Oxford and Oxfordshire have a strong track record of individuals and organisations with
excellent skills and experience delivering arts and cultural education for young people both
inside and outside the school environment and curriculum.
We are excited to launch the Feeling Safe: Young People, Wellbeing and the Arts in
Oxfordshire project funded by Artswork and Oxfordshire’s Contain Outbreak Management
Fund (COMF). We are now looking for inspiring local Oxfordshire artists, working in a range
of different artforms, to support our Schools Programme strand.
The overall aim of the Feeling Safe project is to support young people to improve their
mental and physical health, following the difficulties created by the Covid-19 pandemic
lockdowns. We hope projects will allow children and young people to experience increased
agency and leadership skills through their involvement, whilst building confidence by taking
part in Digital Badges, Arts Award and Artsmark.

As part of the project, we would like artists to:
• Deliver a creative project in a school setting which meets the specific wellbeing needs
of the young people and the school (2 x day delivery / 2 x day CPD per school).
• Develop a project that specifically supports young people in pre-transition year
groups (ie Year 5, pre-GCSE years, and final GCSE year), to enable them to start their
transition years with confidence and a positive outlook.
• Deliver a project that supports young people to work towards a creative outcome
that can be included in an inter-school art competition in partnership with Art Bytes.
• Work collaboratively with the project team to develop plans which link to the
outcomes of the overall Feeling Safe project, Arts Award and links to other schemes
within their planning.
• To contribute to, support and attend the celebratory events that are specific to the
schools and young people they are working with.
• To contribute and embed the projects evaluation process into their planning and
record evidence of workshops (i.e photographs / film with permission) as required.
• Follow current government guidelines to reduce the spread of COVID-19, and ensure
all activity is delivered in-line with government recommendations.
• Adhere to all safeguarding policies, equality and diversity policies, and commit to a
practice that encourages equality, diversity and inclusion.

PROJECT PROPOSALS NEED TO INCLUDE
• How your creative workshops will inspire young people to develop confidence,
resilience and support positive mental health.
• How you will inform young people about how to reduce the spread of COVID-19
during the delivery of the programme.
• How your CPD workshops will help teachers support young people’s wellbeing
through art.
• How you would work towards a final outcome (exhibition).
• An estimate of how many Arts Awards could be delivered (at what levels & please
indicate whether you are Arts Award trained).
• At least one case study of previous work you have developed and delivered with
young people in a school setting or with a group of young people outside of formal
education, with reference to any Arts Awards delivery experience you have.
• A full budget breakdown for the project you are proposing.

Notes:
• There will be an evaluator for the project who will help create a baseline for the
young participants mental health and wellbeing, and suggest ways to measure
change.
• There will be CPD opportunities for you as partners, and for the schools, in
supporting young people’s mental health needs.
• Arts Award moderation costs do not need to be included in your budget breakdown,
there is additional funding to support this element.

Timeline:
5pm Tuesday 14th Dec 2021 Application Deadline
Thursday 16th Dec 2021 Confirmation to artists
Tuesday 22nd Dec 2021 Planning meeting with artists (artists will be matched with
schools and year groups)
Dec – Jan 10th January 2022 Artists submit full plans for creative delivery
Jan – Feb 2022
Project delivery in schools
Feb – March
Celebration events and evaluation

FEE/CONTRACT:
• We are looking for at least 2 local Oxfordshire artists working in a variety of art forms
• Working flexibly to meet the requirements of the brief in specified time period set
(from December 2021 to March 2022).
• The Fee is £250 per day. Fees include project development, delivery (schools and
CPD) and evaluation time. Please detail costs within your budget (including
materials). Artists will be paid on agreed schedule over the period of the contract.
This work will be contracted for the agreed fee including VAT and all expenses.

TO APPLY
Please send an outline proposal of how your project would meet the needs of the project
outlined above (including budget and references).
Applications should be submitted to Liz Fraser-Betts at oxfordcep@gmail.com by the
Tuesday 14th December at 5pm. Please title your application: FEELING SAFE – SCHOOL
STRAND 1