As part of the forming, emerging and growing of the Cultural Education Partnerships, Stage Directions has aimed to bring together a range of partners from across the cultural, local & education organisations to delivery, support and be part of the strategic aims of Stage Directions.
By taking an approach to share power and decision making across partners in the city, Stage Directions were able to deliver higher quality outcomes which reflective the programme values and the city’s values. It allowed the programme to test multiple approaches and play to the strength of all stakeholders. Partnerships took the shape of A) commissioned delivery partners such as Walk the Plank who were given creative autonomy and resource to deliver the Celebration element; B) supportive partners who gave advice and guidance based on their expertise such as Pendleton College leaders who advised on the landscape for students transitioning between secondary school and FE and C) strategic partners who were part of the steering group & LCEP to ensure the programme was accountable and reactive to the altering landscape for schools, freelancers, arts organisations and local youth provision.
The Stage Directions core team had learned that by handing over some of the decision-making powers to creative partners resulted in the ability to test a range of approaches (where previously the approach had been front loaded taster sessions described above). This played to the strengths of different stakeholders, while allowing for different approaches in different settings, ensuring those approaches were most appropriate for that setting.
The role of the Stage Directions core team, through these strengthening partnerships, became the planning and matching between different stakeholders, ensuring a good fit, communicating early and over the length of the project. Stakeholders across schools, Ensemble Leaders, City Council partners, CYPs and creative partners reported the swift and effective support they received from Stage Directions and, where relevant, the clear and detailed briefing.
Over the three years Stage Directions become more and more an exemplar of the maxim that everyone is an expert, a way of working that the programme strove to practice.
The approach amounted to a democratising of power among the many stakeholders of the programme, providing bespoke activities, responding to need and supporting those who showed passion and interest in progressing.
Cultural Organisations:
WALK THE PLANK, THE LOWRY, CHOL ARTS, DIY THEATRE, TRIPLEDOT, THICKSKIN, GIRLGANG, CURIOUS MINDS
plus regular Artistic Leads in : Big Comedy Shop, VIP Puppets.
Education Organisations:
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD, ONSTAGE SCHOOLS, PENDLETON COLLEGE.
Local Partners:
Schools Improvement Team (Salford Council), Salford Community Leisure.
By taking an approach to share power and decision making across partners in the city, Stage Directions were able to deliver higher quality outcomes which reflective the programme values and the city’s values. It allowed the programme to test multiple approaches and play to the strength of all stakeholders. Partnerships took the shape of A) commissioned delivery partners such as Walk the Plank who were given creative autonomy and resource to deliver the Celebration element; B) supportive partners who gave advice and guidance based on their expertise such as Pendleton College leaders who advised on the landscape for students transitioning between secondary school and FE and C) strategic partners who were part of the steering group & LCEP to ensure the programme was accountable and reactive to the altering landscape for schools, freelancers, arts organisations and local youth provision.
The Stage Directions core team had learned that by handing over some of the decision-making powers to creative partners resulted in the ability to test a range of approaches (where previously the approach had been front loaded taster sessions described above). This played to the strengths of different stakeholders, while allowing for different approaches in different settings, ensuring those approaches were most appropriate for that setting.
The role of the Stage Directions core team, through these strengthening partnerships, became the planning and matching between different stakeholders, ensuring a good fit, communicating early and over the length of the project. Stakeholders across schools, Ensemble Leaders, City Council partners, CYPs and creative partners reported the swift and effective support they received from Stage Directions and, where relevant, the clear and detailed briefing.
Over the three years Stage Directions become more and more an exemplar of the maxim that everyone is an expert, a way of working that the programme strove to practice.
The approach amounted to a democratising of power among the many stakeholders of the programme, providing bespoke activities, responding to need and supporting those who showed passion and interest in progressing.
Cultural Organisations:
WALK THE PLANK, THE LOWRY, CHOL ARTS, DIY THEATRE, TRIPLEDOT, THICKSKIN, GIRLGANG, CURIOUS MINDS
plus regular Artistic Leads in : Big Comedy Shop, VIP Puppets.
Education Organisations:
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD, ONSTAGE SCHOOLS, PENDLETON COLLEGE.
Local Partners:
Schools Improvement Team (Salford Council), Salford Community Leisure.
