Arts Council England, Yorkshire
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Appendices
6.1 Bibliography
A New Relationship with Schools, OfSTED and DfES
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=pubs.displayfile&i
d=3666&type=pdf
Birth to three matters, DfES, Sure Start
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/publications/foundation_stage/9404
63/ss_birth2_3matters_birth.pdf
Children, young people and the arts, Arts Council England, 2005
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/documents/publications/cypstrategy_phpfp6sG
O.pdf
Churchill Dower, R. International Creative Practice in Early Years Settings,
Arts Council England, 2004
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/documents/publications/earlyyearsreportsumma
ry_php5JBYzm.pdf
Clark, A and Heptinstall, E, The arts in the early years: a national study of
policy and practice, 2002
http://www.leaparts.info/ver2/Resources/Resourcessection/The%20arts%20in
%20the%20early%20years.pdf
Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage, QCA, 2000
http://www.qca.org.uk/downloads/5585_cg_foundation_stage.pdf
Drummond, M J, Starting with Children – Towards an Early Years Curriculum
http://www.isaacsuk.co.uk/resource_bank/FutureofChildhoodBrusselsConference2000.htm
Every Child Matters (Green Paper), DfES, 2003
http://www.rcu.gov.uk/articles/news/everychildmatters.pdf
Extended schools: Access to opportunities and services for all. A prospectus,
DfES, 2005
www.teachernet.gov.uk/extendedschools
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Primary National Strategy. Key Elements of Effective Practice, DfES, 2005
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/publications/foundation_stage/keep
/pns_fs120105keep.pdf
6.2 Methodology
Through facilitating one regional group consultation day with twenty-two
participants, eighteen in-depth telephone consultations, email
correspondence with a further twenty consultees and desk-based research
with a wide variety of stakeholders, the consultants Isaacs UK set out to:
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understand the full local, regional, and national context within which
regional individuals, organisations or partnerships are operating
map current arts and early years practice where possible, assess gaps
in provision and options for increased impact of current provision
identify and assess professional development and other needs of
partners, signpost opportunities where possible and prioritise their
delivery as part of the plan
explore opportunities for increased visibility, capacity, legitimacy and
financial sustainability of the infrastructure through strategic
partnership building
establish the issues of importance to enhancing and improving practice
across the region and beyond, including international exchange
opportunities, and identifying the synergies and priorities for the region,
linking in to the national Children, young people and the arts strategy
design a regional plan with partners which sets out the above,
recommends suitable models for delivery, and maps out an
infrastructure of ongoing support and growth, for strategy partners
Consultees included:
Arts Council staff, members of the early years and creativity Hub, local Sure
Starts, staff from early years settings, early years or arts advisors from Local
Education Authorities, Local Authority Arts or Education officers with an early
years remit, community arts or education agencies, arts organisations and
venues with an early years remit, artists and educationalists in the sector,
training providers such as regional colleges and universities, Creative
Partnerships staff, national strategic partners such as Youth Music, QCA,
Sure Start, DfES and DCMS.
In addition, international partners were targeted including: those involved in
the recent international research – La Baracca, Theatre de la Guimbarde,
Balabik, Bradford County Regional Arts Council; European networks including
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EUnetART, Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts,
International Child Art Foundation, International Association of Theatre for
Children and Young People (ASSITEJ), Yehudi Menhuin Foundation’s MUSE
programme for arts and early education, and other relevant bodies.
Throughout the consultation period, Isaacs UK made presentations of their
findings and evolving recommendations to the Early Years and Creativity Hub
and sought feedback from the group to inform the development plan.
