Creative, Issue Based Workshops & Training
about
Resource Creatives are a collective of trainers, teachers, educators and creative practitioners with wide ranging experience working across the youth justice, education, community sectors and secure estates. We design and deliver issue based projects and programmes using creative arts based mediums working with artists, musicians and creatives across all sectors.
Resource Creatives are committed to working as a social enterprise, creating and delivering projects that will make a difference in the lives of children, young people, adults and families We reinvest by supporting emerging creatives who want to work in the social sector, distributing our resources freely and supporting local communities.
We are all fully insured with current DBS. We also support emerging creatives.
Please contact us if you are interested in working with us.
Butler Trust Commendation
In 2011 Jane Wignall and Andy Winters were awarded a Butler Trust Commendation for their work at Lancashire Youth Offending Team by engaging young people in the arts. Work included 'It's Your Life', knife awareness programme,
Project design, delivery and Project Management
We work on bespoke projects or commissions, contact us to find out more
Restorative Justice
We integrate RJ practices and approaches within all our projects and work closely with experienced RJ professionals
Artists
We work with artists with a range of skills, who we use will depend on the project, and their availability.
Writers
we can arrange author visits
Emerging creatives
We are keen to support emerging poets, performers, musicians and artists who want to start working with children and young people. Where possible we build opportunities for training and working with us into our projects.
projects
current and recent work
'You Decide'
Healthy Relationships programme
Sexting & Healthy Relationships 2019
New programme starting soon delivering workshops on Sexting and Healthy Relationships for Cumbria Police and Crime Commission
'Positive Choices
Delivering workshops in primary schools & secondary schools addressing positive decision making to educate children and young people in the impact of getting involved in anti-social behaviour, gangs, serious and organised crime and victim awareness. Funded by for Cumbria Police and Crime Commission
The Sister Gwen Appleton Charitable Trust
Creative Arts Workshops 2018
We are delighted to have been awarded funding from The Sister Gwen Appleton Charitable Trust to fun the delivery of creative arts, poetry and writing projects with women on probation. The project book will be launched on 08/02/2019.
Family Relationships Progamme
Child to parent violence programme 2015-19
Working with families
experiencing child to parent violence in the home. New cohorts are currently being recruited in Barrow, Carlisle, Workington & Whitehaven to 2019. Commissioned by Restorative Solutions for Cumbria Police and Crime Commission
'Liberate'
serious and organised crime workshops
Part of the serious and organised crime remit, during 2016-17 we delivered the Liberate Green programme delivered to nearly 4000 young people and adults targeted as being on the cusp of criminality and at risk of being manipulated or used by organised criminal gangs or pursuing, the path towards serious and organised crime. For more information please visit: http://liberate.strikingly.com/
'Making Positive Choices'
Preston 2015
Anti-Gang and gun crime workshops delivered in 27 Primary Schools in Preston.
Re-Write Your Story
Restorative Music Workshops
Youth Music funded programme delivering restorative workshops to young people in PRU's, within the criminal justice system on the cusp of criminality. For more information please visit: http://rewriteyourstory.strikingly.com/
'Creative uses of RJ'
how to use restorative practices, creatively
Training restorative practitioners in torbay on practical uses of restorative approaches using the arts and creative engagement techniques.
Inspiring women and girls
creative workshops
design and delivery of creative workshops to inspire confidence, self esteem and the realisation that everything is possible
'Sticks and Stones'
in partnership with AFC Fylde Community Foundation 2015/16
Anti-Bullying Workshops delivered in 23 Primary Schools on the Fylde, Lancashire
Three Smart Fellas
Magic , Song and Poetry Performances
Three Smart Fellas completed a successful run of 'Poetricks' at 2016 Edinburgh Fringe. Three Smart Fellas are managed by Resource Creatives and their productions, performances are available for schools, youth and community groups.
