The Bright Space Youth Panel Blog

Creative Careers Pathway Festival: Ideas on bubbl.us

brightspace — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:12:39 +0000

Bright Space Youth Panel has had the idea of a Creative Careers Pathway event or festival. The group split up and brainstormed what the event could be like…

The event

An event about creative careers advice
Open for Year 8 upwards
Open to parents, teachers – those that influence decision-making
Issues – timing
First hand experience

Group discussions – focusing on the event detail (x 3 groups)

Careers in the Creative Industry 1.3

brightspace — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:00:25 +0000

Creative Industries

brightspace — Tue, 04 May 2010 15:42:44 +0000

Did you know the creative industries in the UK contribute revenues approaching £60bn to the economy and employ more than 1.4 million people?

What do we mean by the Creative Industries?

•GRAPHIC DESIGN

•ADVERTSING

•ARCHITECTURE

•CRAFTS

•INDUSTRIAL AND PRODUCT DESIGN

•3D DESIGN

•DIGITAL MEDIA

•FASHION & TEXTILES

•TV, FILM AND VIDEO

•RADIO

•PHOTOGRAPHY

•MUSIC

•PERFORMING ARTS

•PUBLISHING

•VISUAL ARTS

Sarah Locke Interview

brightspace — Tue, 04 May 2010 15:15:29 +0000

D*Face Interview

brightspace — Tue, 04 May 2010 15:13:58 +0000

To blog or not to blog….

brightspace — Tue, 04 May 2010 13:12:19 +0000

Evaluation means finding out how well something is working. When you do an evaluation you will be able to find out what are the good things about BSYP. What are the things that are not working as well and also you could find out what you and the rest of the group have learnt from being involved with BSYP. Bright Space Youth Panel have decided to set up their own blog to document their findings and share their ideas and project ideas.

SWOT

brightspace — Tue, 04 May 2010 12:31:59 +0000

Bright Space Youth Panel: Friday 5^th February 2010

The Bright Space Youth Panel did a SWOT analysis on last year’s youth panel. A SWOT analysis is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project.

Strengths –

Work well together
Not afraid to speak up
Got our say and were listened to
All our ideas were used in the event
Learned new skills
Meeting new people
Confidence
Organising skills
Visiting new places
We put all the events on ourselves
Skills – from loads of different young people
Team work
I may be able to have my say more so I will become more confident
Got to socialise with other people

Weaknesses –

Different voices on things
Limited timing to complete task/event
Impact on schools
Got GCSEs to think about
Communication with some teachers

Opportunities –

See more performances
The arts mark award
Visits to lots of places
Meet new people so I will make new friends
We could do anything
Going to different places
Got to eat pizza
Funding
Supportive teachers
Free food
Make new friends
Going new places
Learning skills

Threats –

GCSEs (x3)
Timing/Dates
School work
Unreliable taxi service
Missing lessons
School
School timetable
Taxi’s being rubbish
I lose focus easily
Exams
Other commitments
Not enough practical activities
Not everyone likes the same things
Disagreeing with ideas
Get pulled out of school; we miss lessons