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The NEET2EET Beat exhibition at the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art in Fawcett St. is running between 1st and 26th Feb. 2010 and is providing NEET2EET programme participants with an opportunity to showcase their talents and achievements in film-making, music production and visual arts.
A formal opening on Wednesday 17th February, 4.00pm will see participants who have achieved Open College Network qualifications receive their certificates and celebrate their achievements before an audience of peers, family and friends.
Established in April 2008, The NEET2EET project is a partnership between Sunderland Youth Offending Service (YOS), The Bunker music and arts studio and the Open College Network (OCN).  NEET is the term used by the DfES to describe young people who are not engaging in education or training.
The Youth Offending Service works in partnership across the City to provide a range of innovative services to support children and young people from offending or reoffending.  The NEET2EET project is one such project that provides creative and artistic learning opportunities at The Bunker for under-18 year old young people.
Those young people involved are either known either to the YOS or the YOS Wear Kids service which provides support to children and young people who are at risk of offending.  Young people can be referred to the project simply to provide a constructive use of leisure time or because their current circumstances are not conducive to them taking full advantage of more mainstream education or training provision.
The aim is to engage young people in voluntary, educational activities in an informal, friendly environment. The skills and confidence that a young person gains can help them to maximise the potential they might already be showing or to re-integrate them into education or training if they have been having problems.
For more info, call 0191 5671777 |
