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Too Much Too Young
The Funded by Children in Need and a NORCAS public appeal, Too Much Too Young is a new programme of support for young people affected by parental alcohol or drug abuse. The programme is starting in Norwich and Great Yarmouth and may extend to other areas.
Cultural Intelligence has been commissioned to document the new programme and to conduct an external evaluation. A major part of the work will be the development of a new resilience assessment tool which we hope may have application in a number of different settings.
"Resilience is the ability to cope with life's knocks in spite difficult circumstances. So much of our work on projects with young people, older people and communities is about building resilience so we are delighted to be supporting 'Too Much Too Young'" Eric Orme, Director
Immediate Theatre Benefit Party - coming soon
Our friends at Immediate Theatre are planning a party! As a follow-up to 'Frenzy' a creative response to the riots in Hackney (as seen on BBC1) this is a celebration of the achievement of young people in Hackney and includes the premier of 'Get the Greedy', food, fun and dancing. see here for more details #popup_party
Theatre in Schools Partnership
Cultural Intelligence is to support an innovative project to help embed theatre within the health and social education programmes of schools in East London.
The organisation has been commissioned to research and develop a strategy to build relationships between the Theatre in Schools Partnership (TiSP) and key schools in five London Boroughs. The aim is that schools will benefit from a more comprehensive and high quality PSHE and SEAL offer from TiSP theatre companies the companies will be better placed to respond to the needs of local schools.
Social impact interim report published
The first stage of research conducted by Cultural Intelligence on behalf of East Anglia's largest independent drugs and alcohol charity has been published.
Since Autumn 2010 Ci has been working with NORCAS stakeholders to explore the wider social impact of the organisation's work to combat the problems of alcohol and substance misuse.
The interim report includes the views of clients as well as those close to them who are directly affected by their addictive behaviour. Representatives from the criminal justice system and sectors such as housing, health and local authorities have also contributed to the report.
The findings of this qualitative report have been used to inform the design the quantitative phase of the research which is due to report in July 2012. The interim report is available for download here.
Young people centre stage for TV riot debate
BBC 1's INSIDE OUT (London) on Tuesday 17th October is to feature young people from one of Ci's projects. Participants from Immediate Theatre's Estate Based Youth Theatres researched and devised an evening of forum theatre as their response to recent riots in Hackney. The evening of forum theatre was filmed by BBC 1 for the programme which will focus on the riots in London. Viewers outside London can catch the programme on iplayer for 7 days. http://www.immediate-theatre.com/
Transforming theatre transforming lives
Cultural Intelligence is to help transform the socially-driven theatre organisation Immediate Theatre. The award winning company known for its innovative estate-based work with excluded young people in Hackney has commissioned Cultural Intelligence to conduct research and provide strategic marketing support to build on 16 years success using theatre to engage vulnerable and excluded young people and move them into employment and a self reliant life.
"I am especially excited about this new partnership with Immediate" said Ci's Director, Eric Orme "I began my career working in young people's theatre in the multicultural communities of the West Midlands so this is something of a return to my roots. This challenge nicely combines Ci's long experience in arts marketing with our more recent work on socially engaged research which makes a real difference to the lives of young people".
http://www.immediate-theatre.com/
Information Game seminar
Findings from 'The Information Game', Ci's research into how marginalised adults in Suffolk access the important information needed to lead a full life, are to inform the development of new thinking among local authorities and third sector organisations in Suffolk. The findings will be presented at a seminar in Ipswich on 9th September alongside new research recently conducted by University College Suffolk. It is hoped that new thinking emerging from the seminar will help address the 'struggle factor' identified so clearly by Ci's research.
http://www.researchingpeople.org.uk/projects/entry/the-information-game
Got issues??
Have you a project or campaign where social research could make the difference?
Cultural Intelligence has issued an invitation to all Public and Third sector organisations in the East of England to propose new issues that could benefit from innovative social research.
"We are planning our research priorities for medium-term and have invited potential partners to discuss their needs with us". said Eric Orme from Ci. "Opportunities to apply for funding for research come up all the time and it is very important that we have a portfolio of potential projects that we can bid for." .
The organisation generally works in the fields of culture, community, health and learning but also has an interest in the field of criminal justice.
Any organisation that would like to discuss possible partnership projects is invited to get in touch
For more details download the Invitation to Public and Third Sector organisations
Ci supports Young Suffolk
Cultural Intelligence has become a member of Young Suffolk to support its pioneering work with young people's organisations across the county. "A great deal of our work involves ensuring that young people have a voice in what affects them" said Eric Orme, Ci Director "Young Suffolk has been an enthusiastic supporter of our peer-led research with young people so we are delighted to formally link to them in this way".
Other members and partners of young Suffolk include Connexions, SAVO, Suffolk ACRE, and One Voice Suffolk.
Peer-led evaluation success
Four students from Farlingaye High School in Suffolk have completed a peer-led evaluation of the NORCAS young people's drug and alcohol education programme. Working under the guidence of Ci over a period of 2 months the volunteers were responsible for designing methodology, conducting fieldwork, analysing evidence and presenting findings.
Speaking at the presentation of findings NORCAS Chief Executive said - "This is enormously useful to us. As well as gaining a unique perspective on the work we do, it gives us a kind of quality assurance which is increasingly important".
"I have had an amazing time and it is a great opportunity that should defiantly be repeated" said Jordan, one of the Young Researchers
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