Have you experienced non-formal education?
NOISE Festival is looking for 15 individuals from across England to help organise a meeting in Manchester to discuss the positive impact of non-formal learning with key policy-makers from across the creative, learning and education industries and Government.
From September to November NOISE will be working with a selected group of young creatives who will come together to plan, research and produce a gathering of those people responsible for employment, further education routes and Government reps, all of whom contribute to your entry into the industry.
The one-day event that you will be working towards is scheduled to take place during October in Manchester. It will see you lead debates, discussions and interviews based on the theme of non-formal learning alongside your team members and those who can influence change.
To apply
- Be aged 15-30
- Available between September & December 2009 for at least 2 weeks in total
- Have taken or are currently on a non-formal education route to achieving your creative goals
- Passionate and enthusiastic about achieving your personal goals and ambitions associated with your career
- Confident to approach and influence key policy makers about the positive impact of non-formal education
Email office@noisefestival.com with the subject header ‘Policy Change’, and include a little bit about you:
- name, age, city, postcode
- photo
- paragraph or 2 outlining:
- Examples of your non-formal learning experiences
- What’s your creative speciality?
- Examples of non-formal learning initiatives and projects going on in your area
- Your thoughts about non- formal learning vs formal learning.
Does the lack of recognition for non-formal learning affect you?
Applications in by 31 August 2009
Dance Links: Training
Dance Links: Training is for dance artists, practitioners and out-of-school dance providers who want to develop their skills delivering dance in schools within or beyond the curriculum.
A new and improved series of two-day residential training events will take place in autumn 2009. Training costs just £75 including meals & accommodation.
The events will cover:
- principles of best practice in dance both in and out of schools
- high quality learning and teaching
- identification of your strengths and professional development needs
- guidance on developing of a portfolio showing what you have to offer
- contexts, practicalities and essentials of working in schools
- management of resources, time and behaviour
Trainees will also be entitled to a year’s free membership of the NDTA.
Course dates:
- Friday 4 & Saturday 5 September – Sheffield
- Friday 11 & Saturday 12 September – Winchester
- Friday 18 & Saturday 19 September – Birmingham
To be eligible for a place on Dance Links, you must be 21 years old or over and have some experience of delivering dance in schools, either within or beyond the curriculum.
You should also have at least one of the following:
- Degree in dance or dance and another subject
- Vocational training at a stage school or through a degree
- Certified course for working in schools and other community settings
- Links with regional and national dance agencies
- Registration with a private dance teaching association
How to apply:
Places are limited so send your application in as soon as possible. Applications will be assessed and allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Final closing date for applications: 12 noon, Friday 14 August 2009. If you feel that you meet the criteria, download the application form from www.ndta.org.uk/dance-links/training and email it along with your CV to dancelinks@ndta.org.uk.
Dance Links: Training is being delivered by the National Dance Teachers Association on behalf of Youth Dance England.
The Cadaverine Award for young writers 09
The Cadaverine, a leading UK publisher of new writing from young authors, has teamed up with Ilkley Literature Festival to uncover the best new poetry & short stories from writers aged between 19 & 25.
We are delighted to be working with Ilkley Literature Festival, the North’s liveliest and most prestigious Literature Festival, together we can support young authors and uncover a new generation of writing.
The Cadaverine editorial team will draw up a shortlist and then the author of Show Me The Sky and New Ventures Award Winner, Nicholas Hogg will select the two winners.
Prizes
The winning authors, plus shortlisted and commended writers will be published, interviewed and featured on The Cadaverine website and published in print in Cadaverine Anthology Volume 2 (subject to funding). The winning authors, plus shortlisted and commended writers will also be invited to read at a Cadaverine event at Borders Leeds.
Winners will also receive six months editorial support from the Cadaverine team and can read at the Festival in October 2009.
Deadline: 24 Sep 2009
KINOFILM, Manchester International Short Film Festival 2010 – Call For Entires
KINOFILM, Manchester International Short Film Festival
Kinofilm announces the call for entries to its new European Short Film Festival in 2010.
The 11th edition of the Festival will take place in Manchester from 23-28 February 2010, as a European Short Film Festival and invites submissions from all over Europe including former Eastern European and Baltic States.
Though the 2010 festival focuses on Europe there will be a limited number of entries considered from non-European countries for award-winning films or for those of outstanding merit, for a special international showcase.
Kinofilm has a unique reputation for showcasing the best short films from around the world, whilst being renowned for seeking out diverse, challenging and ground-breaking new film. The festival maintains a high standard with many European & International award-winning shorts featuring in the Festival whilst including special programmes in low/no budget shorts, student shorts and underground cinema, giving new and emerging filmmakers the opportunity to have their work screened alongside the work of critically acclaimed, established short filmmakers.
