction, a London bridge organisation for Arts Council England Arts Award Case Studies Fact sheetFact 4

Going for gold! Olympic photography at For Kai’s Unit 2 Gold award, he concentrated on developing his arts leadership skills by giving classes Chingford Foundation School in photography. Kai chose photography as the new skill he wanted to develop in Unit 1 of his Gold Arts Award. During the Summer Term of 2013, Kai worked with He worked on the Artists Taking Part project with a group of Year 6 students at Ainslie Wood Primary professional photographer Mark Burton. Kai gained School, teaching them how to use a camera to take a subject knowledge and understanding before taking series of photographs around the environment of their images of the London 2012 Olympic Games, school to create a 2014 published school calendar. including the Olympic Torch Relay and USA Olympic Boxing Team. Kai’s images were exhibited This was the pinnacle of an Arts Award journey which in the Tokarska Gallery during the 2012 E17 Art Trail began when Kai joined Chingford Foundation School and at South Chingford Community Library, where in Year 7 and became a part of its Arts Award members of the public could view his work and programme in which he also achieved his Bronze comment on his photographic skills. and Silver Arts Awards.

Kai and colleagues at work as sports photographers Ryan, Kai, and Danielle with Olympic Gold Medallist during London 2012. Photo: Mark Burton Claressa Shields, July 2012. Photo: Mark Burton

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In this section: Award Supporter1 and is Waltham Forest’s only public art gallery. It runs arts education programmes for • About the Waltham Forest Arts Award children and young people in Waltham Forest. The & Beyond partnership Arts Award offer WMG offers the following activities and services • The William Morris Gallery (Arts Award that can be linked into Arts Award in schools and Supporter) community settings:

• Chingford Academies Trust (Arts Award • Individual visits by young people Centre) Visit an exhibition or research an art hero or • Waltham Forest Arts in Education Network heroine, collect programmes; draw and sketch in (Arts Award Centre) the galleries; take photographs (without flash) for Arts Award portfolios. For details see what’s on About the WFAA&BN partnership the WMG website. Arts Award offer: As a result of the Arts Award & Beyond project many • Young People’s Activity Programme: individual more young people can find out about Arts Award young people aged 16-22 from their school, college, youth group or arts The programme normally includes a free week centre. A new Waltham Forest Arts Award & Beyond long workshop in August focussing on practical Network (WFAA&BN) was founded by three leading skills. For details see Young People. organisations for arts learning: The William Morris • Artist led workshops for booked groups Gallery (WMG); Chingford Academies Trust (CAT) and Friday mornings term-time 10am-1pm £135-150. Waltham Forest Arts in Education Network (WFAEN). For groups of a minimum of eight aged 5 upwards from schools or young people’s organizations, explore a range of arts and craft forms. The Gallery does not provide Arts Award courses but attendance can be part of an Arts Award project.

• Arts Award Workshop Weeks for Bronze level upwards: 10 a.m.-2.30 p.m A week of day-long artist led workshops with time to review portfolios with artists. Free with funding support from Waltham Forest Arts in Education Network. For details see the WMG gallery sessions. or email [email protected]

The William Morris Gallery (Arts Award • Work Experience for ages 14-18 Supporter) There is a limited number of two week work The William Morris Gallery (WMG) is a registered Arts experience placements managed for the WMG

1 An Arts Award Supporter is an Arts, cultural or heritage organisation registered with Trinity College London which promotes existing activities for young people to use for their Arts Award.

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and by the Business following activities and services that can be linked into Education Partnership. Six months’ advance Arts Award in schools and community settings: notice is required. Contact the BEP group on: [email protected] • Arts Award Theatre Company - Saturday 9.30-12.30 at CFS. • Volunteering for ages 18 + The WMG and Vestry House welcome volunteers • Arts Award Dance Company - Monday 6.30 pm and to support a range of activities. The minimum 7.45pm at The British Legion Hall, in Hall Lane, commitment is 6 months. For more details see Chingford. Volunteer. • Arts Award Young Writers Group - alternate The William Morris Gallery Thursdays between 4.00pm and 5.30pm at South Lloyd Park, Forest Road Chingford Community Library (SCCL) in Chingford Walthamstow, London, E17 4PP Mount Rd.

