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"What attracted me to music as an art form is the feeling of limitlessness. The endless potential and possibility of it all. The lawlessness endlessly intrigues me."

"I found it so unjust that just because of my circumstances I had to give up on my dream. I was determined to find another solution."

This how-to guide by Diana Robertson of Toastmasters International, will help to identify strategies to grow in confidence and success in your aspirations. 

Author AK Mulford writes about how important representation has been throughout her life, and why she chose to write about it in her work.

A year nine pupil at Selly Park School for Girls in Birmingham, gives her take on the First Encounters production of Twelfth Night, a 90-minute abridged telling of the Shakespeare classic

Even in this era of spin, misinformation and half-truth, words skilfully put together and delivered can still have power and influence.

Massi Safa, from Good Chance Theatre, writes about the significance of kites in Afghan history, their suppression under the Taliban, and provides a guide on how to make your own kite. 

In this blog by Anthony Skates, Partnership Manager at Creative and Cultural Skills, we look at some of the skills you need to make it in the creative industry, and a quick exercise to get you thinking about your next steps.

Read the learnings and insights of Taste of Kingston by Archie O’Neill who, in his role as Community Learning and Participation Kickstarter at Creative Youth, led the organisation of the five-day event. 

Have you got a burning message you want to share with your school peers? 14-year-old Kiswa Akhtar talks us through the steps to creating your own magazine, and how to draw on individual talents to produce something exceptional.

Claudia McIntosh talks about the work she is doing both in her school and more broadly to bring conversations of diversity and inclusivity into the forefront. 

Lizzie Wootten from Slap ‘N’ Tickle Theatre Company writes how Covid-19 – in addition to grief – offers time for relflection and re-evaluation.