The Go and See Fund offers grants up to £1,000 to enable teachers in state-maintained schools in Wales to take their learners to see high-quality art in venues across Wales. Teachers can use the fund to cover the cost of tickets and transport up to £1,000 to cover up to 90% of the costs of visits for learners aged 3-16.
The purpose of Go and See is to ensure the arts in Wales is accessible to all learners. To enable schools to take learners out of the classroom to experience the creative works of others; giving them the opportunity to respond to and reflect on high-quality art across Wales.
It could be a visit to see drama, dance, music, art, a cultural festival or any other high-quality arts experience.
Seeing high-quality art in Wales should be the focus of all visits.
Who can apply?
Go and See applications can only be submitted by:
- State-maintained schools in Wales for learners aged 3 – 16years.
- Pupil referral units in Wales for learners aged 3 – 16 years.
Unfortunately, we cannot support applications from applicants outside of state-maintained schools or pupil referral units.
Schools and pupil referral units can apply to the Go and See Fund more than once throughout the year but must submit completion reports before reapplying.
Please check the guidelines for more information on eligibility and what we can and can not fund.
What is the deadline?
There is no deadline for Go and See, which means you can apply for funding at any time. In most cases, you will normally hear within 4 working weeks whether your application has been successful or not. We recommend submitting your application a minimum of 5 working weeks in advance of your start date to allow for our grant making process. Applications submitted less than 5 working weeks ahead of the proposed activity may be withdrawn or declined.
Go and See grants are awarded to enable visits to take place during the academic year.
Any applications submitted after 12 July will not receive a response until September 2024.
Find out more
We recommend reading the full guidelines before submitting your application.
If you have any questions about Go and See, we’d be happy for you to contact us.
Email us at: creative.learning@arts.wales
You should submit your application a minimum of 5 working weeks before the planned date of your visit. We endeavour to get back to you within 4 weeks after you submit your application.
No, this fund is valid for covering the cost of tickets and transport only.
No, this fund is to cover the cost of high-quality arts experiences that would not be able to take place without the use of this grant. Tickets may be purchased once you have been informed that the grant has been awarded, if you school is able to cover the cost prior to the actual funds entering the school account this is fine.
As a rule, this is a no. However, under exception circumstances, and if you can clearly detail why a specific high-quality arts experience would need to happen outside of Wales the panel may be able to consider this.
As a rule, this is a no. The aim of this fund is for pupils to experience high quality arts, within high quality arts venues outside of the school. However, under exceptional circumstances, and if you can clearly detail why a specific high-quality arts experience would need to happen inside school the panel may be able to consider this.
Match funding is not to be sent directly to us, we expect this 10% match to come through school funds, in-kind costs or fundraising as an example.
This doesn’t stop you from applying, but your application should indicate when you anticipate the visit will take place.
Yes, any maintained school may apply for a Go & See grant.
This programme is ring fenced for school aged children starting from nursery up until the age of 16. Unfortunately, we are unable to fund post-16 education, including FE Colleges and Sixth Form.
Yes, you can apply for multiple grants of up to £1,000 throughout the academic year. But you can only have one grant open at a time. We particularly welcome applications from schools who have not engaged with the fund.
You’ll need to register your school on our online portal before completing an application form. Once you have registered on the online portal you will be able to access the application form. We recommend that you register your school on our portal at least 5 working days before you wish to start your application.
If you require further assistance in accessing the online portal, please contact us via: 03301 242733 (helpline) all calls charged at local rates or email: creative.learning@arts.wales
To access the application form you will need to have registered on the online portal.
We recommend that you register at least 5 working days before you wish to start your application. Once you have received your login details, you can use these to access all Creative Learning Cymru application forms and will not need to re-register when you want to apply again.
If you require further assistance in accessing the online portal, please contact our Grants and Information team: grants@arts.wales