General inquires 0208 496 4390 • Arts Award Evenings - monthly on Tuesdays. Venue either SCCL or CFS. Arts Award contact: Sharon Trotter, Learning Officer • Arts Award Arts and Crafts Group, short courses Email: [email protected] held after school at either CFS or RFS. www.wmgallery.org.uk • Arts Award Adviser Training for Bronze and Silver can be delivered at the WMG and schools www.twitter.com/WMGallery upon request. These are delivered by Yolanda Guns, Arts Co-ordinator for CAT. For details of www.facebook.com/WMGallery regional training delivered by Arts Award at all levels see www.artsaward.org.uk

Chingford Academies Trust (Arts Award Chingford Academies Trust Nevin Drive, Chingford Centre and Arts Award Supporter) London E4 7LT CAT was launched in September 2012 and is both an Arts Award Centre2 and an Arts Award Supporter, Arts Award Contact: Yolanda Guns, Arts Coordinator made up of Chingford Foundation School (CIF) and Rushcroft Foundation School (RFS). CAT has Artsmark Tel: 020 8529 1853 x253 Gold and one of London’s leading Centres for Arts Email: [email protected] Award, being the first to achieve Arts Award Gold. It is uniquely able to deliver and moderate Arts Award for young people across Waltham Forest. CAT offers the

2 An Arts Award Centre can be a school, pupil referral unit, youth club, community centre or arts organisation where young people register to obtain their Arts Award qualification. Centres are registered with Trinity College London and must have at least one trained Arts Award adviser. Advisers can work with one or more Centres and they may also establish new centres.

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• Signposting to local Arts Award organisations and other arts education resources.

• Participation for member schools in a range of fully-funded arts projects led by professional artists, both curriculum-based and extra-curricular.

• Opportunities for schools and other children’s and youth groups to share their work through exhibitions and performances in Waltham Forest and other London boroughs.

Waltham Forest Arts in Education Network Based at Rushcroft Foundation School Rushcroft Road Graphics project with Rushcroft Foundation School London E4 8SG funded and organised through WFAEN Arts Award contact: Chantelle Michaux, Co-ordinator/Fundraiser

Waltham Forest Arts in Education Network Tel: 020 8531 9231 or 07535 326157 (Arts Award Centre) Email: [email protected] Web: www.wfaen.org.uk

WFAEN is a registered Arts Award Centre and has www.twitter.com/WFArtsEdNetwork been running arts education projects for children and young people in Waltham Forest for 20 years. It offers www.facebook.com/pages/WFAEN-Waltham-Forest- the following activities and services that can be linked Arts-in-Education-Network into Arts Award in schools and community settings:

• Artist-led sessions at museums and art galleries, including the William Morris Gallery, Vestry House Museum and other cultural venues locally and across London.

• Contacts with artist educators in a broad range of art forms who are experienced working with children and young people in school and community settings. Many of our contacts are based in Waltham Forest and surrounding boroughs.

Partners in the arts Award & Beyond project are the William Morris Gallery, Chingford Academies Trust and the Waltham Forest Arts 12 in Education Network. The project was funded 2013-14 by A New Direction, a London bridge organisation for Arts Council England Work experience, apprenticeships and pathways to employment in the creative industries Fact sheetFact 6

In this section will help young people and those employing them understand their responsibilities. More information • Introduction can be found on the government’s work experience • Young people’s guide to seeking work website. Work experience is no longer compulsory at experience KS4 in schools, which means young people can set up and manage their own work experience placements. • Q&A: for employers about work experience This is how you go about it! and how it fits into the school curriculum

• Employment and training organisations in Plan ahead Waltham Forest • You need to apply to employers six months ahead of when you want to do your work Introduction experience placement. In addition to looking at Arts Award as a way of increasing participation in the arts in Waltham Forest • Think about what work experience interests you for 14-25s, the project: Arts Award & Beyond also and fits with your education subjects and career explored work experience and the post-16 sector as goals. If you are doing a GCSE Art subject you the main growth point for development. This section could work in museums, galleries, libraries, provides summary guidance to work experience, archives and heritage settings. apprenticeships and pathways to employment in the Creative Industries. • If you are doing your Gold Arts Award, your Adviser can help you!

• Safety first! There are rules and regulations about working with young people covering hours and conditions of employment. Young people and employers are advised not to agree to meet one to one outside of the work place alone.

Web search • Do a web search of employers and make a list of those you would like to apply to.

• Think about practical details like the kind of work you can manage physically and mentally, There are certain work places and jobs under 16s are not allowed to do e.g. work in a factory and Walthamstow Academy Year 10 work experience construction. student helping out in Vestry House Museum’s shop • You will also need to think about travel costs, time and hours of work (you should never be required Young people’s guide to seeking to work evenings). work experience When employing a young person aged 14- 18, whether for work or work experience, employers have Get in touch the same responsibilities for their health, safety and • Contact employers and ask if they provide work welfare as they do for other employees. This guidance experience placements.

