Trailblazer Evaluation Report 17/18

Moving to a Culture of Growth
• The impact of a growing number of collaborative relationships
• Patterns of engagement and implications for the programme
mid to long term
Inter-school partnerships and collaboration
Each year the Cultural Champions express a desire to work together, and be part of
the Trailblazer community. Responding to requests from the Cultural Champions,
attempts were made to bring together ‘communities of interest’ to share learning
and collaborate around major projects such as ROH Design Challenge, Punchdrunk
and ROH Create and Sing Carmen.
Whilst there was interest in shared research within projects, there was little activity
between the twilights. Generally, schools mostly benefited from the informal
connections that were made.
“Our year 4 teacher is helping another school with their production of Carmen”
Cultural Champion, Corringham Primary School
The most dynamic inter-school connections were independently driven and
motivated by a clear mutual benefits. For example, in 2016/17, the work with Beacon
Hill and secondary schools Grays Convent and William Edwards brought benefits
and learning for all partners. As lead partner, Beacon Hill have continued to drive
their visibility and develop positive relationships for their pupils within the
community.
Primary students performing as part of a Trailblazer Moments event, July 2018
Photo Credit: Belinda Lawley