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6.3
Acknowledgements
This document was researched and written by Ruth Churchill Dower of Isaacs
UK1. The thinking and discussion that went into it was a community effort and
we acknowledge support and advice from:
Kevin Allen, Community Woldgate College
Nathan Archer, The Children’s House Consultancy
Margaret Barker, Settle Victoria Centre
Kevin Bolton, Performing Arts Barnsley
Margaret Booth, SE Sheffield Education Action Zone
Helen Cagney-Watts, Creative Partnerships, Hull
Andrew Cleaton, Youth Music
Rob Cross, Eureka! The Museum for Children
Vicky Crowther, Early Years, Grimsby
Nancy Farrow, Wolfe Road Nursery
Tim Fleming, Whitewood and Fleming Theatre and Music
Penny Greenland, Jabadao
Sharon Hogan, Canterbury Children’s Centre and Nursery
Natasha Holmes, Tell Tale Hearts
Anne Hunter, Sure Start Athersley New Lodge and Smithies
Ben Hunter, Sure Start Athersley New Lodge and Smithies
Kate Johnson, Parklands Children’s Centre
Helen Jones, darts
Vanessa Langford, City of York Council
Sarah Mumford, National Museum of Photography, Film and Television
Paul Munden, National Association of Writers in Education
Niladri, Tutti Frutti Productions
Nick Owen, Creative Partnerships/University of Hull
Lisa Parrott, West Yorkshire Playhouse
Amanda Phillips, Leeds City Art Gallery
Nicola Raettig, Goole Town Council
Hopal Romans, Youth Music
Viv Scone, SE Sheffield Education Action Zone
Penny Sharman, Eureka! The Museum for Children
Andrew Shimmin, McMillan Nursery School
Stephanie Simm, Arts Council England, Yorkshire
Julia Smith, Rural Arts
Hannah Verow, darts
Mary Walker, Pandora’s Daughter
Sue Withey, Sure Start
Jude Wright, Wakefield Theatres
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Isaacs UK is a national consultancy based in Yorkshire, dedicated to building learning networks with communities
in the arts, early years, cultural and education sectors. Details at www.isaacsuk.co.uk
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6.4
Map of Current Provision
With reference to these consultations, we defined ‘early years’ as birth to key
stage one, ie six years old. This was based on including all work either
formally within the Birth to Three Matters and the Foundation Stage
frameworks, or informally, within nurseries, play-groups, child-minding,
children's centres, early excellence centres, EYDCPs, Sure Start groups,
reception classes and infant/primary schools up to and including Key Stage
one. All providers known to us are included below, but the list is not
exhaustive and may include others.
North Yorkshire
City of York Council, York, vanessa.langford@york.gov.uk
Craven District Council, Skipton, alatham@cravendc.gov.uk
Live Music Now, Malton, yorkshire@livemusicnow.org
National Association of Writers in Education, York, paul@nawe.co.uk
National Centre for Early Music, York, cathy.dew@ncem.co.uk
North Yorkshire Childcare Brokerage, Leeds, nychildcarebroke@aol.com
North Yorkshire Youth Music Action Zone, Harrogate, edwin@harrogatefestival.org.uk
Rural Arts, Thirsk, julia@ruralarts.org
Settle Victoria Centre, Settle
Sure Start, Scarborough, jane.pepper@surestartscarborough.co.uk
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Sure Start Selby District, Selby, melanie@surestartselby.co.uk
Woldgate Community College, Pocklington, kevin.allen@woldgate.eril.net
Youth Music, York, youthmusic.yorks@mac.com
East Riding of Yorkshire
Creative Partnerships, Hull, helen.cagney-watts@creative-partnerships.com
University of Hull, Hull, nickowen.latent@btconnect.com
Early Years and Childcare Team, Hull
Goole Town Council, Goole, nicola.gtc@btconnect.com
McMillan Nursery School/Children's Centre, Hull,
andrewshimmin@mcmillan.hull.sch.uk
North and North East Lincolnshire
Early Years, Grimsby, vicky.crowther@nelincs.gov.uk
North East Lincolnshire EYDCP, Grimsby, wendy.shelbourn@nelincs.gov.uk
The Children’s House Consultancy, Great Coates,
keith.archer2@ntlworld.com
South Yorkshire
Auks Movement Play, Rotherham, auksmovementplay@hotmail.com
Creative Partnerships, Sheffield, nick.nuttgens@creative-partnerships.com
Creative Partnerships, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, BDR@creativepartnerships.com
darts, Doncaster, hverow@thepoint.org.uk
Eventus Limited, Sheffield, clare@eventus.org.uk
Ferham Primary School, Rotherham, Ferham.Juniorinfant@rotherham.gov.uk
