Local Cultural Education Partnerships (LCEPs) are place-based groups of influential experts, united by their desire to improve cultural education for local children and young people.
 
LCEP members come from the education sector, arts and cultural organisations, the youth sector, local authorities, Music Education Hubs, health and housing sectors, business and creative industries. The strength of the partnerships is in the diversity of their perspective and influence. They pool their local knowledge and professional experience to identify shared strategic priorities for their area, and then drive them forward. Ultimately, they result in more efficient, effective and focused working, leading to improved opportunities for local children and young people to experience arts and culture.

The inception of LCEPs across the North West is supported by Curious Minds https://curiousminds.org.uk/  - an organisation dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people through great art and culture.