How do I... know the arts make an difference?

This month, we’re talking about how to measure impact and the voice of the children you work with. To find resources that tie into this episode, head to: www.starcatchers.org.uk/episode-impact 
 
Artists and guests:

• Rhona Matheson, Chief Executive at Starcatchers
• Pearl Kinnear, Visual Artist
• Amy Hall-Gibson, Drama Artist and Development Officer of Creativity at Education Scotland
• Charlotte Allan, Theatre-maker, Artistic Director of Ipdip Theatre and researcher
• Skye Reynolds, Movement and dance artist
• Dr. Rachel Drury, Musician, lecturer and Music Specialist at Rachel House CHAS
• Donna Nicol, Activities Coordinator at Rachel House CHAS

 Music used in this episode comes from Starcatchers productions:

• “Hup”, composed by Abigail Sinar and performed by the RSNO
• “Little Light”, composed by Stephen Deazley
• “Baby Chill”, composed by Sacha Kyle
• “Mixed Up”, composed by Marcus Britton, Matt Elliott, Nik Paget Tomlinson and Barney Strachan

 The Creative Skills Podcast is part of Creative Skills Online, online resources for the ELC workforce in Scotland. Find out more at: www.starcatchers.org.uk 

Chapters

• 0:00 Heather's Introduction
• 1:25 Rhona Matheson: Starcatchers Engagement Signals
• 6:09 Pearl Kinnear: Engagement in Practice
• 9:09 Amy Hall-Gibson: Enagement in Practice
• 13:39 Charlotte Allan: Engagement in Practice
• 15:02 Rhona Matheson: Voice of the Child
• 21:21 Skye Reynolds: Non-Verbal Feedback
• 24:12 Rachel Drury and Donna Nicol: Engagement and Children with SEN
• 26:25 Amy Hall-Gibson: Evaluation in Context
• 27:38 Charlotte Allan: Evaluation in Context
• 30:11 Heather Armstrong: Final Thoughts
• 30:51 Next Steps: How to Continue the Creative Conversation