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Uplands Community College

uplands community college

Wadhurst

My name is Anna Robinson and I am the Executive Headteacher and Chief Executive Officer of MARK Education Trust. Our trust was established in 2012, and for the last 10 years has been a trust of one school, Beacon Academy in Crowborough. From September 2022, we are delighted to have welcomed Uplands Academy into our trust as our second school. I was the Headteacher of Beacon Academy from September 2015 – August 2022 prior to becoming the Executive Headteacher from September 2022, overseeing both of our schools. To support Uplands during their first year as an Academy and member of our trust, for this academic year, I will also be the named Headteacher of Uplands Academy. In addition, my colleague, David Callard, with an excellent and sustained track record of senior leadership at Beacon Academy, will also be joining me as our Senior Deputy Headteacher. In addition to bringing additional leadership capacity and experience of school improvement, we are looking forward to working with the well-known and established Uplands senior team, its staff and most importantly our inspiring and incredibly capable students. As with colleagues at Beacon Academy in Crowborough, those of us at Uplands are ambitious for excellence in all we do. Our vision aligns with our trust and that of Beacon Academy. This vision, which is established and sustained, is to provide the best possible education for all our students and to be an exceptional educational establishment for our communities. We are never complacent. Becoming a student at Uplands Academy I know that choosing a secondary school is one of the most important decisions you will make for your children and family. At Uplands, the relationships between our staff and our students are excellent and ones that we are proud of. Our staff have high expectations, are ambitious for our students, and they know them well. We pride ourselves on our rigorous focus on the child as a unique individual, including our most disadvantaged and those with SEND. We ensure that the lessons that our students receive are personalised and inclusive, enabling them to be actively engaged in their learning. Uplands Academy Vision At Uplands Academy, we want our children to be happy, successful and confident by providing the best possible education for all our students. We want to be an exceptional educational establishment for our community. Our curriculum for our students is rightly ambitious - it is as broad as it is balanced. It has a strong academic core which, where relevant includes vocational and technical ambitions with choices for students to opt into in key stages four and five. Our curriculum is expertly planned to maximise educational opportunities and prepare our students to be socially and economically successful. As a result of this, we want our students to develop keen interests, a lifelong passion for learning and an impressive, coherent, and cumulative understanding of the world. All of this meaning that they can consistently achieve highly and be prepared for future success and happiness in education, employment or training. We have uncompromisingly high expectations for the quality of education that our students receive, including the most disadvantaged and those with SEND - there is no room for complacency. We support and encourage our school community – we expect everyone to Make their MARK academically by being motivated, articulate, resilient and knowledgeable, both in their lessons and beyond, and socially both inside and out of our school environment by having excellent manners, being accepting, respectful and kind. These expectations are reflected in the excellent relationships that exist between our board of trustees, staff, students, parents, carers and the wider community. We recruit, retain and develop exceptional staff and trustees to ensure that through every aspect of their experience of Uplands, our students are inspired, engaged and challenged, enabling them to make excellent progress and attain well. This includes our most disadvantaged and those with SEND. Our staff care deeply - each day they strive to be positive role models, thus supporting the inclusive culture of our school environment. Our staff want our students to feel safe and happy and listened to academically, socially and in terms of their well-being. We have a culture that is highly aspirational and ambitious for excellence in all we do and where commonalities are identified and celebrated and that differences are respected, accepted, valued and nurtured. As staff we model what we want to see from one another and our students – we promote and expect a positive and motivated commitment to education from our students and their parents and carers. Our standards are unapologetically high – this applies to both our staff and students, thus enabling our teachers to teach and our students to learn and excel, at Uplands Academy and beyond. We encourage you to come and see this and Uplands for yourselves during this exciting new phase for our school.

