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Prospectus 2015/16

Leamington Art and Music Project’s model of alternative education was born in 1998 when Timothy Ellis, the Director, was commissioned by Daventry District Council Training & Employment Service in Northamp-tonshire to create a solution for the growing number of young people losing their way in mainstream education. He set up a small studio and began working with local schools. Within a year demand for the service outgrew the facilities and another studio was established in the south of the county.

The success of the provision led to the creation of Hybrid Arts in 2003. The Learning & Skills Council provided capital funding to set up in Rugby and Leamington Spa. Hybrid Arts built a successful, award win-ning multi disciplinary arts based education business over many years.

From this success Leamington Art and Music Project evolved and Timothy Ellis and his team are continuing to develop alternative education using the same formula of award winning ingredients:

• Toswitchyoungpeoplebacktolearningbyempoweringthemthroughtheirownideasandcreativity• Toprovideaccesstocuttingedgefacilities• Toengageyoungpeopleintheplanningoftheireducation

The staff at LAMP have a combined experience of 40 years working in alternative and mainstream education. They are also practicing artists and musicians with extensive experience in the creative industries.

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‘Youth of Today’ mini gig.

Light painting performance with

bicycles.

‘To switch young people back to learning by empowering them through their own ideas and creativity’.

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people

Timothy EllisMANAGINGDIRECTOR

Timothy began teaching in the Music Department at Trinity School and taught for a further twelve years at Warwickshire College. He developed his commitment to Community Media establishing several youth & community based media studios around Warwickshire and Northamptonshire. Using Music Technology, he pioneered a model of alternative education that was developed at Hybrid Arts, and con-tinues at LAMP. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce in 2008.

Philip BurleyDIRECTOR,TUTOR

Philip started his career in the arts as Musical Director for Swamp Circus, from 2007-2010. After this, he moved into teaching, working as a music tutor at Kernow Music School. Philip then moved to the midlands, and worked for Hybrid Arts fundraising for work with vulnerable young people and delivering music projects. In June 2013 he co-founded Leamington Lamp, and delivers our music performance and music technology qualifications.

Florence Ellis EDUCATIONMANAGER

Florence is our Education Manager and Internal Moderator. She trained in Music Composition and Visual Arts at Dartington College of Arts. Florence is an instrumental composer of music for theatre and circus and has had a number of exciting commissions over the last 5 years from full circus shows at The Rose Theatre, Kingston to silent film scores for live performance and CD release. As a trained Internal Moderator she works with the directors to ensure consistent and high quality provision.

ARTISTTUTORS

In addition to our full time staff we operate a pool of freelance professional artist tutors. Working in this way gives us the flexibility we need to build our varied curriculum e.g. a professional percussionist or textiles artist would be contracted to work on a single Music or Art & Design unit.

Assessment of student work is always undertaken by our trained staff whilst freelance artists bring and share their industry experience. Some of our freelance team are involved in our residency programme. This is an opportunity for our students to see them at work in their own professional practice.

DBS checks are updated annually.

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Artist in Residence Samantha is show-

ing a young person how to design

her own jumper.

Prolific songwriter Shanade is one of

our visiting singing tutors.

ncfe & progress 8

Our Level 2 qualifications in Music Technology, Music Performance and Art & Design are also available as a VCert Level 2 from NCFE. These versions of the qualifications are assessed differently and count towards Progress 8.

We understand that not all students can take examinations and therefore will not be offering the VCert to all students. Please contact us to discuss individual students.

NCFE is our chosen Awarding Body because of the quality of their learn-ing resources and level of support. Our team have extensive knowledge and experience of the NCFE systems. They are Ofqual regulated and constantly developing their courses.

We now have direct claim status for Music Performance. This is a vote of confidence in our assessment and reporting process. NCFE are using examples of our 2014 / 15 student portfolios in their national training programme for internal staff.

All our students that registered for qualifications in 2015 passed. Theadmissionsprocessisasfollows

1. First contact made by school/referring party. 2. Referral Form, Learner’s Statement (if applicable), and Risk Assessment forms all completed (to be returned at least 48 hours before interview)3. Visit and Interview arranged.4. Interview takes place with young person, parent/carer, key representative from the school or agency / department and LAMP staff.5. Decision made on referral.6. Young person undertakes a 4-week trial period. Young person and parent / carer agree to, and sign behaviour contract and consent forms.7. After 4 weeks, a decision is made, enabling LAMP to offer an ongoing place. This is based on LAMP tutors feedback on aptitude, behaviour and educational progress.

We will provide you with our own Referral Form and Risk Assessment forms. All essential referral documents may be downloaded from our website, www.leamingtonlamp.co.uk

Please get in touch with Florence if you require further information,[email protected] or call 01926 886 699

Giant origami. Installation by visiting

artist Hannah Johns.

ABOVE Young musicians performing at

‘Youth of Today’ mini gig.

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admissions

courses

‘I’ve learnt to play the drums from scratch which makes me really happy, and now I have an electric drum kit at home so I can carry on which is great.’

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Performance Skills Level 2 / 3

This course is currently focused on music performance and we are also developing a drama course (please contact us for an update on this). It’s an excellent choice for those that want to hone an existing skill e.g. guitar playing, drums or singing.

Students can work independently and in groups. Expect a combination of practical work, research and discussion.As well as developing skills as a musician the additional benefits of this activity include increased confidence and the ability to work in a team.

Our staff are multi-instrumentalists and can provide one to one teaching in keyboard, guitar, bass, drums and some other instruments.We will be staging small performances as part of this course.

