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  1. Blog category
    •  creative careers

    Meet the women putting young people at the heart of what we do

    7 March 2022

    This International Women’s Day, we interview two of our Directors from the Arts Council’s Children and Young People & Learning team; Anne Appelbaum, Director of Children and Young People and Hannah Fouracre, Director of Music Education.  

    Young primary pupil being taught to play bongos by her teacher who is standing behind her
  2. Blog category
    •  CPD
    •  Artsmark Celebration Week

    Resources to deliver creative workshops

    11 November 2021

    Artswork share practical resources to help teachers lead creative workshops focused on three different activities; creating a vegetable orchestra, lyric/song-writing and spoken word performance

    Artswork Bridge logo
  3. Blog category
    •  CPD
    •  Artsmark Celebration Week

    My #Artsmark20 story: Reaching the Golden moment of your career

    6 November 2021

    In this inspiring blog, one teacher talks us through not only their Artsmark journey to Gold, but the impact its had on her own professional development.

    Teacher demonstration at a textile workshop
  4. Blog category
    •  CPD
    •  equality and diversity

    How can Artsmark support the creative lives of young people?

    10 June 2021

    As we begin delivering our new ten-year strategy, Let’s Create, our Children and Young People team are working hard to ensure that all youth engagement projects play a key role in helping us achieve our vision.

    Sixth form students filming other students in a studio with green screen
  5. Blog category
    •  CPD
    •  pupil voice
    •  arts partnerships

    Christ Church Primary embark on their Artsmark journey

    24 May 2021

    It’s been a year like no other for schools, with many different challenges to overcome. This didn’t stop Christ Church embarking on their Artsmark journey though! We speak to their arts lead, Nicola Bingham, about how the Artsmark framework is supporting them.

  6. Blog category
    •  creative careers

    Artsmark Coordinating Assistant chats career aspirations

    2 March 2021

    This National Careers Week meet Emma Thorpe, who’s joined us for her placement with The University of Manchester.

    Image of Lion Mask made by a child in Tanzania
  7. Blog category
    •  creative careers

    How did we get here?

    1 March 2021

    It’s National Careers Week and we’re shining a light on creative careers.

    three images of Artsmark team members. Caroline (left) standing next to a piece of art, Jenny (middle) standing in the middle of a piece of street art and Leonore (right) playing piano
  8. Blog category
    •  leadership
    •  CPD

    Five things you need to know from the ASCL conference

    21 March 2019

    Last week we attended the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) annual conference and came away feeling informed, inspired and excited.