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About the project

The funding awarded enabled us run 3 courses per year for three years from September 2016 to April 2019 for young people who lived in deprived areas of Nottinghamshire who for a variety of reasons were unable to attend mainstream education. Working in partnership with Inspire Culture, Learning and Libraries based in Nottinghamshire. Course participants  worked towards an EQF Level 1 Award in Crafts, Creative Arts and Media but our methodology and emphasis were be on achieving softer outcomes. We developed a range of internal and external activities and exercises designed to boost learners’ confidence and self-esteem, improve their communication skills (the images they composed supplemented their verbal skills) and open them up to different experiences and opportunities . The courses culminated in an Exhibition and Awards Ceremony where learners showcased a selection of their work to their family/guardians and friends and received a Certificate of Achievement, a digital camera, a CD of all the photographs that they had taken during their course and their exhibited framed photographs.