Ajwa Private Tuition Services

ajwa private tuition services

London

Would you like to hire tutors to help you with academics and professional assistance at your place of residence? When selecting tutors, you may be looking for qualifications, experience, adequacy, and regularity? To meet all your requirements, Ajwa tutors’ network of teachers is committed to serving you well. We provide female and male home tutoring services in Lahore and Islamabad, Pakistan. Our home tutors are highly capable and trustworthy staff that will bring out the best performance from our students. Our reliability is your trust! Therefore, we have taken all possible measures to maintain that trust. We aim to improve education in Pakistan on the basis of personal development, better learning and high performance. Through our vigilant home tutor staff, we strive – to manage appropriate tutors for our students to assure result oriented individualized learning – to provide better guidance for the students to promote conceptual understanding of curriculum – to prepare our students for problem solving skills and make them subject intellectuals – to keep them motivated, enthusiastic and ambitious for the continual learning process – to ensure service satisfaction and 100% guaranteed results To get the best out of our team, we only hire qualified people with strong academic backgrounds through our screening and approval process. To assist you, we at Ajwa Tutors Academy will search for and allocate the most appropriate tutor for you. This will enable them to dedicate their complete attention to your academics within the specified teaching hours. Parents always want their children to grow academically and professionally. That is only possible, when they get the right source of guidance and the right direction. In response to numerous time and travel limitations, insufficient learning, personalized attention, and study gaps, we have come up with solutions. We at Ajwa tutors academy aim to promote education by solving the problems encountered by students in their learning journey. We receive numerous requests for female home tutors in Lahore and Islamabad. Ajwa tutors’ network of female teaching staff covers the whole of Lahore and Islamabad to facilitate you with the most effective home teaching services. Our facilities are available in all Lahore and Islamabad. ONLINE TUTORS Ajwa tutors is a leading national and international online tutoring site. We provide expert tutors for online classes that offer complete learning and flexible timings in the privacy and comfort of your own home. Ajwa tutors provide you with the best online tutoring services through a well-developed and advanced digital network. We welcome knowledge seekers and learners to our broad inter-connected community of subject experts with diverse and extravagant academic backgrounds. Online tutoring is a popular trend that provides expert guidance anytime and from anywhere. Ajwa tutors provide a learning opportunity for all with inclusive benefits of time flexibility, travel exemption, high academic exposure, best mentoring, and study with comport. Without the headache of unnecessary travel, and additional expenses, you can avail in-person tutoring lessons for your desired subject. We guide and assist students to help them get a better grip on their curriculum through subject experts. This online tuition forum brings specialists for subject guidance, exam preparations, and assessments in all academic fields. Ajwa tutors are well-trained in online teaching. By identifying student strengths and weaknesses in a particular subject, they enable them to improve their learning and critical thinking. Ajwa tutors platform emphasizes both quality and equality education through their uniquely designed online tutoring program. We aim to meet the learning needs of every student. Generally, students need extra help in specific subjects or for short-term exam preparation. Our expert tutors will help you grasp the concepts and knowledge necessary to clear your exams with remarkable results. We have highly qualified personnel to teach graduate, master’s, and Ph.D. students in all subject areas. Our online teachers have experience with aptitude tests for Medical, Engineering, IELTS, and TOEFL, etc. Ajwa online tutoring service provides online tutors for classes of all grades including primary, secondary, higher secondary, and intermediate (FSC) (boards level), ICS, O Level and A-Levels (IGCSE, EDEXCEL), IELTS, and TOEFL, etc. A LEVEL TUTORS You can benefit from Ajwa tutors’ A Levels home/online teaching services if you are an AS/A levels student struggling with any subject. We assure you of the reliability and credibility of our staff. Our teachers with experience of Cambridge International teaching also attend an Extension Career Development course to best meet the criteria of teaching at our platform. After GCSEs many students opt for AS Levels, a bit different from A Levels. AS Levels (1 year program) can be said to be equivalent to the first year of A Levels (2 year program) qualification. Both are considered separate qualifications; however, level accomplishment requires more effort than AS levels. The BTEC and IB Diploma are also options after O levels. Students generally take regular lessons in their educational institutes, but the teachers cannot give their full attention to each individual. Furthermore, in a world of increasing competition and scientific developments, the ability to understand and interpret technical materials is crucial to success in academics and careers. With a strong grip on your AS & A Levels subjects, you will surely get a seat at top ranked