Rock fm Arts College
music, songwriting, dj-ing, presenting
'The Backyard Project'
Summer Arts College
A restorative arts project with young people at lancashire YOT using Sculpture, art, music, magic, construction skills and accredited by Discover and Bronze Arts Award
Creative Workshops
creative journaling, songwriting, poetry, art
We ran different workshops with diverse groups os young people to address issues with Emotional Health and Wellbeing and Identity
Stand Together Against Racism S.T.A.R
arts workshops
Delivery of Arts Workshops in Preston schools to illustrate commitment to the S.T.A.R Stand Together Against Racism ethos for Lancashire YPS 2015
resources
We design, deliver and project manage creative issue based workshops, programmes & resources using the arts, sport and restorative approaches with children, young people, adults and families
Anti-Bullying film
creative issue based workshops
We design, create, deliver and project manage issue based workshops, programmes, projects and resources and aim to embed restorative approaches and arts award into all our work. Our projects page has several examples of our work, please take a look.
We work in partnership or on a commission basis across all sectors with children, young people, adults and practitioners in schools, statutory, voluntary, community, workplace and criminal justice sectors.
'Liberate' Film
addressing serious and organised crime
Part of the serious and organised crime remit, supporting young people targeted as being on the cusp of criminality and at risk of being manipulated or used by organised criminal gangs or pursuing, the path towards serious and organised crime. To make referrals or for more information please visit: http://liberate.strikingly.com/
'It's Your Life' knife awareness film
script writers and film producers
'It's Your Life' a film about knife awareness. We have an accompanying resource, please contact us for details.
Working with Women and Girls
Creative workshops
Building self esteem and confidence, exploring issues, working with families together
Restorative Approaches and Practices
restorative practices and approaches are embedded into all our work where possible and relevant.
Many of our team are restorative justice practitioners and we work in partnership with the creator of the Writing Wrongs restorative resource. www.writing-wrongs.org
Resources
we create bespoke resources and publications
Arts Award
arts award centre
Most projects, programmes and workshops we create are designed to include Arts Award. Arts Award is open for any young person aged 5-25, please contact us for details.
Theatre in Education
interactive issue based performances
We have a range of issue based Theatre in Education productions created for children and young people i.e:
- 'Poetricks'
- 'Tommy Murray's War' WW1
- Cairo Chaos learning about ancient Eygpt
- Anti - knife and gangs
- Anti- Bullying
- Body Image
- Social Networking
Please contact us for details
Literacy Workshops
learning through poetry, creative writing, music and magic
Magic Workshops
increasing confidence, self esteem and listening skills
Creative Practitioner Workshops
sharing creativity
Twice a year we aim to run two creative practitioner workshops. We use these sessions to train on programme content, evaluate programmes, share delivery skills with each other and support emerging creatives. Follow us on twitter for details.
Arts and RJ 2017 book
Resource Creatives article is on pages 45-48
EUROPEAN FORUM FOR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
associations and opportunities
Team members, CPD or Volunteering opportunities
Child to Parent Violence Programme Team
Cumbria
We are inviting practitioners and emerging practitioners to contact us regarding an opportunity to join us to deliver child to parent violence programmes in Cumbria during 2017-19. Experience of working with young people or families is essential and full training in the programme will be given. Please contact Jane for further details. jane@resourcecreatives.co.uk
Creative issue based programmes
North West
We support emerging artists and practitioners and are always look for bright new talent to join us and work on new and existing projects. Take a look around the site and if you think you would be interested in joining our team as a freelancer, please contact Jane for further details. jane@resourcecreatives.co.uk
Arts Award Centre
National
Where possible we embed Arts Award within our programmes at all levels from Discover to Gold, http://www.artsaward.org.uk/Please contact Jane for further details. jane@resourcecreatives.co.uk
Associate
National
Jane Wignall is an Associate member of the Restorative Justice Council and abide by the Restorative Justice code of practice: https://restorativejustice.org.uk/resources/rjc-practitioner-code-practice
www.restorativejustice.org.uk
Associate
National
Resource Creatives are an Associate members of the Anti-Bullying Alliance
Arts Award
Resource Creatives are proud to support Arts Award, please contact us for details on how you can get involved
We are an Arts Award Supporter
www.artsawardsupporter.com
We deliver all levels of Arts Award
www.artsaward.org.uk
contact us
How can we help? Please send us a message below or
Call 07970 687254 Email jane@resourcecreatives.co.uk
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