Creative Inclusion Workshop

 Potential Collaborative Cultural & Creative

SectorBids for BIG Lottery Social Inclusion funding

via the EU Programme (North East LEP)

 

Agenda

1. Welcome and Background2. The Opportunity3. The ‘Offer’ from the Sector4. Matching the Offer to the

Opportunitya. Delivery model optionsb. Lead Partner options

5. Next Steps

© Steve Parkes, part of Colour Your Life Photography project

The Opportunity

Reminder: the opportunity for Creative Inclusion

BIG Lottery Opt-in RouteOffers 100% grant funding to a (fairly) fixed partnershipTargeted at ‘multiple barriers to employment’ – the most disadvantaged: NEETs, Long-term unemployed, (ex)offenders, some BME groups, over 50s,disabled people“additional and innovative approaches to pre-employment training”“Outcomes must include progression towards economic activity”Small number of targeted calls for large (£2-4m) projects

Proposed timelines

2014 - 2015

Jun 2015

—Mar 2016

Dec 2015

—Nov

2016

 

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PDF Application and assessment

Application and assessment

Grant management

Development Phase

Application Phase

Delivery Phase

Latest position (?)

Likely to be geographic and thematic targeting2 themes:

multiple barriers to workhealth inequalities

Financial and digital inclusion woven through both of these?Geography = Durham, Tyne & Wear (possibly in 2 parts), Northumberland?

VONNE Recommendations on Health Inequalities

BLF supports calls for two health inequality projects Supporting and promoting healthy lifestyles – Fit for work activities diet / exercise / smoking / alcohol / motivation / activity and support – Participation and referral to job support (ESF eligibility query over exercise) Support for people with mental health issues to progress towards economic activity Condition management, motivation, confidence building, support with progression and some in work support. This must align with and add value to other DWP provision. It should also include in work support and retention.

BLF should specify examples of a range of activity that is eligible and what is specifically ineligible, but should keep the call specification flexible so that partnerships can develop locally responsive initiatives. Support for over 50s, people with physical disabilities and people with addictions form priorities under the multiple barriers to employment strand of themed activity.

3 programmes of activity targeted on those furthest away from the labour market – with progression onto Work Programme as an outcome and with cross referral to other SI programmes (i.e. people with debt refer to the financial inclusion programme)

Support to families with chaotic lifestyles and individuals with severe and multiple disadvantageSupport for over 50s , people with long term conditions and people with physical disabilities. Support to people with Learning Disability

People with protected characteristics must be served by the above projects.

VONNE Recommendations on Multiple Barriers to employment

My thoughts (only guesses)

Cultural organisations will have options to bid for ‘Multiple Barriers’ work and/or ‘Health Inequalities’ work in their patchCould bid as part of wider partnerships in each patch OR as the cultural sector in that patch if can reach “critical mass” of £2-3m (unlikely?)If seeking to be part of a partnership, there are likely to be several courtiersCan be included in more than one proposal

The Offer from the Sector

Catharine Hearn, Helix Arts

Volunteering in cultural & creative

activities and events as a way of developing

confidence and skills.

The Offer from the SectorCultural/creative

classes as a way of overcoming isolation for excluded groups

e.g.• The elderly• People with

learning disabilities

Participation in cultural/creative

activity as a way of tackling health

problems – especially mental health

Culture & creativity as a way of

developing the skills and enthusiasm of

young people. Possibly leading to further education,

training or employment in the

sector.

Too Young

Too PoshToo Old/Disabled

Too Poorly

Creative Inclusion

The Offer from the Sector1. Culture & creativity as a route to engage, develop and move on young

people post 162. Volunteering on cultural & creative activities and events as a route for

disadvantaged people to gain confidence and skills3. Culture & creative classes to help overcome isolation and build confidence

for excluded adults, where this leads towards economic activity4. Participation in cultural/creative activity as a route to better (mental)

health, as part of progression towards economic activity

Proven track record of working with ‘hard to reach’ groupsProven impact on participation, well-being, confidenceVariety of ways into, through and out of the sectorScale of activity – 1,000s of beneficiaries (how many eligible?)Diverse size, sector, locationInteresting routes to digital inclusionMost organisations have some experience of ESF

The Offer from the Sector

Harnessing people’s enthusiasm for what they enjoy

The Offer from the Sector

Anything else?

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Matching the Offer to the Opportunity

My thoughts (only guesses)

Cultural organisations will have options to bid for ‘Multiple Barriers’ work and/or ‘Health Inequalities’ work in their patchCould bid as part of wider partnerships in each patch OR as the cultural sector in that patch if can reach “critical mass” of £2-3m (unlikely?)If seeking to be part of a partnership, there are likely to be several courtiersCan be included in more than one proposal

Delivery model options

Part of wider partnerships or stand-alone bids?Named partners and/or framework procurement?Community Grants may continueWill need lead partners…

© Helix Arts

Lead partner options

Local AuthoritiesLocal VCS ConsortiaCommunity Foundation(s)Tyne & Wear Museums & ArchivesNorthern Inclusion Consortium

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Next steps

Write up results to dateGet some clarity on the callDecide whether to co-ordinate across the sector, if so, how?Woo partnersBid WinDeliver