universities around the world. With our tutoring network, you learn well and become able to think creatively, independently and critically. Our tutoring platform is equipped with all necessary material for teachers to read through. This includes syllabuses, past question papers, mark schemes, examiner reports, lesson plans and schemes of work. Our goal is to train, support, and provide services that will help you grow in a way you deserve. We provide our students with home based learning opportunities with our experienced and qualified tutoring staff at Ajwa tutors. The key to learning is understanding concepts thoroughly. To meet the emerging need for home-based tuition services in Lahore and Islamabad, we have developed our A Levels home tutors’ team. We have tutors in all Lahore and Islamabad areas where we send our subject specialists. Through our vast network of tutors, you can study at your own place. Additionally, we work with professional female tutors to ensure that they are available to assist you with all the subjects. So, travel and gender obstacles cannot limit your learning journey anymore. Cambridge offers wide range AS & A Levels program resource materials and our tutors will guide you to master your course. O LEVELS/ CAMBRIDGE IGCSE/ ENGLAND GCSE HOME/ONLINE TUTORS Cambridge O Level is an internationally recognized qualification equivalent to Cambridge IGCSE and UK GCSE. Updated GCSE content is closely aligned with Cambridge IGCSEs. O-Level courses are designed to prepare students for academic progression to Cambridge Advanced as well as other learning disciplines. Cambridge background tutors or subject specialists are assigned to students from different schools such as The City School, Aitchison College, American Lycetuff, Lahore Grammar School, Bloomfield Hall Schools, Convent of Jesus and Mary, Beaconhouse School System, and others. Students of IGCSE Cambridge/O levels have the following subjects’ classification scheme. Group 1: Economics, business studies, accounting, math and other compulsory/optional subjects Group 2: Math, Biology, Physics, chemistry and other compulsory/ optional subjects Environmental science, sociology, psychology, law and other compulsory/ optional subjects To prepare O levels students for achieving their learning goals in each subject, Ajwa tutors has assembled a team of well-qualified and dedicated online/home tutors. The key to learning is understanding concepts thoroughly. In response to the growing demand for home-based tutoring services, our O levels home tutors team is committed to serving you in Lahore and Islamabad. Through our vast network of tutors, you can get one to one support and interaction with your tutor at your own place. We have experienced and qualified male and female staff. In addition to our male tutors, our professional female home tutors may be available within your vicinity. So, travel and gender obstacles are not limiting your learning experience. Our tutors follow a specified teaching methodology. They incorporate real world examples to broaden the students’ view regarding each topic. As part of their daily class activities, students practice a wide range of subject-related problems as a means of developing critical evaluation and problem-solving skills. Our professional tutors have adopted strategic teaching techniques that guarantee your superior grades. Our tutor network provides online teaching services both within Pakistan and overseas. To facilitate our students’ learning, we offer flexible schedules, individual attention, and a comfortable learning environment. Our online tutors interact well with the student and respond to every query that strikes their mind. So, you get the answers to your queries and the solution to each problem specifically. As well as learning, you gain conceptual and application-based knowledge of each subject field that guarantees your better grades during O levels, which will lead you to successfully enter multiple colleges and subjects. FEMALE HOME TUTORS IN LAHORE / FEMALE HOME TUTORS IN ISLAMABAD Are you searching for a capable female home tutor nearby you for in-person coaching? What if you have difficulty with work schedules and transportation that limit your ability to reach a physical location? We offer female home tutoring services in Lahore and Islamabad to meet your hiring criteria. Parents require high attention for their children’s academics and the allocation of specified teaching hours. There is a huge gap in the field for which parents find it difficult to approach suitable female tutors. Now the problems are solved! With our home tutoring service, we provide the most capable female tutors. Through our vigilant female home tutors’ network, we commit – to provide highly qualified female tutors at your convenience – result oriented 1 to 1 private tutoring and personalized attention – to manage differentiated, better, and pre-learning processes that address all learners’ needs – to fill the gaps left during school lessons, and to best prepare for exams – daily assessment and feedback evaluation – to provide a positive learning environment – to ensure service satisfaction and grades improvement to 100% Through our rigorous screening process, we only hire qualified personnel from top universities who have extraordinary curriculum management skills. Parents usually report the lack of specialist female home tutors in their nearby hometown. Normally we get a request for the requirement of a female tutor in Lahore and female tutor in Lahore Islamabad. We receive numerous requests for female home tutors; thus, we are growing our team in Lahore and Islamabad and its premises.

