The agenda and joining instructions for the meeting in Lincoln are ready and can now be downloaded by clicking here

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Could you tell us a little more about the February meeting in Lincoln?
The February meeting is our first “standard” meeting of 2010. We will use it to discuss progress and activity, issues facing members, and in particular to discuss motions to the NUS Annual conference in April.

What will happen here?
We’ll be planning activities for the next few months, discussing policy proposals, and holding open space technology. There will also be our fabulous evening social activity planned by our events officer, with plenty of opportunity to make the acquaintance of other Arts-concerned officers and reps from around the country.

Key points to be discussed?
Internships & STEM research funding concentration

Who will attend?
Student reps and officers from institutions with creative courses

What are the benefits of attending?
Opportunity to input into policy discussion and activity, learning from experience and practice of others.

What to bring?
Yourselves, positive attitude to change, issues and ideas from your local activities

Aims and outcomes?
To generate policy and progress for creative students, in particular to influence the National Arts Student Summit and NUS annual conference as well as other activities due soon.

Thanks Kit!

The Arts Group’s first meeting of 2010 will be held on 11th-12th February in Lincoln.

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Please visit our Registration page here to sign up to attend our October meeting in Liverpool on 19th/20th! now in London on the 19th/20th October!

The Next Meeting of the Arts Group will currenly be on October 19th/20th in Liverpool, overlapping with the NUS’ Town Takeover, watch this space for more updates soon.

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It’s time for the next meeting of the Arts Group!

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Topics currently planned for discussion include:

- Bursaries in Higher Education – 6 out of 10 of the bottom spenders in the recent Bursaries tables are Arts-specialist institutions. What can we do to make sure the additional income from our fees is being spent to enable access?

- Emerging Workers in the Creative Industries – Unpaid work experience, internships, and working for free for months or years are common place in parts of the Creative Industries and Cultural Sector – what is our stance, and where is the line drawn on unfair employment practice?

- FE Funding – The Learning Skills Council’s dispersion, and the future of Foundation courses and other areas of the Arts in FE, has been a topic at previous meetings. What’s going on and what can we do to preserve the core elements of Creative Education?

- The Future of the Arts Group – We’re here. We’ve got attention and a voice. What do we want from our collective and what are the key issues for the committee to act on for the next year?