PerformanceSkillsLevel2

500/9919/XCredit value: 21

ProgressiontoLevel 2 ActingLevel 2 DanceLevel 2 Music TechnologyCreative and Media Diploma

PerformanceSkillsLevel3

601/5815/3Grading: pass/merit/distinction

ProgressiontoLevel 4 HNC in Performing ArtsLevel 5 Diploma in Music

Music Technology Level 2

Students at LAMP study the production of music using a variety of techniques. This includes some of the very latest software as well as traditional technologies. The tools used in music production at LAMP include modern digital sound generators side by side with analogue synthesisers and tape machines.

We believe that it’s important to develop an understanding of how music production has evolved. For a digital native this means having an insight into what happened before clicking a mouse or ‘cut & paste’.

CertificateinMusicTechnology

Level 2501/1216/8Credit value: 13

ExtendedCertificateinMusicTechnologyLevel2

501/1226/0Credit value: 21

ProgressiontoLevel 2 Certificate in Performance Skills using MusicLevel 2 Radio Production QualificationCreative and Media Diploma

ABOVE Recording session in progress.

BELOW Reaktor 5 software for experi-

mental music.

Producing music with Logic Pro X in the

control room.

‘The music I made sounds as good as what I listen to. The booth is great, it’s just like a real studio.’

ABOVE Girl band performing at mini gig. BELOW Practice session in sound booth.

Art & Design Level 2 / 3

Art & Design students can choose how to specialise when developing their ideas and creativity. Students will learn visual language and create an ongoing portfolio of art work.

Specialismsinclude

Photography (both digital and analogue)Film making / animationFashion and textiles (fabric / knit)Screen printingPainting

Art&DesignLevel2

500/8988/2Credit value: 24

ProgressiontoLevel 3 Art and DesignLevel 2 Graphic DesignLevel 2 AnimationLevel 2 PhotographyCreative and Media Diploma

Art&DesignLevel3

500/8551/760 UCAS pointsCredit Value: 25

ProgressiontoFoundation Degrees in Art and Design related subjects e.g: textiles, interior design, 3D design, photographyCreative and Media Diploma Computer Game Development Level 2

Computer Game Development Level 2

Warwickshire is home to the majority of Computer Games businesses this country has to offer. This is largely due to the young entrepreneurs that set up companies in the 90’s. This has set the scene for many more small developers to join this growing industry. A course in Computer Game Development is entirely relevant because of the local industry.

The NCFE Level 2 qualification is an introduction to the world of game development for computer, tablet and mobile. A combination of coding, graphics and sound design enable students to create their own games and publish them.

ComputerGamesDevelopmentLevel2

600/5243/0Credit: 21

ProgressiontoLevel 3 Creative CraftLevel 3 Interactive MediaLevel 3 IT

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ABOVE ‘Bird meets pedestrian’ by

Bayleigh

Experimental 35mm negative stressing.

ABOVE Screenshots of professional Game Development software.

Students will be learning about creating games that are compatible with the ‘App

Store’. Combine this with a course in Developing Enterprise Skills and you may be

creating a job of the future.

‘I can finally study the subjects I have a natural passion for and I can almost feel my dream career waiting for me in the future, all thanks to LAMP.’

Functional Skills and Enterprise Skills Level 2

NCFE’s Functional Skills qualifications are designed to provide learners with the chance to gain useful, transferable skills to help them function confidently, effectively and independently in their work and life in general. They’ve been developed in response to the needs set out in the Government’s 14 -19 Education and Skills White Paper.

HowdoFunctionalSkillsfitwithinthecurriculum?

Functional Skills can be delivered as stand-alone qualifications as well as being an integral part of:

• Apprenticeships• GCSEs• Diplomas• FoundationLearning

Strong English and Maths skills are essential in almost every workplace, so NCFE’s Functional Skills qualifications are the ideal way to buildlearners’ work-related skills.

Progression

English GCSEMaths GCSE

Maths501/2324/5GLH: 45

English600/0140/9GLH: 45

NCFE Level 2 Award in Investigating Enterprise Skills

This course is part of Preparing for Life & Work. Learners will focus their skills through the planning, participation and evaluation of a substantial enterprise project.

(601/4144/X) Credit value: 4

Other Opportunities

Foundation

Aimed at Key Stage 3 students. Foundation is an engaging period spent immersed in various creative practices and always based on the young persons own ideas. Students will use the time to try out different things in all departments before deciding on a specialism. This can then be pursued at KS4 as a qualification.

JapaneseLanguage:Introduction

This course covers an introduction to Japanese conversation, reading and writing. It can be tailored around the Japanese creative industries such as their successful animation and music industry. The current course connects language skills with Manga and graphic design.

YouthClubs

LAMP often runs extra curricular activities such as youth clubs or enrichment projects out of school hours. Day students are welcome to get involved. As well as offering music and art based activities we also offer table tennis and advice about homework. Staff make skill sharing an integral part of each youth club.

For more information please visit the website.

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‘Extrordinary Cycles’ was a Cultural

Olympiad Project devised by Timothy

Ellis.

BELOW Artist in Residence Alix works in

textiles with Year 7’s at our youth club.

Write your name in light.

contact us

Leamington Art & Music ProjectRiversideAdelaide RoadLeamington SpaCV32 5AH

01926 886 [email protected]

Office opening hours:Monday to Friday 9.00am to 4.00pm

We’re a fi ve minute walk from the main parade and bus links in Leam-ington town centre. It’s only a fi ve minute walk from Leamington rail-way station. There is ample parking - please ask for a permit on arrival.

If you’re heading north up Adelaide Road look out for the entrance to Riverside on the left just after you cross the river bridge. If you’re heading down Adelaide Road turn right just before the river bridge.Bear to the left and follow the road down past the Navy Club, past the Sea Cadets and there is LAMP on the right – look out for a big red door.

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