Current Aims & Objectives
The CEP aims to offer every young person (0-25) in Telford and Wrekin the opportunity to take part in high quality experiences in arts and culture to help to raise their aspirations for the future and give them pride in where they live.
The Telford CEP will do this by using the arts, creativity and culture to:
• Improve progress, learning and achievement outcomes
• Improve emotional and mental health and wellbeing
• Improve resilience
• Better prepare young people for adult life in their community including improved employability
• Raise aspirations and cultural horizons
• Improve quality of life by providing opportunities to experience and establish lifelong enjoyment of a wide range of arts and culture: making, seeing, participating, leading, directing, composing, playing and appreciating
• Make a contribution to ‘Place-making’ for the new town, growing a distinct sense of identity for Telford
• Grow professional development – opportunities to share practice and improve the quality and range of provision for arts and culture
• Establishing strong partnerships with the education sector to provide opportunities that demonstrate the value of arts and culture to children, young people, parents, carers and the wider community
• Promoting and communicating the value of arts and culture for children and young people across the Borough of Telford
