WHAT’S HOT IN CAREER EDUCATION

📚 AMAZING resources about the creative industries…

• Careers in all Creative Industries - Have you seen Pep Talk? A series of insta live interviews with different creatives talking about their careers! All recorded, available to watch on demand.

• Careers in Fashion - Encyclopedia of fashion terminology that will be useful for any aspiring fashionista.

• Careers in Graphic Design - 7 of the best graphic design tools for beginners, to encourage your students to develop new skills.

🔥 FREE things to help students connect with creativity…

• For primary - Join the live online make-along with the V&A next week! Be guided by designer, Bethan Durie, on a creative journey through Althea McNish’s work in this interactive session hosted on Zoom. Paper, pencils, glue and scissors needed!

• For secondary - Students can book places now for Leeds Creative Skills festival in November! Everyone is welcome and tickets are free to book.

• For secondary & school leavers - The Big Oxplore Essay Competition is back! UK-wide students from years 7-9 & 10-13 to write a short essay in the hope of winning £100!

🤑 LATEST creative industries funding news…

• BFI invests £6.48m in 17 UK-wide projects - Fund aims to focus on growing UK audience engagement over 3 years.

• ENO to receive £24m for new base outside London - The opera company has been invited to apply for ACE funds which would start in 2024.

• Derby is investing in creative start-ups - Landlords & startups get <£50,000 to create suitable spaces for individuals and people working in the creative industries.

• New support scheme available for creative cornish businesses - 60 businesses an extensive support package over the course of nine months – all at no cost.

🚨 Creative career stories Sam’s interested in…

• UK publishing reports record-breaking year - 669m physical books sold in the UK last year, according to the Publishers Association.

• New report shows artists are still struggling - Publicly funded institutions in the UK are paying below minimum wage for creative commissions, exhibitions and talks.

• We’re not exploiting CreaTech enough - “Our sector must define the skills it needs for the future, with entry and career pathways for the next generation of creators.”

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