Articulate Cultural Trust was established in 2017 to make sure children with care experience can have a positive childhood. Our purpose is to improve the lives of the young people by scaffolding their innate curiosity and creativity. We provide direct support through the arts for well-being, to build skills and give a voice and platform to children and young people in and those who have left care and who share our vision, mission and passion for creativity as a tool for social, educational, and economic health.

​The Change We Commit To:

Articulate’s vision is for a nation in which the talents of all young people can truly shine, in a society where there are no barriers to creative participation. Our mission is to provide equality of opportunity for marginalised citizens by removing barriers to their enjoyment of and participation in the arts, exploring creative potential and engaging with our contemporary cultural landscape.

​What We Do:

Articulate is a niche and specialist charity that has equality, diversity and inclusion at its core and co-designs services that benefit Scotland’s most vulnerable young people, specifically those who are or have experienced care, homeless, seeking asylum, at risk, or living in poverty in our most challenged communities.

We promote quality and excellence through creative learning and by ensuring diverse and marginalised potential is discovered, nurtured and supported thereby also contributing to the diversification of the creative industries.

How We Do It:

Through our access, participation and employability projects, Articulate improves the well-being, achievement, and attainment of young people of all backgrounds. Articulate works with the most skilled artists in Scotland, across all art-forms and inclusively with children at all ages and stages of their social, educational and emotional development. We deliver highly creative programmes for children that focus on developing positive outcomes for learning, for life and in preparation for the world of work.

​Trustee Recruitment

​Articulate is looking to recruit new Trustees to support the development of the charity's strategic direction, quality assurance, risk management, fund-raising and good governance in line with our ambitious ten-year plan.

We would like to hear from any interested individuals who have the time and commitment to support our activities. In particular, we seek younger applicants and people with care experienced backgrounds and/or with education, human resources, mental health, IT or capital fundraising knowledge.

We would particularly benefit from input by people with lived experience of the care system and we'd also benefit hugely from the guidance of a Trustee from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background*. ACT is committed to diversity and inclusion but at present, we have no Trustees of colour. We are very keen to address this deficit and welcome applicants from ethnically diverse communities.

* We acknowledge that these terms are far from perfect and are following conversations closely in the sector.

A full Role Description is available for download below.

Articulate Cultural Trust was established in 2017 to make sure children with care experience can have a positive childhood. Our purpose is to improve the lives of the young people by scaffolding their innate curiosity and creativity. We provide direct support through the arts for well-being, to build skills and give a voice and platform to children and young people in and those who have left care and who share our vision, mission and passion for creativity as a tool for social, educational, and economic health.

INTRODUCING THE HUB

Articulate is now in the position to accelerate plans for a digital creative learning platform at the crossroads

between the arts, social and emotional learning, culture and the experience of care in Scotland. With two-year concentrated effort, we aim to-create a safe online space for young people to stay connected, be creative and act collaboratively.

Our platform, called The Hub, will filter and centralise the creative learning offering from Articulate and other quality sources around the world, and from both specialist and generalist providers. It’s design and delivery will support the creativity, well-being, employability and enterprise potential as well as personal and professional development of care experienced young people.

The development of The Hub at Articulate is supported by The Promise Partnership’s Keep the Promise Fund (administered by The Corra Foundation), as such is supported by and must reference and be guided by the Scottish Approach to Service Design.

EXPECTED OUTCOME

Our goal is to promote the confidence and potential of care experienced children and young people through meaningful and progressive creative learning activities, aiding the development of practical, social and life skills and their ability to progress in line with their skills, interests and ambitions.

JOB PURPOSE

To lead the creation, installation and evolution of a new creative learning curriculum, available online via Articulate’s bespoke digital platform called The Hub.

The postholder must be able to realise our ambition for The Hub and establish new partnerships, high quality, engaging educational content and provision as well as flexible schemes for progression, achievement and attainment.

The new curriculum will be a positive online creative learning experience and environment and lead to better outcomes for learning and for life for care experience young Scots.

The postholder will ensure quality assurance processes are embedded within The Hub and curriculum design, and all subsequent developments, delivery and evaluation. They will provide hands-on support to partners, colleagues and facilitators, devising advice and training to ensure first-class digital and learning/teaching skills are entrenched from the outset of this new initiative at Articulate.

To find out more, please download the Job Description below.