 The Creative Change theme endorsed by the West Norfolk Partnership is improving the aspirations and achievements of young people. The Partnership board also noted that the project could add value by focusing specifically around the communities of South Lynn, helping to provide integration between the existing community and the new ones that will be part of the regeneration of the area.
 West Norfolk has relatively high numbers of young people ‘not in education, employment or training’ (NEET). Reducing these numbers is a priority of the local community strategy and, indeed, several other key strategies for Norfolk as a whole.
Our Creative Change project in West Norfolk will allow a group of around 15 pupils in their last year of secondary school to spend time away from the classroom exploring their own personal aspirations through creative collaboration.
| Theme | Raising aspirations | | Aims | To help a targeted group of young people in West Norfolk make informed choices about their options for education, training and work after 16. | | To support the process of community development in South Lynn. | | Target audience | Young people in school year 11, primarily from the South Lynn area, who may need encouragement and support to make a positive and informed choice about their future post-16. | | Summary | One lead artist and two project artists will work with a group of around 15 young people for one day a week over a whole school year. The participants will be able to try a range of creative activities, taking as their starting point the heritage and culture of the South Lynn area. | | When and where | After taster sessions in May and June 2006, the full project will begin at the start of the school year 2006-2007. |
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