Arts Council England

Voice of the People: New Art Exchange leads with first-ever permanent citizen assembly in cultural leadership

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
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NOTTINGHAM, England, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- New Art Exchange (NAE), Nottingham's pioneering creative space, has today unveiled a ground-breaking shift in cultural leadership: the introduction of the 'VOICE Assembly,' a permanent citizen assembly embedded within its leadership framework.

Key Points: 
  • NOTTINGHAM, England, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- New Art Exchange (NAE), Nottingham's pioneering creative space, has today unveiled a ground-breaking shift in cultural leadership: the introduction of the 'VOICE Assembly,' a permanent citizen assembly embedded within its leadership framework.
  • This transformative move positions NAE as the first cultural institution globally to include direct citizen leadership at the heart of its strategic decisions.
  • This permanent inclusion of local voices not only aims to facilitate positive change but is an innovative approach to leadership and to a more inclusive cultural offering.
  • This is why we're thrilled to introduce the VOICE Assembly as a permanent pillar of our leadership here at New Art Exchange.

Drawing pictures is great for children's development – here's how parents can help

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Saturday, April 15, 2023
Exercise, Arts council, Learning, Communication, Hair, Drawing, Arts Council England, Parent, Teaching, Curriculum, Research, Science, Creativity, Grief, Student, Sibling, Child, Knowledge, Growth, Ageing, Imagination, Memory, Toy, Entertainment, Tutoring

It has wide-ranging benefits for children’s development.

Key Points: 
  • It has wide-ranging benefits for children’s development.
  • Here, we’ve outlined some of the ways drawing can be beneficial to children – for communication, memory, and learning – and how parents can support their children as they express themselves creatively.
  • Drawing allows children to take their experiences of the world and transform these by making new connections and relationships through their inventive minds.

Communicate and learn

    • Drawing also allows children to express themselves and communicate to others.
    • It provides a non-verbal way to communicate the wide range of emotional and behavioural difficulties they might be struggling with, to lead to change and growth.
    • Drawing can help children learn.
    • A group of children were taught two strategies to help them learn a scientific concept.

How parents can help

    • First of all, we can help our children draw and learn through drawing by simply giving them the materials and the time to use them.
    • We found that children whose parents spent longer with them while they drew took more enjoyment from their drawing.
    • Parents may find drawing a useful way to gain greater insight into their children’s experiences and personal reflections.
    • Research has shown that children often use drawings made by others, such as cartoons or drawings by their parents or siblings, as inspiration for their own drawings.

Christie's Press Release: First Editions, Second Thoughts - An Auction to Benefit English PEN

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Monday, June 13, 2022
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First Editions, Second Thoughts(FEST) will raise much needed funds to support English PEN's work to defend free expression and campaign for writers who are at risk.

Key Points: 
  • First Editions, Second Thoughts(FEST) will raise much needed funds to support English PEN's work to defend free expression and campaign for writers who are at risk.
  • Art works from highly esteemed artistsAnish Kapoor, Tracey Emin, Antony Gormley, Ai Weiwei and Edmund de Waal are included in the auction.
  • Philippe Sands, President, English PEN, and professor of law at University College London, comments, 'It is thrilling to embark on a First Editions, Second Thoughts auction with Christie's.
  • Today, the work of English PEN is more important and relevant than ever, and this wonderful auction will help in its vital work.'

Christie's Press Release: First Editions, Second Thoughts - An Auction to Benefit English PEN

Retrieved on: 
Monday, June 13, 2022
Booker, English PEN, Exhibition, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Goa Arts and Literature Festival, Edition (book), Second Thoughts, Virginia Woolf, Literature, Christie's, Margaret Atwood, Sale, Book, Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition, Ink, Freedom, Human, Bodies, First-sale doctrine, Paganini Competition, Name, Association, Second, Green Road, Arts Council England, Christie, Work, Art, The Mirror and the Light, Industry, Feather, Carbon, Consciousness, FEST, Grief, University College London, NFT, Light, Writing, Wolf Hall, Philippe Sands, Leonardo, Culture, Collection, Education, Life, Research, Booker Prize, Mike Winkelmann, Silver, Cold, PEN International, Hand, Condition, Risk, Face, Aggression, Wild, Crime, Auction

First Editions, Second Thoughts(FEST) will raise much needed funds to support English PEN's work to defend free expression and campaign for writers who are at risk.

