What’s all the Fuss about...

SESSION 3
1. Website Resources – we are planning to put together some resources for the
Curious Minds website. What would you like to see included from today’s session?
Web links
Support Materials
As much as possible
Acronyms
Key relevant information
Notes
Questions
Opportunities for follow-up discussion
Slides & Resources
Q & A section
Definitely any questions brought up in more detail
Links to other resources
Just an outline and all the info that you have shared. Also, examples of good practice
– how a CP practitioner has met assessment criteria.
Links, websites, articles, assessment criteria.
Anything written to do with arts.
Resources, links, further reading.

2. Follow Up Sessions – In Spring 2011 we are planning to run a series of follow-up

sessions. Would any of the below be of interest to you?

 Working with pupils with Special Educational Needs - 9

 Community Cohesion - 8

 Family Engagement - 9

 Use of Outside Spaces as a Teaching Resource - 8

 Citizenship - 7

Any other areas you’d like us to include? (please give details)

How do schools’ budgets work? How can we encourage budget-holders to spend

on arts?
How to relate your art practice to school briefs
 Documentation
Transition
Planning / submitting bids and proposals that will be successful. Some enquiry
questions are quite hard to link to.
More on how to keep funding work after the government cuts eg how will it
affect schools’ funding/Curious Minds etc.
Pupils with emotional & behavioural difficulties.

3. Any other support / information you would like as follow-up to this session?
Examples of previous “successful” applications for Curious Minds projects by artists
Tips on good applications
Who to contact directly if I need to ask any further questions
It’s great to discuss this and work with other practitioners. Good to network and
share.
Discussion on assessment in creativity – and how to assess creatively.

4. Any Other Comments/Suggestions?

Excellent – very helpful
More on KS1 please
Could we have introductions at start – would be nice to know who all the
participants are.
I would like feedback to my applications when they aren’t successful
Intense but a good starter to get thinking about the issues – will have more
questions for my coordinator & teacher!
A useful if short session. Started me thinking about lots of things & will help me
contribute to future planning more effectively
Great – learned a lot – helped focus lots of “half” pieces of info that I already knew.
Good session – thank you
Maybe a later start – finish at 3-30 if working in a school.

What’s all the Fuss about..SESSION 4

 Website Resources – we are planning to put together some resources for the Curious
Minds website. What would you like to see included from today’s session?

The Power-point
“Planning made easy” framework
Progression ladders & other resources
Planning made easy template
Power-point presentation including background info
All handouts are useful & should go on the website
The face picture! & other info
Handouts / power-point
Ann power-points
Links to websites/programmes/you tube etc. that focus on pupil tracking and
assessment
Projects that are being implemented in schools
Assessment & Outcomes – general
All resources

Follow Up Sessions – In Spring 2011 we are planning to run a series of follow-up

sessions. Would any of the below be of interest to you?

 Working with pupils with Special Educational Needs - 9

 Community Cohesion - 10

 Family Engagement - 11

 Use of Outside Spaces as a Teaching Resource - 11

 Citizenship - 6

Any other areas you’d like us to include? (please give details)

Commissioning – govt / LS agenda & best practice

Funding sources!!!
Artist / practitioner teaching practice

5. Any other support / information you would like as follow-up to this session?

Website would be great

6. Any Other Comments/Suggestions?

Useful Whistle-stop session – thank you
Very useful session – good conversation – would have been good to have more time.
Thank you! Always useful to meet other practitioners and staff.
Thanks very much. An interesting workshop – good to have discussions between
school practitioners.
Good chance to meet CP network – gaining ideas for future projects
Great to meet / work with diverse range of people
This was a very good way to talk to teachers before applying for projects as I am new
to Curious Minds.
It would be great for new practitioners to be able to shadow established (within
CM / CP) in order to get to know teachers and creative agents and for them to get to
know practitioners better.
Fab session. Fun & informative. Made some connections with practitioners and staff
to share good practice.