Young Critic Newbury Spring Festival

Newbury Spring Festival Partnership in hosting the Young Critic Competition to enhance the involvement of young people across the county.   

Aims

The aim of the partnership was to enhance the academic knowledge in creating performance reviews as part of the Newbury Spring Festival. 

Background

The competition in previous years hosted by Newbury Spring Festival had been present, however uptake of schools and local youth groups had been low and the average age range of audience in the festival was in a older age bracket. The need to offer resources to schools and market the event to the youth. 

Resources

Lesson plans across Key Stages 1 - 5 were written and promoted by a range of specialist teachers within St Gabriel's School. 

The Partnerships and Marketing department promoted the events and plans across a variety of local counties.  

Impact

The uptake of the younger generation increased and a good percentage of teachers downloaded the resources for use both within local counties and wider a field.  

Pupil Involvement

Ages 5-18 took part in the competition. 

Frequency

This is a yearly event.