Key Points: 
  • First Editions, Second Thoughts(FEST) will raise much needed funds to support English PEN's work to defend free expression and campaign for writers who are at risk.
  • Art works from highly esteemed artistsAnish Kapoor, Tracey Emin, Antony Gormley, Ai Weiwei and Edmund de Waal are included in the auction.
  • Philippe Sands, President, English PEN, and professor of law at University College London, comments, 'It is thrilling to embark on a First Editions, Second Thoughts auction with Christie's.
  • Today, the work of English PEN is more important and relevant than ever, and this wonderful auction will help in its vital work.'

Aldenham Education Group Brings Current UK Prep School Head, Vicky Gocher, to Riyadh as Founding Head

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Sunday, February 20, 2022
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aldenham Education Group (Aldenham) is pleased to announce it is bringing Vicky Gocher, current head of Aldenham Prep in the UK, to Riyadh to serve as the Founding Head for the new Aldenham Prep Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Having led, inspired and educated Aldenham's pupils and teaching staff in the UK for over a decade, the appointment of Gocher as Founding Head will ensure the new Riyadh school is built on the same foundations, principles and ethos as Aldenham in the UK. Opening in September 2022, Aldenham Prep Riyadh will cater to children aged 3-11 years and be the first owner-operated, truly integrated branch campus of a notable independent UK school in Riyadh and the greater GCC region. Announcements for Aldenham Senior School will follow later in the year.

Key Points: 
  • RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Aldenham Education Group (Aldenham) is pleased to announce it is bringing Vicky Gocher, current head of Aldenham Prep in the UK, to Riyadh to serve as the Founding Head for the new Aldenham Prep Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.
  • Before joining Aldenham, Gocher was previously Deputy Head at Caterham Prep School, a leading, co-educational day school, and holds an MA in Educational Leadership and Innovation from Warwick University.
  • Due to emigrate to the region before starting her new role in September 2022, Gocher shares her delight at founding the Riyadh school: "I am extremely excited to be coming to Saudi Arabia as the Founding Head of Aldenham Prep School Riyadh, after 10 years leading Aldenham Prep School in the UK.
  • Read more about Aldenham Riyadh here: https://www.aldenhamprepriyadh.com/
    Aldenham Education Group (Aldenham or AEG) is the exclusive commercial arm of the Aldenham Foundation, leading all international expansion efforts.

Aldenham Education Group Brings Current UK Prep School Head, Vicky Gocher, to Riyadh as Founding Head

Retrieved on: 
Sunday, February 20, 2022
Arts Council England, History, KSA, Learning, Family, Time, Headmasters, Silver, Pupil, School, Parent, Education, Curriculum, The Good Schools Guide, AEG, Foundation, CTI Education Group, Leadership, Association, Culture, IAPS, Independent Association of Prep Schools, Artsmark, Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, Partner (business rank), Child, Ageing, Caterham, GCC, Knowledge, Preparatory school, Conference, University of Warwick, HMC, Interior design, Medicine, Tutoring, Management, Aldenham, Charles Gocher

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aldenham Education Group (Aldenham) is pleased to announce it is bringing Vicky Gocher, current head of Aldenham Prep in the UK, to Riyadh to serve as the Founding Head for the new Aldenham Prep Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Having led, inspired and educated Aldenham's pupils and teaching staff in the UK for over a decade, the appointment of Gocher as Founding Head will ensure the new Riyadh school is built on the same foundations, principles and ethos as Aldenham in the UK. Opening in September 2022, Aldenham Prep Riyadh will cater to children aged 3-11 years and be the first owner-operated, truly integrated branch campus of a notable independent UK school in Riyadh and the greater GCC region. Announcements for Aldenham Senior School will follow later in the year.

