Arts Train

ArtsTrain is a year-long programme in Bromley with three training levels or ‘Platforms’. The project has been developed and is financially supported by Bromley Mytime. It has also received funding from Arts Council England. Other partners for the project include LBB Youth Service, Marjorie McClure school, Broomleigh Housing and the Bromley Education Business Partnership.

ArtsTrain is a year-long programme in Bromley with three training levels or ‘Platforms’. The project has been developed and is financially supported by Bromley Mytime. It has also received funding from Arts Council England. Other partners for the project include LBB Youth Service, Marjorie McClure school, Broomleigh Housing and the Bromley Education Business Partnership.

Platform 1

Platform 1 will involve weekly ‘drop in’ music technology workshops over 3 terms at 3 Bromley centres: JusB Youth Centre, College Road, Bromley North, Marjorie McClure Special School in Chislehurst, and The Link Youth Centre, St. Paul’s Cray. Both the JusB and the Link Youth Centre sessions are open to any young people aged 11+ and are beginning now!

JusB sessions take place on a Tuesday night 5.30pm – 7.00pm (years 7 & 8) and Fri night 7.00pm- 8.30pm (years 9-13) and are already running.
Contact details: JusB, 51 College Road, Bromley BR1 3PU. Tel:  020 8464 2722, website: (external link)www.jusb.org.uk

The Link sessions (years 7+) will take place on a Tuesday night from 7.00-9.00pm from 23rd September.
Contact details: The Link Youth Centre, Midfield Way, St Paul’s Cray, Orpington, BR5 2QL. Tel: 020 8300 6749

Platform 2

Platform 2 will offer OCN (external link)(Open College Network) accredited training modules in a range of music technology and arts options at 6 centres in Bromley - venues tbc to include a range of school and youth centre providers. The courses will be selected by young people after a consultation process in November/December and taster events to recruit during that time. The courses themselves will run over the period of February 2009 – June 2009

Platform 3

Platform 3 will offer bespoke tutor training to build capacity within the borough – an OCN in ‘Workshop Skills’ for any local tutors or youth workers delivering on this programme and a ‘Music and Movement’ Dalcroze based training course for Mytime employees.

(Dalcroze is an established methodology for developing music and movement skills especially when used in working in early years contexts.)

Bromley Education Business Partnership will support the programme by acting as a link between the programme and the Bromley schools offering the new Creative and Media Diploma. Six students undertaking the new Diplomas will be offered 30 hour paid placements as assistant tutors on the programme, and the opportunity to undertake the ‘Workshop Skills’ tutor training programme following their placement, providing them both with vocational work experience and a potential accreditation.

The programme will begin mid September with consultation and weekly sessions and will culminate at the end of the summer term 2009 with a showcase of work created during the programme.

For more information please contact ArtsTrain Project Manager Keith Sykes on 07948 385979, e-mail keith.sykes@bromleymytime.org.uk or Rachel Nelken, Arts Development Manager on 020 8323 1715, e-mail rachel.nelken@bromleymytime.org.uk