Ian Hart Consultancy

ian hart consultancy

Nottingham

In the highly stressful position of school leadership, it is often difficult to get a truly dispassionate view about how well you are doing or what other schools are doing to address particular challenges. Too often, external evaluation is very clear on identifying strengths and weaknesses but offers little in the way of advising on what can be done to address issues arising. With our experience of working with more than two hundred senior leadership teams across England, extensive knowledge of data management and analysis and up to date knowledge of inspection procedures; we can help you gain an objective, accurate understanding of the effectiveness of key areas of your school and will write this up in a way that directly contributes to your school self-evaluation, thus saving you time to spend where it really impacts; with your children and teachers. My Background After a successful 15 year career teaching in a range of different primary schools in different authorities, culminating in Headship, I joined a major public services company in 2008 advising on data analysis and management and school improvement through accurate self-evaluation. As part of this remit, I provided CPD and advice to primary schools across the country. In 2010, I undertook inspection training and became a fully qualified additional Ofsted Inspector. I successfully retained my badge in the reduction of inspectors in 2016 and continued inspecting until 2018, when one-day inspections significantly reduced the need for additional inspectors. During my time on inspection, I worked on behalf of SERCO and then Ofsted directly from 2016. In May 2011, I became a fully independent schools advisor and since then, as well as inspection work, I have worked with over 250 schools Nationwide. The location of these schools has included Sunderland and Teesside in the North East, Manchester and Thameside in the North West, various parts of London and Wiltshire in the South East and West, as well as many points in between! In these schools, I have worked in partnership with them on SEF writing, school advisory work, self-evaluation and school performance information analysis as well as providing both on-site and course training regarding data analysis and curriculum development. As I am not employed by Ofsted and have no ties to local authorities, then you can be sure that the view point I give is objective and based entirely around the evidence available. I work as an advisor to both maintained LA primary schools and Multi-Academy Trust groups.

The Carter And George Academy

the carter and george academy

London

Our co-founders, Jamie George and Rhys Carter, established The Carter & George Practice with the vision of making elite medical treatments (usually reserved for high-level athletes) accessible to everyone. The synergy of Rhys’ professional and experienced physiotherapy background, with Jamie’s unique understanding as a professional rugby player, allows The Carter & George Practice to provide a uniquely well-rounded service to all our patients. The Carter & George Practice consists of a team of highly qualified professionals with specialist knowledge, spanning a diverse range of conditions and treatments. Our team works collaboratively to treat our patients with a balanced approach that is usually reserved for professional athletes. OUR COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO PHYSIOTHERAPY: WHAT WE DO A RAPID INITIAL APPOINTMENT THAT ELIMINATES UNCERTAINTY: We recognise the toll that pain and uncertainty can cause for our patients, which is why we guarantee an appointment within 48 hours of contacting us. From our very first meeting, you’ll be able to walk away with an accurate diagnosis and peace of mind; facilitated by a physiotherapy treatment plan and prediction of your recovery time. LONG-TERM RESULTS FOR INJURY REHABILITATION AND CHRONIC CONDITIONS: Our professional physiotherapy clinic uses manual physiotherapy techniques (hands-on) to aid in the recovery and rehabilitation of injuries, muscle spasms, and short-term challenges. However, we also offer specialist clinics for longer term conditions such as arthritis, improving the function of painful joints, and reducing your reliance on medications. PREVENTION AND STRENGTHENING: With our unique implementation of Strength & Conditioning, Gait Analysis and PNOE Metabolic Assessments, we give all of our patients access to data to train like an athlete while preventing injury, determining your unique biomechanics while walking, running, and standing – and establishing any physical limiters we can improve. This allows us to detect and treat issues before they become injuries. However, in the event of an injury, our expert team of physiotherapists and strength and conditioning coaches are on hand to diagnose, formulate a physiotherapy treatment plan, and prevent their recurrence. OVERALL HEALTH AND TRANSFORMATION: We offer more than physiotherapy and strength and conditioning: Our range of services promotes holistic health and comfort in your body. Our other services include health testing packages, bespoke orthotics, along with transformation programmes and memberships – for those who truly want to take control of their health. Our staff have broad experience working with a range of patients, from professional athletes to the elderly, and we have verified reviews and outstanding results. If there is something we cannot do for you, our close network of regional experts will be able to help.

