A cultural arts partnership like Creative County West Sussex (CCWS) bring together:

For example, our Board of Trustees is made up of various arts organisations and schools across West Sussex. These include Stopgap Dance , Artswork and West Sussex Music and Chichester Festival Theatre. These partnerships are vital to promote:

This is stronger when paired with a network of schools’ trusts and academies.

Cultural engagement in schools is vital for students. This is particularly true since COVID when engagement in schools naturally lowered and young peoples’ senses of positivity towards the future diminished. Having bespoke arts workshops in schools is helping them to develop critical thinking skills, creativity, and self-expression.

The Department for Education’s “Teacher Workforce Statistics in England” report from 2020 found that there were 6,500 art and design teachers in state-funded secondary schools in England in 2020, and 9,400 teachers teaching music in the same schools (Although promising numbers, there is still more that can be done to ensure all students have access to a rich cultural education that inspires them to engage post-pandemic).

Young people who have regular engagement with the arts are more likely to go on to higher education and have higher career aspirations. They are more employable as their teamwork and presentation skills are better than average.

The strength of cultural arts partnerships is that they build a network of freelance artists. Connecting students with professional role models who already work in the arts sector is a great way to inspire them and create a more positive imagined future.

The students:

Our education page shows the positive work we’ve been doing with students in the West Sussex area.

Through these cultural arts partnerships, schools can engage with their local communities. Together, they can promote the arts and culture, and provide students with valuable experiences and opportunities that will benefit them throughout their lives. By coming together and building a joint vision, cultural institutions and their networks are a crucial part of building strong, vibrant, and inclusive local communities in the UK.

By providing CPDs for teachers and bespoke workshops for young people, CCWS ensures the improvement of arts education provision across West Sussex. Sign up today to hear about our latest CPDs and creative workshops so you too can embrace all the benefits a cultural arts partnership brings.

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