Partners in the arts Award & Beyond project are the William Morris Gallery, Chingford Academies Trust and the Waltham Forest Arts 13 in Education Network. The project was funded 2013-14 by A New Direction, a London bridge organisation for Arts Council England Work experience, apprenticeships and pathways to employment in the creative industries Fact sheetFact 6

• It is more likely you will have a good work • You should make information about yourself placement with an employer with experience relevant to the employer. of work experience. Q&A: for employers about work experience • If the employer has not previously run work and how it fits into the school curriculum experience but would like to offer you a placement, you will need to request dates of your placement, your main contact person, their position in the Q. Is work experience compulsory? A. Work experience is no longer compulsory at KS4. organisation (for your main parent/ carer in case However, from September 2013, work experience of emergency) and copy of a contract of days, has formed part of the 16-19 study programme. hours and duties expected of you. Schools and colleges are expected to offer their students high quality and meaningful work experience, • You will need to give this information to your to provide students with a valuable understanding parent/s, carer/s and teacher. of the work environment and to assist in developing employability skills. Get advice! Making your selection • Ask your family, teachers, a careers adviser for Work experience and how it fits with Arts advice. Young people may get advice from their Award school, the National Careers Service, see: Q. Does work experience form part of the www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk or Arts Award? Job Centre. You can also ask your Arts Award A. Yes, for Gold Arts Award. Gold Arts Award is usually Adviser for advice. undertaken at KS5, at which time, participating stu- dents will be aged 16 or over. • Your school may have a list of employers who provide good quality work experience placements Work experience and Gold Arts Award and be able to advise you. Q. How is work experience relevant to the Gold Arts Award? Your application, contact details A. Gold Arts Award has two units: Unit 1 – personal and references arts development and Unit 2 – Arts projects leadership. Applying to employers Undertaking a work experience placement will assist • On no more than two sides of A4 tell them about and enable students to meet the assessment criteria you, your career goals and reasons why you want for successful completion of the Gold Arts Award. to do your work experience placement with them. This includes: developing a knowledge and understanding of the Arts; enhancing creativity; • Tell them about new skills and experiences you developing communication skills; developing skills in would like to learn e.g. communication; visitor/ planning and review; developing teamwork and customer services; helping organise events. leadership skills.

• Tell them about how your skills and knowledge are Q. What is the expected duration of a work suited to their organisation e.g. “I am good with people and have social media skills” experience placement? A. Five days is considered sufficient. However, some employers may choose to extend this; this is very • Provide a reference – from your year tutor, teacher much dependent upon the employer’s capacity. or Arts Award Adviser

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Q. What do young people achieve by Under health and safety law (The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation), completing a work experience placement? A. A meaningful work experience placement can every employer must take reasonable steps to ensure provide a student with a valuable experience of the the health and safety of all employees, irrespective work environment and can assist in helping them of age. There is additional legislation and policy to develop essential employability skills and attributes. guidance for employers providing work experience A placement can also assist a student in deciding on placements for young people. Guidance is available further study options or a future career path and can from the Health and Safety Executive: Young people at demonstrate their potential to future employers work. or universities. A job description and a risk assessment are Work experience forms an integral part of Gold Arts required except where an employer regularly Award and upon successful completion, students places work experience students, in which case repeat will have completed a Level 3 qualification, which is assessments are not necessary for each successive recognised on the UCAS Tariff (35 points). Employers, placement. A risk assessment identifies measures to universities and colleges recognise Arts Award as a control the risks in a workplace and developing one qualification that shows young people’s commitment for a young person can also serve as a useful internal and progress in the arts, and in developing new skills review of health and safety for employers. which are also transferable to other non-art sectors. Two guides to download from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website are: Q. What do employers gain from offering work experience? ‘Young people and work experience – a brief guide to A. This may include increasing company profile. health and safety for employers’ and ‘Health and It may also form part of a company’s corporate social safety made simple – the basics for your business’. responsibility. Additionally, it may help to identify a future employee. Feedback also suggests that young people can bring up-to-date ICT skills to a Q. What about insuring the young person work experience placement. whilst on work experience? A. An employer’s existing Employers’ Liability insurance will cover a student on work experience, Q. What should work experience comprise? provided the insurer is a member of the Association A. This should comprise activities and tasks that of British Insurers. The Association of British Insurers will support the development of the skills outlined (ABI) has also published guidance for employers within the Gold Arts Award assessment criteria, of planning to take on work experience students. which general employability skills, e.g. communication skills, teamwork skills etc. are included. Work experience should be purposeful and should offer Q. Are students on work experience paid? challenges to the student, within a structured, A. No, but an employer may decide to pay reasonable supervised environment. expenses for travel and lunch.

Q. What is required of the employer in respect of health and safety? A. Employers have the same responsibilities for health and safety of a young person doing their work experience placement as they do for other employees.