NCH Sure Start Bolton/Goldthorpe, Rotherham, lyn.barron@nch.org.uk
Performing Arts, Barnsley, pads.curriculum@barnsley.org
Pipworth Nursery School, Sheffield, headteacher@pipworthnur.sheffield.sch.uk
Sheffield LEA, Sheffield
South East Sheffield EAZ, Sheffield, viv.scone@burtonstreet.org.uk
Sure Start Athersley New Lodge and Smithies, Barnsley,
annehunter@barnsley.gov.uk
Sure Start, Sheffield
Tinsley Sure Start, Sheffield
Wolfe Road Nursery, Sheffield
West Yorkshire
Alive and Kicking, Leeds, john-mee@ntlworld.com
Ashbrow Infant and Junior School, Huddersfield, head.ashbrowinf@kirkleesschools.org.uk
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Batley Sure Start, Batley, jan.wallis@kirklees.gov.uk
Bradford Early Years and Childcare Service, Bradford,
maggie.evans@bradford.gov.uk
Burley Sure Start/Leeds Learning and Leisure Department, Leeds,
palmera04@leedslearning.net
Canterbury Children’s Centre, Bradford, sharon@canterbury.ngfl.ac.uk
City of Bradford MDC, Bradford, claire.ackroyd@bradford.gov.uk
Creative Partnerships, Bradford, Francesca.canty@CreativePartnerships.com
Dewsbury Moor Sure Start, Dewsbury, ruth.oconnor@nch.org.uk
EUREKA! The Museum for Children, Halifax,
Rebecca.Johnson@eureka.org.uk
Freehand Theatre, Baildon, freehandtheatre@pop3.poptel.org.uk
Green Inc, Marsden, Huddersfield, badgerhey@aol.com
Heads Together Productions, Huddersfield, together@heads.demon.co.uk
Impossible Theatre, Holmfirth, arts@impossible.org.uk
JABADAO, Leeds, penny@pgreenland.demon.co.uk
Kala Sangam, Bradford, rashmi@kalasangam.org
Kirklees Early Years Service, Huddersfield, cheryl.davies@kirklees.gov.uk
Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield, paul.maurel@lbt-uk.org
Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds, amanda1.phillips@leeds.gov.uk
Leeds Early Years Service, Leeds, anne.taylor@leeds.gov.uk
Lizardswing, Bradford, info@lizardswing.com
National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, Bradford,
s.mumford@nmsi.ac.uk
Pandora’s Daughter, Holmfirth, marykenw@aol.com
Parklands Children’s Centre, Leeds, parklands@leedseyc.demon.co.uk
Primary Colours, Huddersfield, marcia@primarycolours.net
Satellite Arts, Golcar, Huddersfield, the-satellites@pop3.poptel.org.uk
Shabang! Theatre Adventures, Huddersfield, shabangtheatre@pop3.poptel.org.uk
South Square Centre, Bradford, info@southsquarecentre.co.uk
St Edmunds Nursery School, Bradford, a.merifield@stedmunds.ngfl.ac.uk
Sure Start, Wakefield, ikalischer@wakefield.gov.uk
Tell Tale Hearts, Leeds, ttharts@ntlworld.com
The Castle Children’s Centre, Wakefield,
headteacher@sandalagbrigg.wakefield.sch.uk
Tutti Frutti, Hebden Bridge, emma@tutti-frutti.co.uk
Wakefield Cultural Services, Wakefield, eramsay@wakefield.gov.uk
Wakefield Theatres, Wakefield, jude.wright@wakefieldtheatres.co.uk
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, daniel.bates@wyp.org.uk
Whitewood and Fleming Theatre & Music, Halifax,
info@whitewoodandfleming.org
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Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, peter.murray@ysp.co.uk
Yorkshire Youth and Music, Halifax, gail@yym.org.uk
Other areas
Centre for Creative Enterprise and Participation, Devon,
r.wells@dartington.ac.uk
Janice Thompson Performance Trust, Swindon
Shoestring Puppets, Oldham, shoestringpuppets@hotmail.com
St Martin’s College, Lancaster, lpearce@ucsm.ac.uk
The Arnold Centre for Children and Families, admin@arnoldcentre.plus.com
Yellow Brick Road/Pioneer Projects, Lancaster, ybr@pioneerprojects.org.uk
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6.5
National policy flowchart for arts and early years
ODPM
Office of the
Deputy Prime
Minister
DTI
Dept of Trade
and Industry
DfES
Dept for
Education and
Skills
CRB
QCA
Sure
Start
OfSTED
Regional
Assemblies
GOYH
Govmt
Office for
Yorkshire
& Humber
Local
Authorities
Local
Education
Authorities
Qualifications
and
Curriculum
Authority
DCMS
Dept for Culture,
Media and Sport
Higher
Education
Unit &
HEFCE
TTA
Teacher
Training
Agency
YF
Yorkshire
Forward
Regnl Devt
Agency
Local
Sure
Starts
EYDCPs
PCTs
Primary
Care
Trusts
YMLAC
Yorkshire
Museums
Libraries &
Archives
Council
Universities
and Colleges
Nurseries, playgroups, primary/infant schools/reception
classes, childminders, Children’s Centres, neighbourhood
nurseries, specialist arts schools, Beacon Schools and
Nurseries, Early Excellence Centres, etc.
