Teach Inspire Create Conference: meet Tina Ramdeen

As we approach our Teach Inspire Create Conference, we spoke to keynote speaker, Tina Ramdeen, about how participation in the arts fuels social mobility, what her role at Roundhouse Trust is and what she will be speaking about at the Conference!

Tina is the Associate Director of Young People at Roundhouse Trust. Her work is centred around supporting organisations within public, private and voluntary sectors to provide young people with equitable access to opportunities and progression pathways into industry.

Tina is passionate about the impact of working with young people in non-traditional youth work settings and the intersect between youth provision and industry.

Why do you think creative education is important for young people?

Simply put, it's a social justice issue, and we know that participation in the arts fuels social mobility. Research shows that children and young people with an arts deficit are disadvantaged educationally and economically, while their more fortunate peers who do participate in the arts are more resilient, healthier, do better in school, are more likely to vote, to go to university, to get a job and to keep it.

Please can you tell us more about your role as Associate Director of Young People at Roundhouse Trust and what your mission is?

I oversee Roundhouse's work with young people aged 11-30yrs. We work with almost 8,000 young people annually, across two designated youth provisions within the Roundhouse Estate, as well as in schools and community settings, and we're aiming to double our reach to 15,000 young people annually in the coming years.

Our mission is to raise the creative potential of the UK, so we give young people and artists the space to experiment, develop skills and be part of incredible moments that go down in history.

Why do you think it is so important to provide young people with equitable access to opportunities and progression pathways into industry?

The creative industries form one of the country's fastest growing industries, however the benefits of this economic success is not equally distributed, as the sector does not reflect the diversity of the UK population.

It is the role of the formal and informal educators, as well as organisations within the creative industries to work collectively to remove barriers which prevent young people from accessing, progressing and sustaining meaningful careers within the industry.

What will you be speaking about at the Teach Inspire Create Conference?

I will discuss the role of cultural education within informal education settings to enhance opportunities for young people through both policy and practice.

Specifically, I will be highlighting opportunities for education providers to strengthen partnerships with cultural organisations / informal settings, to foster cross-sector collaboration and the sharing of knowledge, resources and best practice, whilst also broadening pipelines for young people to gain access to employment opportunities within the creative industries.

Tickets are limited so don’t forgot to book your ticket now to hear from Tina, as well as our other keynote speakers, Andria Zafirakou and Kay Adekunle Rufai!