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Employment and training organisations in Neighbourhood Learning Centre Waltham Forest 3 The Square, High Road Leyton There are a number of organisations in Waltham Forest Leyton E10 5NR to help young people and employers working with Tel: 020 8496 1131 them in employment and training. Business Enterprise Group (BEP) Worknet 10 Bridge Close, Romford, RM7 0AU 2-4 Cathall Road Tel: 0845 273 2226 Term time: 08.30 - 17.30 School , London, E11 4LF holidays: 08.30 - 15.30 Drop in service centre between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Email: [email protected] Web: www.bepgroup.net Monday to Friday Tel: 020 8558 8705 BEP Group is made up of a number of successful Education Business Partnerships (EBPs) in London. Worknet is run by Waltham Forest Borough Council In June 2012 BEP opened an office in Waltham Forest. to support residents to find training and a job. Its The group offers services across London and Essex employment advisers run regular one-to-one meetings and operates a number of contracts with its local to discuss what help is needed, arrange employment authorities, ESF, National Apprenticeship Service, training and help you to consider your employment Skills Funding Agency, Department of Work and goals. Pensions and the Prince’s Trust. They work with other agencies, such as Job Centre Plus, Connexions and local training providers. BEP provide a comprehensive Waltham Forest Adult Learning Service Queens Road, Walthamstow, London E17 8QR offer to young people (aged 14 - 35) parents, schools, www.walthamforest.gov.uk/adult-learning colleges, training providers and employers, including: Email: [email protected] Job Centre Plus The services provides a range of guidance, support 7-13 Westbury Road and training courses for over 16s and employers which Waltham Forest, London E17 6HR focus on business, employment and skills. There are Tel: 020 8210 3000 three main centres which run information sessions and courses, the contact details of these centres are: Job Centre Plus offers careers guidance, information, support and training for young people over age 18 and employers. Queens Road Learning Centre 97 Queens Road Walthamstow E17 8QR Apprenticeships and pathways into Tel: 020 8396 2974 employment: A New Direction (AND) In addition to local organisations, AND, in partnership Leytonstone Learning Link with Create London, manages Create Jobs – an 23-25 North Birkbeck Road employability programme which provides new routes Leytonstone E11 4JF into the arts and creative industries for young people Tel: 020 8496 1061 living in London’s growth boroughs - Barking & Dagenham, Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, and Waltham Forest. The aim is to develop new ways of introducing more diverse young people to the arts and creative industries.

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Through Create Jobs, AND delivers a variety of programmes to help young people (16-24 year olds) access a range of work opportunities. They do this by working with employers, training providers and referral agencies to deliver a high quality training and brokerage service, leading to apprenticeships, paid internships, traineeships and work placements. The programme supports task based activities, and learning by doing. Gold Arts Award can play a role in portfolio development and evidence gathering which supports young people to learn project and administration skills that are required in entry level employment roles.

Create Jobs actively recruits employers to take on work experience and create new paid roles. It can also provide wage subsidies through the Creative Employment Programme and give advice about how to structure inductions and placements to employers.

More information about the programme can be found at www.createjobslondon.org

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• WFAA&B Network • Regional and national training for Arts Award

WFAA&B Network The WFAA&B Network offers the following services and support for teachers, artists, youth workers and anyone currently delivering Arts Award in the borough:

• Arts Award and Beyond termly network meetings for professionals The William Morris Gallery hosts the WFAA&BN as part of the Arts Award & Beyond Partnership. Meetings include updates on Arts Award, case studies and networking opportunities, plus a private view reception of the gallery’s current exhibition. Lively discussion at Arts Award & Beyond network meeting • Arts Award Practitioner Open Door Held on the afternoon prior to the network meetings, these are free half hour individual one to one advice sessions with CAT Arts Co-ordinator and Arts Award Adviser Yolanda Guns ran by the network to offer advice and guidance to professionals currently engaged in Arts Award in the borough.

• Arts Award Training Subsidised full Arts Award adviser training based at the William Morris Gallery. Other training, such as half day or twilight introductory or ‘Next Steps’ guidance, can be arranged by request.

For up to date details of Arts Awards and Beyond events see the AA&B what’s on page at www.wfaen.org.uk/arts-award-and-beyond

Regional and national training for Arts Award Regional and national Arts Award training and surgeries for both experienced and novice advisers are run regularly by A New Direction and Arts Award. Details can be found on A New Direction’s website and Arts Award website.

Partners in the arts Award & Beyond project are the William Morris Gallery, Chingford Academies Trust and the Waltham Forest Arts 18 in Education Network. The project was funded 2013-14 by A New Direction, a London bridge organisation for Arts Council England