APPOINTMENT OF EDUCATION ADVISOR AND WRITING MENTOR

Kids’ Own were delighted to receive funding to appoint an Education Advisor and Writing Mentor through an Arts Council Capacity Building Grant. In order to develop and expand links with teachers, schools, and academics involved with teaching and learning, Dr Bernadette Ní Áingléis was appointed Education Advisor. This role built on the increased interest of teachers, academics, and educational bodies in Kids’ Own, to develop new connections with all of the above so as to ensure Kids’ Own’s work remains linked with sectoral developments. Bernadette’s work will continue in 2022.

As outlined under Aim 3, “Professional Arts Practice with Children”, Mary Branley was appointed writing mentor for new Kids’ Own Artists and Writers who joined Kids’ Own’s panel in 2021. This role ensured our new artists and writers were supported in the development of their artistic practice as it intersects with Kids’ Own’s ethos and methodology.

Funder: Arts Council Capacity Building grant