Dear Colleague,

The first network meeting for all artists / creatives who work with children and young people will take place on Thursday 14th July at 6.00pm at the AE Harris Building on 110 Northwood Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B3 1SZ.

Thank you for those who have already booked with Janine Barnett. For those of you who haven’t and would like to attend you would be most welcome and please let Janine know if you plan to come along janine.barnett@wlv.ac.uk

The purpose of this first meeting will be to explore this key question:

What might an effective regional network offer and do?

We will be using an open space facilitation style. The outcomes of this session will then be shared at a second network meeting planned for Thursday 8th September.

Next steps: September School

We will also use this opportunity to discuss with you what professional development offers you think would be useful to you. This will then inform the planning of the September School which will take place on 7th and 8th September (provisional dates) at the AE Harris Building. We’re delighted to announce that Jan Roman, director of Black Country Children’s Services Improvement Partnership (BCCSIP), will address the September school on Wednesday 7th September.

To reserve a place in advance for the September School please email bookings@creativealliance.org.uk Places can be booked for just one or both days at a cost of £15 / day which will cover food and refreshments.

We very much look forward to welcoming you on 14th July.