CS Beauty Academy Wrexham

cs beauty academy wrexham

The Academy was established in 2011 by Claire Slawson on the outskirts of Wrexham Town, in North Wales. Claire has been in the industry for over twenty years and has an abundance of industry knowledge and experience. We are considered a small academy yet it has grown significantly over the years, we have a small team lead by Claire, this includes Louise Jones who is the tutor for the hair department and Jade Owens who is the tutor for beauty, Nails and Holistic therapy. As a team, we develop and build our own skills by actively attending industry trade shows and CPD events. CS Beauty Academy is a training facility that offers a wide range of ABT, Guild of Beauty therapist’s courses, as well as levels 2 & 3 VTCT with hair, nails, beauty and holistic therapies. Our courses are precise, intimate and fast tracked. We have the ability within our team to deliver the courses in welsh and English. Our ethics are to provide training for between 1 and 6 students, all our courses are tailored for each individual; they are precise and fast paced. We open 7 days a week, require small deposits and offer payment plans. We like to encourage our students to reach their maximum potential therefore encourage learners enter world skills completions, and mentor them throughout this process. CS Beauty Academy prides itself on training in a relaxed friendly environment, we build relationships with both students and businesses, and this allows continuous development and support. ‘We welcome all who come as guests and leave as friends’ We support the Welsh Assembly’s targets of reducing the “NEET” learner and work with the job centre, Princes Trust, and local charities that support vulnerable adults in helping to develop self-confidence and skill building. “We want the young people in Wales to have the skills they need and the opportunity to reach their full potential” In addition to training we believe therapists and hairdressers in the industry should be using professional equipment and products, with this in mind CS Beauty academy is building a wholesale side that provides good quality and professional equipment and products. CS Beauty academy believes in providing knowledge, in developing skills, and promoting excellent customer care we have students that return time and time again. We believe the hair and beauty industry is one to be proud to be a part of and we endeavour to pass this passion on to all our students. I firmly believe in providing excellent customer care guarantee small class sizes to enhance learning and ensure that all learners fully grasp all aspects of their chosen course.

Blackpool HAZ Cultural Programme

blackpool haz cultural programme

Blackpool

WHAT IS THE HAZ? Blackpool’s Heritage Action Zone project is a partnership between Blackpool Council and Historic England. The project is aimed at using Blackpool’s heritage as a catalyst for bringing new and diverse uses to the town centre and giving a new relevance for both local communities and visitors alike. There are two different areas of focus in the project. FOCUS 1 The first is centred on historic buildings and how heritage can be used to improve the look and feel of the high street by restoring and enhancing historic buildings. This element builds on recent improvements in Topping Street, Edward Street and Deansgate in restoring buildings and their commercial frontages. The biggest focus of this part of the scheme is the Church Street Frontage of the Winter Gardens, where work to restore the Victorian commercial frontages to Empress Buildings has already begun. Other projects include the conversion of an Art Deco building on Topping Street to provide a community creative hub and converting part of the former Black’s building on Edward Street into live/work units where local artists and creatives can rent studio and retail space with living accommodation above. FOCUS 2 The second area is the implementation of a cultural programme and this is specifically to bring new activity to the high street and to engage local communities in creative activity. This programme is already working on delivering a regular market for local creatives and artists and setting up taster workshops for local people to try out different creative activities. Future work will look at performance, film and creative workshops as well as talks and tours focused on heritage and the past, present and future of Blackpool’s town centre. THE ZONE Blackpool’s High Street Heritage Action Zone is focused on a section of Church Street containing impressive groups of mid to late 19th Century public and commercial buildings and a wealth of incredibly diverse heritage assets some of which are of national and regional significance. The Grand Theatre and the Blackpool Winter Gardens and the areas around them form the main focus of this project. It also includes Cedar Square and parts of Edward Street, Topping Street and Deansgate. The historic built environment in Blackpool and in the identified HAZ area has been recognised as having significant economic benefits not just in terms of retail or visitor economy but through the potential to impact on the quality of life for local residents and the quality of experience for our visitors. The quality of the historic built environment within the proposed Blackpool HAZ promotes ‘civic pride’ acting as a reminder of how Blackpool has evolved historically.