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Arts
Council
England
Yorkshire
Culture
Regional
Cultural
Consortium
DCMS Play
& Early
Years Unit
Youth Music
Sport England
Museums, Libraries &
Archives Council (MLAC)
English Heritage
Cultural & Creative Industries
Sector Skills Council
(CCISSC)
Arts
Council
England,
Yorkshire
Regional
ACE
Offices
Creative
Partnerships
Yorkshire
Early Years and Creativity Hub
Arts organisations, artists (all
artforms), arts education agencies,
private arts companies, cultural
organisations and agencies, media,
broadcasters and cross-artform
practitioners, etc.
Other National
Bodies influencing
or implementing
arts and early
years policy:
4Children
National Children’s
Bureau (NCB)
Action for Children’s
Arts (A4CA)
Engage
Coram Family
Ragdoll Foundation
Early Education
Pre-School Learning
Alliance (PSLA)
National Day
Nurseries
Association (NDNA)
National Foundation
for Educational
Research (NFER)
Access Art
Arts4Schools
National College for
School Leadership
(NCSL)
CAPE UK
National Grid for
Learning (NGfL)
Curiosity and
Imagination
Artsmark Scheme
Basic Skills Agency
4 Nations Child
Policy Network
BECTA
Adult Learning
Inspectorate (ALI)
6.6
The value of arts and creative practice in early years: signposts to
further reading
As mentioned at the start of this plan, there are numerous pieces of evidence
and research pointing to the positive impact of arts and creative practices on
the lives of children, teachers and families. This section provides signposts to
a few of the main publications which contain such evidence, plus toolkits and
guidance for putting some of these philosophies into practice. It is by no
means exhaustive, but will provide starting points and a broader context for
further research.
What does creativity do? Creativity allows individual children to:
 gain confidence – in their activities and in general
 learn various skills – not just those related to the tasks in which they
are involved
 express their emotions, feelings, thoughts and ideas
 communicate those emotions, feelings, thoughts and ideas to others
 experiment with new techniques and materials and with what they
already know
 develop their own identity and individuality – a sense of self and how
they are different from other children, adults, carers and family
members
 collaborate with others – contribute to and participate in a group
 use their imaginations, hopes, wishes, flights of fancy
 get excited by something, get involved, absorbed or engaged
 ask questions and use their natural curiosity
 take time, make judgements and put in the required effort
 celebrate anything in their world that seems important
 and – most importantly – have fun
Sam Perkins: Seeing, Making, Doing
Evidence on values and impacts:
All Our Futures: Creativity, Culture & Education, National Advisory Committee
on Creativity and Cultural Education, Crown DfES, 1999
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/naccce/index1.shtml
Champions of Change: The Impact of the Arts on Learning
http://www.isaacsuk.co.uk/resource_bank/documents/USA_Champions_of_C
hange_Report.pdf
Clark, J, Griffiths, C and Taylor H, Feeding The Mind, Valuing the arts in the
development of young children, A Report For The Arts Council England,
North East, 2003
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http://www.isaacsuk.co.uk/resource_bank/documents/FeedingthemindFinalve
rsion_000.doc
Craft, A, Creativity and Early Years Education: A Lifewide
Foundation, Continuum, London, 2002
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0826457428/qid=1131957267/sr
=1-3/ref=sr_1_8_3/202-6740152-8903817#product-details
ISBN: 0826457428
Convention on the Rights of the Child, United Nations
http://www.unicef.org/crc/crc.htm
Downing, D, Johnson, F and Kaur, S, Saving a Place for the arts? a survey
of the arts in primary schools in England NFER as part of the Local
Government Association Research Series (LGA Research Report 41: ISBN 1
903880 45 9), 2003
http://www.nfer.ac.uk/research-areas/local-government-association/
Edwards, P C and Springate, K W, ‘Encouraging creativity in early childhood
classrooms’. ECA Collaborative, 1995
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/digests/1995/edward95.html
Goldhawk, S and The Task Force on Children's Learning and the Arts: Birth
to Age 8, Young Children and the Arts: Making Creative Connections, 1998
