July, 2007

Mentoring Young People

1 comment on this article Posted by Bobbie in community, music mentoring on July 25th, 2007 .

A useful article on youth mentoring. What makes mentoring work? Ongoing training for mentors Structure and careful planning Parent support/involvement Mentoring programmes that are driven by the needs of mentees It was good to read an article that looked specifically at the mentoring I am doing. I wish there were more in depth case studies, [...]


What is Community Music?

0 comments on this article Posted by Bobbie in music workshops on July 24th, 2007 .

The Many Ways of Community Music by K. K. Veblen


Music Igniter End of Phase 1

0 comments on this article Posted by Bobbie in music workshops on July 13th, 2007 .

Day 12 Music Igniter Evaluation Originally uploaded by Bobbalinhot What an emotional day! Wednesday 11th July marked the end of the first phase of the course- we will no longer have meet ups and training sessions re potential music workshops. Now that we have handed in our proposal forms- from September they will kick off [...]


New DEMOS Publication

0 comments on this article Posted by Bobbie in creativity on July 13th, 2007 .

“Recently much attention has been paid to creativity in education, reflecting wider concern with creativity in general. The creative industries are a hugely successful part of our economy and ministers have pledged to ‘make Britain the world’s creative hub’. However, with this focus on creativity has come a degree of confusion: the creativity of the [...]


RESPECT Programme Online info

0 comments on this article Posted by Bobbie in music mentoring, respect programme on July 13th, 2007 .

This blog post struck me as being rather cynical and opinionated towards the status of vulnerable young people- but maybe I am just being hyper sensitive to the issue now I am working alongside it. How the Geordies are mentoring the youth.


Day 10: Working in Health Settings

0 comments on this article Posted by Bobbie in music workshops on July 5th, 2007 .

Day 10: Working in Health Settings Originally uploaded by Bobbalinhot “Working in Health Settings: Participants will be guided though some of the special considerations in planning and delivering a project with young people in health settings”. Tina Pinder (a colleague of Phil Mullens’s) talked about working with people with learning difficulties and mental health issues. [...]


Update

0 comments on this article Posted by Bobbie in music workshops on July 1st, 2007 .

As the summer term draws to a close, I have started to become a little anxious about projects for autumn- there might be some free lance music educators out there who will empathise with me… It is all about marketing and negotiation whilst continuing to deliver projects. Trying to get hold of a Deputy Head [...]