Key Points: 
  • RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Aldenham Education Group (Aldenham) is pleased to announce it is bringing Vicky Gocher, current head of Aldenham Prep in the UK, to Riyadh to serve as the Founding Head for the new Aldenham Prep Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.
  • Before joining Aldenham, Gocher was previously Deputy Head at Caterham Prep School, a leading, co-educational day school, and holds an MA in Educational Leadership and Innovation from Warwick University.
  • Due to emigrate to the region before starting her new role in September 2022, Gocher shares her delight at founding the Riyadh school: "I am extremely excited to be coming to Saudi Arabia as the Founding Head of Aldenham Prep School Riyadh, after 10 years leading Aldenham Prep School in the UK.
  • Read more about Aldenham Riyadh here: https://www.aldenhamprepriyadh.com/
    Aldenham Education Group (Aldenham or AEG) is the exclusive commercial arm of the Aldenham Foundation, leading all international expansion efforts.

MRI Software announces opening of East Midlands, UK office at the Hub in Sleaford

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Friday, December 10, 2021
Software, River Slea, Council, University of Lincoln, England, Workforce, The Hub, Hub, MRI Software, Arts Council England, COVID, North Kesteven District Council, Freedom, Creativity, Environment, MRI, Time, The National Centre for Craft & Design, Technology, History, Property technology, University, Leadership, Work, Solution, Medical imaging

LONDON, Dec. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MRI Software, a global leader in property software, announced the formal opening of its office at the Hub in Sleaford, Lincolnshire on December 8, when a ceremony marking the event was held. The office is one of a number of MRI locations across the UK, including those in London and Newcastle, where the company develops and supports its innovative technology solutions.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, Dec. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MRI Software , a global leader in property software, announced the formal opening of its office at the Hub in Sleaford, Lincolnshire on December 8, when a ceremony marking the event was held.
  • The team at the office support some of the largest commercial and residential property owners and operators in the UK.
  • "MRI is proud to be building on the deep roots we have in the area," said James Lavery, Marketing Director, MRI Software.
  • MRI Software is a leading provider of real estate software solutions that transform the way communities live, work and play.

MRI Software announces opening of East Midlands, UK office at the Hub in Sleaford

Retrieved on: 
Friday, December 10, 2021
Software, River Slea, Council, University of Lincoln, England, Workforce, The Hub, Hub, MRI Software, Arts Council England, COVID, North Kesteven District Council, Freedom, Creativity, Environment, MRI, Time, The National Centre for Craft & Design, Technology, History, Property technology, University, Leadership, Work, Solution, Medical imaging

LONDON, Dec. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MRI Software , a global leader in property software, announced the formal opening of its office at the Hub in Sleaford, Lincolnshire on December 8, when a ceremony marking the event was held.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, Dec. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MRI Software , a global leader in property software, announced the formal opening of its office at the Hub in Sleaford, Lincolnshire on December 8, when a ceremony marking the event was held.
  • The team at the office support some of the largest commercial and residential property owners and operators in the UK.
  • "MRI is proud to be building on the deep roots we have in the area," said James Lavery, Marketing Director, MRI Software.
  • MRI Software is a leading provider of real estate software solutions that transform the way communities live, work and play.

DCMS Minister Margot James MP and CEO of Arts Council to be questioned on support for live music

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Wednesday, December 5, 2018
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Evidence session on 5 December 2018

Key Points: 
  • Should pop music get as much Arts Council funding as opera?
  • How will Brexit affect musicians and their ability to tour?
  • What more can the Government be doing to support grassroots music venues and music education?
  • These topics, and how they might be considered as the Arts Council consults on its next 10-year strategy, will be discussed with DCMS Minister Margot James MP and Arts Council England CEO Darren Henley OBE for the Committees last session as part of its inquiry into live music.