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Monday 23rd March 2020
Finders Keepers!
‘That’s what Treasure means to me!’ Since October young people from Becket, Firs and Bemrose Primary Schools have been taking part in afterschool provision led by the Abbey Ward creative team. The young people have been working with Musical Directors: Rukus and Zee from Baby People, Writer: Simon Marshall, Drama Leaders; Lizzie Crawford, Georgie Hughes, Chloe Williams,…
Read MoreWednesday 4th March 2020
#THISISDERBY BLOG COMPETITION!
WE WANT YOUR BLOG ARTICLES! The #ThisIsDerby Web Team have been creating two new pages for the website –…
Read MoreTuesday 3rd March 2020
Sinfonia Viva Energised by Derby’s Young Performers
On Tuesday 25 February 2020, 420 young people aged 7 – 20 from across Derby joined with Sinfonia Viva for…
Read MoreWednesday 8th January 2020
Urban Choir – End of Year Concert
Baby People is the UK’s first hip hop school based in Derby. We run sessions for young people in music,…
Read MoreTuesday 7th January 2020
Derby City Sports Forum – focus on Derby Trailblazers
We recently caught up with Matt Shaw who is Head Coach of Derby based basketball club – Derby Trailblazers Here’s…
Read MoreMonday 16th December 2019
Feeling Green
Jessica Taal is a student at Castle Donington College Hey there, everyone. I’ve been procrastinating about writing this blog…
Read MoreMonday 16th December 2019
Spill The Beans!
Survey: spill the beans on your engagement and satisfaction with the arts and culture in Derby Daniel Whitehouse is Creative…
Read MoreMonday 16th December 2019
Shedding the Negativity
Shedding the Negativity Simon Marshall is a Learning Coordinator at Deda “This opportunity for our pupils’ voices to be…
Read MoreFriday 20th September 2019
#GlobalClimateStrike #YouthVoice #Blog
Daisy Lloyd is Creative Education Coordinator at Derby QUAD, and organises and facilitates the #ThisIsDerby Web Team #GlobalClimateStrike #SchoolStrike4Climate…
Read MoreMonday 29th July 2019
#ThisIsDerby Celebration Event – Digital Hub Animations
Written by Daisy Lloyd, Creative Education Coordinator at QUAD On June 13th #ThisIsDerby held a fantastic celebration event at Derby…
Read MoreWednesday 17th July 2019
#ThisIsDerby Photo Competition Results!
Written by Daisy Lloyd, Creative Education Coordinator at QUAD In February 2019 we launched the first round of a city-wide…
Read MoreMonday 24th June 2019
Sinfonia Viva at St Clare’s
Written by Sarah Gelsthorpe, Senior Leader, St Clare’s SEN Secondary School, Derby When year 10 were told that they would…
Read MoreThursday 20th June 2019
A Brief Understanding of the Web-Team
Written by Tobi Wong, member of the #This Is Derby Web Team Over the past few months the amazing web…
Read MoreMonday 3rd June 2019
Reflections on the Autumn Term in the SEND hub
Written by Marianne Barraclough, Education Manager, Sinfonia Viva We are thrilled to be part of the This Is Derby Essential…
Read MoreThursday 30th May 2019
This Is Me at Derwent Youth Centre
Spoken word artists Jamie Thrasivoulou and Jewel Campbell, and dance artist Isobel Davis came into Derwent Youth Centre in March…
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