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The Creative Partnerships project has helped young people at Clayfields House gain confidence and an appetite for learning

Project Creative Partnerships at Clayfields House

Funding £4,000 including £3,000 from Creative Partnerships

Purpose To boost the social and emotional wellbeing of young people in a secure children's home

Background

Clayfields House in Nottinghamshire is a secure residential children's home for up to 18 young men and women aged 10 to 17 who are either on remand, on sentence or on welfare orders. Staff were keen to improve the environment in the setting and, in particular, to tackle the blank and oppressive walls in the recreation area. So the home, which is managed by Nottinghamshire County Council, embarked on the Creative Partnerships programme delivered by Mighty Creatives, the young people's creative development agency for the East Midlands.

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