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ASPIRE Dundee Cultural Agencies Network October 2015

ASPIRE Dundee is a project that uses performing arts to enhance the health, wellbeing, and educational attainment of children in low-income areas of Dundee. Through immersive arts-based programs led by professional artists, ASPIRE aims to challenge inequalities and promote self-confidence, self-esteem, and skills development. With the support of external funders, the project has successfully delivered intensive arts programs during core curricular time and has created after-school opportunities for out-of-hours learning. The next phases involve community engagement and embedding the ASPIRE model as a sustainable locally-led intervention.

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ASPIRE Dundee Cultural Agencies Network October 2015

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  1. ASPIRE Dundee Cultural Agencies Network October 2015

  2. Experiencing child poverty can undermine the health, wellbeing and educational attainment of children. By the age of five, children in poverty are between ten and thirteen months behind their peers from more affluent backgrounds in terms of educational attainment. Children in the most deprived areas of Dundee have significantly worse health compared to children in the least deprived areas, including dental health and obesity rates. ASPIRE Dundee is an ambitious project working with approximately 2,500 children in eleven primary school communities using performing arts incorporating dance, music and drama in a creative and immersive manner across and beyond the school curriculum to increase and develop pupils’ health and wellbeing, self-confidence and self-esteem, learning and skills development whilst challenging inequalities.

  3. Phase One: Launched in November 2013 Develop and deliver an immersive and intensive arts based programme to be led by professional artists/music educators working directly in schools during core curricular time Develop strong extra curricular opportunities afterschool for out of hours learning. Crucial to phase one - the successful design of the programme and the confidence and support of external funders such as Scottish Government, Creative Scotland, Legacy 2014, Youth Music Initiative along with a contribution from the Early Years Change Fund.

  4. Phase Two: Spring – Autumn 2015 Development and delivery of the ASPIRE Dundee community engagement programme creating more opportunities for families to access participation activities within their local area towards developing stronger school, family and community relationships Phase Three: Autumn 2016 To firmly embed and establish the ASPIRE Dundee model of practice with key partners and stakeholders to be a sustainable and locally led intervention demonstrating a ‘smarter spend’ and more effective allocation of existing resources “ASPIRE Dundee is innovative, aspirational and bold. It is at it’s core a true example of effective partnership working”

  5. Drama

  6. Dance

  7. Music

  8. “In analyzing the results of our case studies along with data collected and key interview material there is undoubtedly already an improvement in confidence and self esteem which has led to improved attendance and reduced exclusions……” University of Dundee – Interim Project Report

  9. “I really think it brings forward a selection of the arts where the children can work together to produce a whole school interdisciplinary approach to a project that the children fully lead, fully participate in and have ownership of. You’re also looking at personalisation and choice you’re looking at relevance. You are also taking in a lot of the curriculum design principles through the whole process. It really is a multi-agency approach and it’s been very beneficial for the children. “ Head Teacher St Luke’s and St Matthew’s RC Primary School Dundee

  10. Gary Cameron ‏‪@gcameronmd Jun 17 Feel so lucky to have been part of the ‪#whitfieldgiants project. Amazing day for the young people! ‪@DundeeRep‪@TortoiseinaNut‪@aspiredundee rw gran ‏‪@lwalton47 Jun 17 ‪@BallumbiePS‪ @aspiredundee this how to show the rest of the city the social change occurring in the fabric of Whitfield well done to all @aspiredundee

  11. How does the music make you feel? “It makes me feel safe” Dundee Primary School Pupil

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