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NCS and Silver Arts Award at Inspira Cumbria

(Last edited: Friday, 1 April 2016, 11:00 AM)

Inspira works mainly in small towns and villages across Cumbria addressing access to the arts in rural settings.  They have been delivering Arts Award for over three years through a wide range of art forms including new media, film, digital and technical production. 

With this particular group Inspira delivered Silver Arts Award to young people who had completed the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme. The young people wanted to develop their photography, film and social media skills to promote social action being delivered by other young people.

NCS Hertfordshire with Future Creative

(Last edited: Monday, 19 December 2016, 2:16 PM)

Future Creative is a delivery partner for the National Citizen Service (NCS).  NCS is a programme for 15-17 year olds that supports them to gain skills for work and life through building a team and delivering their own social action project in their local community.

In 2014 Future Creative piloted Bronze Arts Award alongside the summer NCS programme in Hertfordshire

NICE

(Last edited: Friday, 16 October 2015, 10:25 AM)

NICE provides early stage visual artists in the North East the experience of real professional working practices within the creative sector. They delivered Gold Arts Award on this project.

Noise Solution

(Last edited: Friday, 16 October 2015, 10:26 AM)

Noise Solution are a social enterprise based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, who use music and technology to work with hard-to-reach and vulnerable young people who are disengaged from the mainstream. Their primary aim is to improve the wellbeing and confidence of young people through helping them achieve something they feel proud about. Bronze Arts Award forms the framework for much of their work with young people.

Nonsuch Theatre

(Last edited: Wednesday, 6 January 2016, 4:47 PM)

Nonsuch Theatre is an international physical theatre company based in Nottingham. They view both their performance and outreach strands of delivery as equal throughout their work and, as a result, hope to produce the highest quality outreach experiences.

Nonsuch Theatre is a 2015-2016 Good Practice Centre.

Norden Farm Centre for the Arts

(Last edited: Friday, 16 October 2015, 10:26 AM)

Norden Farm Centre for the Arts is an arts centre based in Maidenhead, Berkshire. 

They have delivered Bronze Arts Award to groups of young people who were already part of their Youth Theatre (Norden Lights) or Youth Dance (Norden Exposure) groups, meeting weekly. Norden Farm also offers the award in partnership with RBWM Youth Offending Team and Manor
Green School (a special educational needs school).

Norfolk Libraries: Great Yarmouth Library

(Last edited: Friday, 16 October 2015, 10:26 AM)

Norfolk Libraries: Great Yarmouth Library

Norfolk Library and Information Service

(Last edited: Tuesday, 31 March 2015, 2:41 PM)

Norfolk Library and Information Service

North Music Trust

(Last edited: Wednesday, 13 September 2017, 3:49 PM)

Based at Sage Gateshead, North Music Trust delivered music-focused Silver and Gold Arts Award projects. Working with two young people 1:1 provided the support they needed to successfully achieve their awards. This approach is one the centre hope to replicate in future.

North Warwickshire Community Development service

(Last edited: Friday, 16 October 2015, 10:27 AM)

North Warwickshire Community Development service embedded Arts Award into a project they undertook with Coleshill School. Year 8 and 9 students completed Bronze and Silver Arts Awards as part of a six month project which culminated in a piece of public art and a celebration event to mark the declaration of a local nature reserve.

Norwich Castle (Kids in Museums)

(Last edited: Friday, 16 October 2015, 10:27 AM)

Norwich Castle delivered Bronze to young people on work experience at the museum, to add value to their experience. 

The week of work experience was designed to show the young people how a museum works and also demonstrate how the Castle is an enjoyable place to visit. They found out about the work of different departments including the Conservation and Learning teams.