Hinchingbrooke School

hinchingbrooke school

Cambridgeshire

It is my privilege to welcome you to Hinchingbrooke School; a remarkable school in many ways Hinchingbrooke is set in acres of beautiful grounds and adjoining a country park. Hinchingbrooke House was formerly the family home of the Cromwells and of the Earls of Sandwich. The school finds inspiration from its heritage and gives both staff and students a very special pride and a sense of identity that we capture in the phrase: We are Hinchingbrooke. Our Mission is a clear statement of why the school exists; our Values provide solid foundations for our work to develop our students as great people; and our Key Focuses make clear that we understand well what matters most in school – you will find the detail of our Mission, Values and Key Focuses below. School is about much more than examination results, important as those are. Our students’ wellbeing is paramount: we aim to know every one of our students, we want them to be happy, and we also want every one of them to feel there is someone in school to whom they can turn, if and when they need to. Our strong sense of community is captured in our pastoral work through HBK.COM. Beyond the classroom, we aim to provide a wide range of high-value extra-curricular opportunities for our students to meet their needs and interests, to develop them as well-rounded young people and, crucially, to enable them to have fun! The educational experience at Hinchingbrooke brings change, challenge and opportunity. Our students’ personal response to these goes a long way to determining their quality of life after leaving school, which is why from day 1, we emphasise Hard Work, High Standards, and Kindness. The school is well served by a team of highly committed teachers and support staff, working in partnership with governors and parents to provide the very best possible education for our young people. There is an immense vitality here and a real sense of togetherness. Hinchingbrooke students develop their confidence and skills to become well-rounded young adults, ready to take their next steps, whatever those may be. By being a part of history they develop a sense of heritage and, by looking forward and preparing for their very different and exciting futures, they develop a sense of destiny too. We are proud of our students and if you take the opportunity to come and meet us, we believe you will see why.

Edgeborough Educational Trust Ltd

edgeborough educational trust ltd

Over recent months, much thought has been given to our key educational priorities, as we seek to enhance every aspect of our provision. High quality academics, committed pastoral care and excellent co-curricular opportunities form the cornerstones of that ambition. When a pupil moves on from Edgeborough, they will do so with a legacy of experience, knowledge, curiosity and the confidence to successfully navigate their onward journey. It is important that we remain focused on the fact that great schools are grown by what is achieved in and outside the classroom; the quality of teaching, breadth of opportunity and strength of community. Pupils learn best when they can actively interact with their learning, developing skills which can transfer across subject areas and when the enormous benefits of learning beyond the immediate classroom setting are realised. Our commitment to deliver this vision is unwavering and there is a great sense of excitement as we set our compass to make further progress. For such depth of ambition there is also a need to ensure that we have the appropriate infrastructure to support our educational vision. Consequently, we have commissioned a detailed analysis of current facilities against future requirements. Although new buildings will be introduced where appropriate, the aim is to redevelop existing spaces where possible and to minimise new construction. This approach significantly reduces disruption on the site and allows for projects to remain cost-effective and environmentally sustainable. Having an infrastructure plan to support our educational vision ensures that we avoid piecemeal developments over the coming years, which could otherwise result in a poorly considered future site. It also allows us to prioritise key developments based on cost, condition and need. With the repurposing of some existing spaces certain projects will need to be prioritised to allow space for subsequent developments to take place. The rate that proposed projects are delivered depends on the future performance of the School, the wider economic climate and the required planning consents. Our highly experienced Leadership Team and Governing Board will work with ambition balanced with measure. Excitingly, this summer has already seen the full refurbishment of five Senior Block classrooms, spaces designed specifically for modern teaching and learning. Plans are also already in progress for the next phase of works. This is a tremendously exciting time to be part of the Edgeborough community as we work with our Charterhouse partners to take our ambitious plans forward. There will be plenty of opportunity to talk things through further over th

