Are you an artist who wants to work more with young people and in schools? Are you interested in using your practice to support learning across the curriculum? Do you want to help increase understanding about diversity through the arts? Whether you’re already working in schools or it’s completely new, HMDT Music wants to help you!
Open Until: 22/11/2024
Posted: 05/11/2024
In this course, artists will be invited to explore how they can use their artistic practice to support this in schools. Facilitated by expert workshop leaders and drawing from examples of HMDT Music’s award-winning work in this area, participants will be taught skills for engaging young people in art-making to help teach diversity. As part of the course, participants will be offered mentoring and practical experience in schools to apply their learning.
We welcome applications from all areas of artistic practice, including music, drama, visual arts, dance and more. We are particularly interested to hear from artists whose background and experience will allow them to speak authentically about inclusion and diversity with young people, including Global Majority artists, those with disabilities, and those whose artistic practice already addresses these themes.
Who is the course for?
This course is for practicing artists. Support for transport costs are available for people living outside of London. We welcome artists from any discipline who have the desire to deliver work in schools and increase young people’s understanding of diversity and inclusion.
Dates and Locations
Training takes place in-person on Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 February 2025, 10:00 – 17:00 at Bridge Academy E2
Placement days in schools take place between Monday 3 and Friday 7 March 2025 – trainees are expected to attend one day, confirmed on offer.
Bursaries
There is no cost to attend the scheme. A £250 bursary is offered to all attendees, covering 2 days of in-person training and 1 day of placement activity in a primary school, including mentoring and feedback. The bursary amount is calculated at £75 per day of training and £100 for a day of placement activity including planning and delivery of 1 x in-school workshop plus observation and feedback.
Bursaries are offered at the discretion of HMDT Music. Those who do not attend the full course or do not engage with the course at a level deemed appropriate by HMDT Music will not receive the full bursary. HMDT Music reserves the right to reduce the bursary amount proportionally.
How to apply
There are up to 8 spaces available on this course. Participants will be selected at the discretion of HMDT Music and the course lead facilitators following application and 30 minute Zoom interview.
CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION FORM
Key dates
Friday 22 November 2024, 12 midday – application deadline
Wednesday 4/Thursday 5 December 2024 – 30 minute Zoom interviews for shortlisted applicants
Friday 13 December 2024 – Confirmation to applicants
