wave arts education agency provides a source for inspiration and creativity between the arts and education communities in Bournemouth & Poole.

Working with teachers, governors, artists, practitioners, local authority staff, and arts and cultural staff, our aim is to make a distinctive contribution to the enjoyment, confidence, skills and emotional well being of children and young people.

Aims:

• To promote and assist in the development of policies, plans and projects that provide young people with increased and regular access to high quality arts experiences.
  
  
• To identify, promote and disseminate good practice for artists-in-residence in informal and formal learning environments

• To develop and sustain an arts education network, and to encourage joint and strategic planning in the delivery of the arts in informal and formal learning settings

• To facilitate the Cultural Hubs programme in Bournemouth and Poole.
  

Context:
wave exists as a partnership agency supported by:

• Arts Council England – South West
• Bournemouth Children's Services
• Poole Children's Services
• Bournemouth Arts Development Unit
• Poole Arts Development Unit

wave is one of nine Arts Education Agencies in the South West Region, working closely to share practice and build a regional case for arts education. To see a contact list of all the agencies, click here.

Programme of work:
The wave programme of work operates within the core areas of:

• Advocacy for Arts Organisations; Governors; Headteachers; Teachers; Local Authority Officers; Non-arts Organisations, through Conferences; Presentations; Displays; Case-studies

• Information & Advice for; Artists; Teachers; Arts Organisations, through the Arts Education Newsletter; Schools and artists guidepack; Email communication lists and on areas such as Project management and planning; opportunities; funding; marketing; curriculum development

• Projects for Young people; Artists; Arts Organisations; Schools; Other partners, Community-based; School-based; Venue- based; and linked to Curriculum; cross-curricular; school improvement targets; education development plans; out of school hours; holiday programmes; community events

• Training for Teachers; Artists; Educators, through Networks; Inset; Staff meetings
  

• Brokerage for Artists; Arts Organisations; Non-arts organisations; Teachers/ schools, through the Arts Project Portfolio; Artists projects; Arts Index; Individual requests / one to ones

Staff:
Rob Smith, Arts Education Co-ordinator, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Louisa Clark, Information & Marketing Officer, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Jemima Astill, Cultural Hub Co-ordinator, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it