Merseyside Polonia

merseyside polonia

Liverpool,

Merseyside Polonia is the most recognised Polish not for profit organisation in the Northwest of England. It was established in 2009 as a charitable organisation. The organisation is based in Liverpool but the project and events often involve communities from other boroughs on both sides of the River Mersey. In the past few years, Merseyside Polonia has built up strong links with local authorities and services, arts and community organisations as well as other institutions and founders: among them Liverpool City Council, Polish Cultural Insititute in London or BBC Children in Need. The organisation was registered on 9th of June 2009 and is governed by a Board of Trustees. Merseyside Polonia governing documents are Memorandum and Articles of Association. Main objects of the organisation are: to raise awareness of the Polish Community and culture among the local community to support community development of Polish and other communities to build community cohesion by increasing understanding between communities representing different cultural backgrounds Areas of work ARTS Polish names such as Polanski, Chopin or Lem are well known worldwide. Our aim is to give you a chance to celebrate and experience contemporary Polish arts in Liverpool together. We support a range of activities across the arts – from literature and film festivals, reading groups, poetry slams, film premiers, to music concerts and dance workshops. In the past few years we have been working with local artists, well known Polish writers and filmmakers, storytellers, poets, musicians, UK based publishers, arts institutions, and venues. CULTURE A culture is a great tool for building strong relationships. We believe that a variety of events we offer give our participants an opportunity to engage and explore culture in many creative forms. We organise Family Arts and Crafts Workshops, celebrate Polish and English traditions, such as: Christmas, St Andrews Night, Polish Midsummer Festival, and more. All this allows participants of our events to be part of the famously diverse culture of Liverpool. HISTORY If you would like to find out more about Poland, Polish people and the role they played in the history of Merseyside, you have arrived at the right place. Merseyside Polonia engages with residents, local groups, schools and guests, to create greater awareness, appreciation and opportunities for celebrating the fascinating history of Poland. We encourage different groups of participants to promote our history and unfold our heritage, through a variety of events and activities – from lectures and films to educational programmes, school trips, and research. Enjoy exploring the history and heritage of Polish people in Poland and Merseyside.

Bristol Art For All

bristol art for all

Bristol

My name is Amy Powell and I am a catalyst for reconnecting people with their innate creativity. At Bristol Art For All we facilitate friendly, inclusive learning environments where people can explore their creativity. We started in 2015 running an open access drop in face-to-face community art class in Easton in Bristol. From December 2019 to March 2020 sessions moved to Hamilton House in Stokes Croft Bristol and since April 2020 have been online. Online sessions are run in partnership with local charities as well as sessions open to all adults. Current partners include Age UK and St Mungo’s Recovery College. All online sessions are around a theme selected by the participants, who use the art materials and skills they already have to devise their own projects. Support is on hand to give input on what is made. The sessions act as an online art studio with time for making and opportunities to share and get feedback on artwork. Participants are seen as artists first with the acceptance that we are all on our own life journeys. The focus is on creating learning environments where people enjoy the process of making. With this strong foundation people can have the confidence and resilience to develop further skills. This website gives a taste of the work made over the course of Bristol Art For All. Myself and Rosa Hewitt began Bristol Art For All in 2015. In 2017 Rosa went to the University of Hertfordshire to study Art Therapy. She now works in London as an art therapist with children. I continued with the project in Bristol with the support of volunteers, building my knowledge, experience and skills by studying courses in teaching, facilitation, communication and social enterprise. As well as volunteering with Arts and Health organisations including Studio Upstairs, Bristol Art on Prescription, Workers Education Association (WEA), Milestones Expressions programme and St Mungos Recovery College where I currently run their online art class. I love being a catalyst for people to reconnect with their creativity. It is a great privilege to have worked with over 200 people across Bristol and beyond. Some have attended for years others for one session but all have been welcome and encouraged in their art making. I am currently in the process of making Bristol Art For All into an online art school to reach people who would otherwise struggle to access mainstream arts education. I am interested to connect with organisations, which work with clients who would benefit from exploring and developing their creativity with the support of being in a group.