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Bolton School is a steering and delivery member of Bolton's Local Cultural Education Partnership and a member of Bolton's Cultural Leaders Group. Membership of these groups includes Bolton Museum and Library Service, the Octagon Theatre, Bolton at Home, Bolton Film Festival, Bolton University, the Council's events team and film office, school representatives for Bolton Learning Partnership, Bolton CVS, Bolton Music Service and a range of small arts organisations and freelance artists.

We enjoy longstanding partnerships with the Octagon Theatre providing community theatre opportunities for 10 - 14-year-olds who live and/or go to school in Bolton, and Bolton at Home (Percent for Arts) with whom we run a co-creative arts collective for young people aged 12 - 18 who live and/or go to school in Bolton. We are currently planning a youth micro-film and youth programming strand for Bolton's BAFTA and BIFA-accredited Film Festival which the school with sponsor.

We are also connected in partnership work with The Manchester Writing School, the Anderton Centre with whom we are trialling creative outdoor learning activities and the University of York's Music Department (SFX and original music for theatre) We appreciate a guiding association with Manchester International Festival and Collective Encounters (Liverpool)

We have recently joined the town's new Youth Participation Forum as Creatives Now This group connects all providers of community youth well-being and participatory support

Local cultural education partnerships are collaborative projects between schools, arts, and cultural organisations in local communities, aiming to provide all children and young people with greater access to high-quality arts and cultural education These partnerships are funded by Arts Council England and operate alongside existing educational institutions, where professionals work together to deliver projects and activities that raise the standards of cultural education in local areas Through these initiatives, local cultural education partnerships aim to ensure that every child has access to a high-quality cultural education that fosters creativity, critical thinking, and social and emotional growth.