Main categories include short drama, animation, experimental, digital shorts, Documentary, Romantic Tales, Cinema Extreme, Comedy, Horror, Fantasy & Sci-fi, Erotica, Music Videos, Lesbian & Gay, Polish Cinema, and Bluefire (Kino’s Black & Asian section), however, the Festival welcomes shorts of any type and genre. The festival will also feature a youth and community led film event and welcomes submissions from those working with youth based organisations.
The festival also features a varied education and professional development programme with seminars, forums, master classes, workshops and networking events. The festival will be competitive with awards in 6 categories.
Sidebar – New Features
New for the 2010 festival is a sidebar of debut features from UK and European filmmakers that have recently made the transition from short film to feature or from those directors that have moved into features from other art forms. We are looking for no more than 5 films so competition will be tough. There will be a series of events involving the selected filmmakers exploring the routes of transition.
Submissions Requirements
Short films should be no longer than 25 mins (except documentaries which will be allowed up to 35 mins) and must be made within the last 18 months prior to the festival. The festival does not have a premiere policy but there is a small entry fee of £5.00 to submit a film, with the first deadline of 10th September . There will be an extended deadline for late submissions to the 30th September though this will incur a higher submission fee of £15.00. Distributors, agencies and educational institutions are exempt but should contact us first to register the exemption.
Please note, exemptions for filmmakers that submitted to the 2007-8 festival and paid the entry fee of £5 may be able to submit their film free (but must provide their reference number and details of previous entry).
Submissions are open from 1st July closing on 10th September. To submit a Film please email the Festival for the festival rules, regulations and procedures and application form: info@kinofilm.org.uk
Kinofilm 11th edition, European Short Film Festival, Manchester, 23rd – 28th Feb 2010.
KINOFILM is funded by North West Vision & Media and supported by the Polish Cultural Institute, Goethe-Institut, Instituto Cervantes, Alliance française and the Dante Alighieri.
Official Website: http://www.kinofilm.org.uk
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/MIFFKINO
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/kinofilm
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/kinofilm
Mark Edward & Company Dance Theatre
Mark Edward & Company Dance Theatre in Falling Apart at the Seams. Check out www.markedward.co.uk and view the film footage on line.
Exodus Festival 2009
Sunday 2 August 12-6pm
Urbis & Cathedral Gardens
A unique celebration of arts and culture brought to you by Greater Manchester’s diverse refugee communities. Featuring world music and dance from Afghanistan, Angola, Cameroon, DR Congo, India, Kurdistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Zimbabwe and other countries across the globe.
Plus interactive workshops, children’s activities, international food market, world crafts and stalls.
Download the Exodus Festival flyer here
For copies of the flyers or for more information call 0161 234 2975 or email admin@can.uk.com.
Applications for stalls and performances are now closed.
For more information visit the Exodus Festival web page
National Youth Conference
The National Youth Conference
Organised and Run by Young People for Young People
Who are the organisers?
UK Youth Voice (UKYV) is a group of young people between 16 & 25, who are elected by their peers. The elections take place at this annual conference. The group is made up of representatives of young people from the regions of England, the Channel Islands and from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. UKYV is a key part of the UK Youth network and is seen as a model of good practice in the field of youth participation.
Members of UKYV have a real say. They regularly interview for staff at both national and local levels. They have representatives on the board of trustees for UK Youth. Individual members have sat on local youth club committees and UK Youth network association boards.
What do we do?
- We help shape the services provided by UK Youth.
- We organise the annual conference based on themes of current interest to young people.
- We run the workshops so that we can discuss issues of importance with other young people.
- We are the voice for young people, bringing issues to the attention of government and other decision-makers.
- We meet regularly throughout the year.
- We attend events where the views of young people are needed.
- We make ourselves heard!
Two night’s accommodation at Avon Tyrrell Activity Centre in The New Forest, meals, workshops and activities for £120 + VAT.
It is not aimed at youth / support workers, but for young people. If youth / support workers want to come to Avon Tyrrell that weekend, they will be very welcome but it is not envisaged that they will join the workshops. The cost will be the same (to include accommodation and food) and workers will be free to visit neighbouring Bournemouth or explore the New Forest during the day times.
For further information, please contact one of the following:
Josh Cope, Chair of UK Youth Voice
Email: josh-io@hotmail.co.uk
Phone: 07854 540302
Becky Wyatt
Email: becky@ukyouth.org
Phone: 01425 675104
Nicky Fenwick
Email: nicky@ukyouth.org
Phone: 07920 808300
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