What's new
Working towards Artsmark – Round 12
In order to support the development of Artsmark as an auditing and development tool as well as a school kitemark we have decided to introduce the term ‘Working towards Artsmark’ to replace not achieving.
Thank you and good luck!
Thank you to all those settings who have applied for Artsmark Round 12. Your assessor will be in contact with you over the next few weeks to discuss your application and arrange a convenient time to visit.
You can now register for Shakespeare Schools Festival 2012!
Since 2000 the SSF have put more than 100,000 students on the stage in over 250 professional venues, making SSF the largest youth drama festival in the UK. Its aim is to create ever more 'Shakespeare Schools', where young people develop skills for life
Liz Forgan visits Artsmark Gold school
Our Chair, Dame Liz Forgan, was in Southwark last week for a visit to the Charles Dickens Primary school which has received Gold Artsmark recognition three times.
Accompanied by members of the Artsmark team and the Deputy Head, Liz Forgan sat in on a workshop delivered by The Place, around core themes from Goodnight Mr Tom and then a music lesson delivered by the schools resident musician.
NEW RESEARCH SHOWS ARTS PROGRAMMES CAN CUT CRIME AND SAVE TAXPAYERS’ MONEY
The arts play an important role in the criminal justice system and can reduce crime
and save taxpayers’ money, according to a major new report published today.
One arts project, Only Connect, more than halves expected rates of re-offending,
from an estimated 57.5% without the charity to 25.9% with the charity. This
generates savings of over £3.2m to the criminal justice sector over six years.
SEND IN YOUR ARTSMARK PHOTOS!
We'd like to update our website slideshow with new images of children and young people engaging with artists and arts organisations. Please send photos, with a signed permission form to artsmark@artscouncil.org.uk. Images should not exceed 2MB.
CPD opportunities
Cedefop is the European Agency to promote the development of vocational education and training (VET) in the European Union. Below are a list of CPD opportunities that may be of interest to your setting.
National Campaign ‘Youth Arts Transforms Lives- FACT!’ Update
Artswork is delighted that almost 5000 people have already accessed and downloaded the ‘Youth Arts Transforms Lives’ campaign resource, which is one of the key outputs of the national campaign: http://artswork.org.uk/campaign-2011