http://www.isaacsuk.co.uk/resource_bank/documents/Young_Children_and_t
he_Arts.pdf
Impact of Arts Education on Workforce Preparation, NGA Center for Best
Practices
http://www.nga.org/cda/files/050102ARTSED.pdf
Prentice, R, Creativity: a reaffirmation of its place in early childhood
education The Curriculum Journal 11:2 pp145-158, 2000
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09585176.asp
Robinson, K, Culture, Creativity and the Young: Developing Public Policy,
Council of Europe Publishing, 1999
http://www.isaacsuk.co.uk/resource_bank/documents/CultureCreativityandthe
Young.pdf
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Toolkits, checklists and guidance:
Belloli, J and Woolf, F, Reflect and review, the arts and creativity in early
year, Arts Council England ISBN: 0-7287-1129-X, 2005
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk
Brice Heath, S and Woolfe S, Visual Learning in the Community School, Arts
Council England, 2004
http://www.colorado.edu/education/faculty/shelbywolf/Visual%20Learning.pdf
Clegg, M, Fraser, M, Lee, G, Tandy, R, Inspire create enjoy, Creative steps to
early learning through dance, drama, music and the visual arts, Cheshire
Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership, Cheshire County
Council, Sure Start, Arts Council England, 2003. To obtain a copy email
Marian Fraser on frasermarian@cheshire.gov.uk
Creativity: Find it, Promote It! QCA
http://www.ncaction.org.uk/creativity/index.htm
Duffy, B, Supporting Creativity and Imagination in the Early Years,
Buckingham: Open University ISBN: 0 335198 71 6, 1998
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0335198716/202-67401528903817
Excite, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and the Department for Education and
Skills http://www.excite-education.org/excitereport.pdf
Expecting the unexpected – developing creativity in primary and secondary
schools, OfSTED, 2003 (see final checklist).
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=pubs.displayfile&i
d=3377&type=pdf
From Policy to Partnership. Developing the Arts in Schools, QCA and Arts
Council England http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/artsmark/documents/Policy.pdf
Journey, CAPE UK and Creative Partnerships, ISBN: 0-9549324-1-2, 2005
http://www.capeuk.org/images/Journey.pdf
Lancaster, Y P, Broadbent V, Listening to young children, ISBN:0335213723,
Open University Press, 2003 http://www.coram.org.uk/listening.htm
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Orfali, A, Artists Working in Partnership with Schools, ISBN: 0-7287-10498
Arts Council England, North East, 2004
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/documents/publications/phpIi3JsA.pdf
Perkins, S, Seeing, Making, Doing – Creative Development in Early Years
Settings, Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum, 1998
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/Images/seeingmakingdoing_tcm4-124467.pdf
Planning an Arts Centred School, Dana Press
http://www.dana.org/pdf/specialpublications/pub_artsbook.pdf
Small Steps, Big Moves, Dance 4
http://www.dance4.co.uk/resources/publications/publications.html
Smart, K, Artists and Teachers: A Handbook, Sheffield Hallam University and
Northern Artists into Schools ISBN: 0-86339-946-0, 2001
http://www.isaacsuk.co.uk/resource_bank/documents/ArtistsandTeachersuAH
andbook.pdf
Stimulating creativity through family learning, Campaign for
Learning, Creative Partnerships, Arts Council England, 2004
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:1hIRygcYZMYJ:www.campaign-forlearning.org.uk/pdf/FLW2004/Guide%2520to%2520Creativity%2520Master.p
df+Stimulating+creativity+through+family+learning&hl=en
Well-Being, Creativity and Play, September 2003 - August 2004, Funded by
Children and Families Unit, Department for Education and Skills
http://www.ncb.org.uk/projects/project_detail.asp?ProjectNo=265
Woolf, F, Partnerships for learning – a guide to evaluating arts education
projects, Arts Council of England, 1999 http://www.creativepartnerships.com/resources/resourcefiles/38670
Further research guidance:
Sharp, C, Developing young children’s creativity through the arts: what does
research have to offer? National Federation for Educational Research, 2001
http://www.nfer.ac.uk/publications/other-publications/conferencepapers/pdf_docs/creativity.PDF
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