Creative Careers - ‘A Day in the Life’
In response to Oxygen’s Youth Voice Consultation we have created two films with resources to accompany them to introduce Children and Young People to the variety of roles and opportunities in the Arts Sector. These films have been designed to be flexible for use in different education settings and we hope they encourage children and young people to take up opportunities and make informed choices about their futures by broadening their knowledge of the possibilities that are open to them in the Creative Arts.
WATCH THE FILMS: For the films we interviewed two Arts practitioners about their career pathways and the variety of work they do in a ‘Day in their Life’. Watch them with your students or children then use the exercises and notes to explore in your classroom or educational setting.
Meet Kingsley Pratt Boyden, the Director of Inspire Sounds based in Oxford, and Kema Daley, freelance musician at Inspire Sounds. In this film they talk about their career journeys and the variety of work they do, to give a flavour of passion and skills needed to work in the industry. Kingsley and Kema give advice about career pathways, both traditional and more unconventional pathways.
Meet Anja Meinhardt, the Artistic Director of Justice in Motion based in Oxford. In this film Anja talks about her career journey and the variety of work she does, to give a flavour of the passion and skills needed to work in the industry.
Anja tells the story of how she started Justice in Motion, the knowledge and skills she has learnt, whilst the Company has been developed, and gives advice about key skills and important personal attributes that she has needed.
Music Producer - Primary (Year 5 - 6) Resources & Teacher’s notes.
This film and accompanying resources has been designed to introduce children to the variety of roles within the Music Industry and to encourage independent learning about creative opportunities.
Sound out being a Music Producer - Secondary Resources (Year 7 - 9) & Teacher’s notes.
These secondary resources will will encourage Young People to do further research and independent learning to make informed choices and to develop their skills. There is a series of 4 tasks and the teachers notes to inspire students through the lesson.
Dance Artistic Director - Primary (Year 5 - 6) Resources & Teacher’s notes.
This film and accompanying resources will introduce children to a day in the life in the art sector. Tasks will encourage children to explore and learn about creative opportunities.
Dance Artistic Director- Secondary Resources (Year 7 - 9) & Teacher’s notes.
These tasks and resources will support teachers to lead conversations around creative careers inspired by listening to Anja’s story.
These Films were produced by Oxygen (Oxfordshire Education Partnership) with funding from Arts Council England. The films were made by Mills Brown and resources designed and written by Angharad Arnott Phillips and Maureen Fairweather Hole.
