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Lesson 9 (Trends and Developments Discussion)

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Lesson 9 (Trends and Developments Discussion)

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Arts Emergency provides 16-18 year olds with free mentoring, advice and opportunities to help you pursue a career you're passionate about. Applications to get a mentor are now open!

Let Elisha and some of our 2022 mentees tell you all about having a mentor, or scroll down to read about it instead

What does being a mentee look like?

As a mentee with Arts Emergency, you will get a year of 1:1 support from a trained mentor who works within the creative industries. We will match you with a mentor based on your interests and the career you may be hoping to go into in the future. You will also be able to meet industry contacts and have the opportunity to gain experience in the workplace. Our mentors can support you with guidance, career insight, higher education and networking.

You can find out more information on mentoring on our FAQ page.

Who can apply?

If you...

will be aged between 16 and 18 in January 2024

live in or near London, Brighton, Greater Manchester or Merseyside

are in college and are interested in studying an arts or humanities degree or want a career in the creative or cultural industries

then an Arts Emergency mentor could support you!

After completing a year of mentoring you'll get access to professional networking and development opportunities until your 26th birthday.

We try to work with young people who most need the support of an Arts Emergency mentor, and therefore every mentee must meet at least one of the criteria below:

Your parents or carers haven't studied at university in the UK or abroad

You are or have been eligible for free school meals

You are currently in receipt of the government's 16-19 bursary

You would describe yourself as Black, Asian or from an ethnic minority background

You consider yourself to be disabled

You consider yourself to have a learning disability or special education need

The postcode of the home address at which you spent the most time between the ages of 0 and 18 was an area of deprivation*

*For example if you lived at five addresses before you turned 18, we'll use the one you spent the most time at to check your eligibility against this criteria

If you are not sure about your eligibility for the mentoring programme and would like to talk to a member of the team please get in touch.

Applications to get a mentor are now open until 31 October! Scroll to the bottom of this page to and fill in the form.
After we've received you're application we'll review it. If you meet our eligibility criteria and seem right for the programme, we'll be in touch to arrange an informal interview to get to know you better and go over what's involved in being part of Arts Emergency. Then we'll work on matching you with the perfect mentor!

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Arts Emergency provides 16-18 year olds with free mentoring, advice and opportunities to help you pursue a career you're passionate about. Applications to get a mentor are now open!

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Essay, presentation or portfolio

Part 1

Explore what trends are happening within your chosen specialist career pathway and evaluate how this affects and relates to employment within your specialist career pathway

Analyse why it is important to have awareness of commercial aspects of your chosen specialist field, and why it is important to have an awareness of industry trends related to your chosen specialist field

Part 2

Re-evaluate your skillset now you have completed your development plan and assess what progress you have made

Analyse your employability and potential opportunities now you have completed your development plan, exploring why the target you chose to work towards link to the developments and trends in your chosen specialist area.

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New unit finish - 2nd February 2024

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Create and adhere to a development plan. Focussing on commercial and artistic trends and developments, linked to employment in your chosen specialism.

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This is a suggested breakdown of where marks will come from per each assignment, however remember at HE, criteria can be met at any point during the module.

*edit: P7 will be assessed through tasks 2 and 3.

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Slides due 20th October
Presentation due 10th November

Create a presentation (recorded or live) that evaluates your current skill set.
Then evaluate the skills needed for your specific desire career pathway in the performing arts.
Identify any skills gaps or areas for upskilling.

Evaluate the potential progression routes you could take in order to pursue your desired career.

Analyse 2 creative skills and 2 commercial skills and discuss how & why it is important to keep these updated within the performing arts industry - linked to your specific career.

Detail a short, medium and long term target.
These will inform some of the CPD work you include on your padlet page / portfolio.