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  1. Blog category
    •  CPD
    •  pupil voice
    •  arts partnerships

    Christ Church Primary embark on their Artsmark journey

    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.

  2. Blog category
    •  CPD
    •  equality and diversity

    How can Artsmark support the creative lives of young people?

    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
  3. Blog category
    •  Artsmark Celebration Week
    •  primary school
    •  cross-curricular

    How Reay Primary School are using the arts to strengthen their diverse community

    , 10 minute read

    Creativity is at the heart of Reay Primary School’s values, particularly when celebrating the multicultural identities of its pupils. Lucy Hall, Art leader and teacher, discusses how they use creativity to strengthen their school’s diverse community.

    how pupils see themselves through mixed media aiming to celebrate their varied cultural heritages.
  4. Blog category
    •  cross-curricular
    •  Artsmark Platinum
    •  secondary school

    School should be more than merely passing exams

    Peter Robinson from Our Lady's Catholic High School talked to The Guardian about how achieving an Artsmark Platinum Award can change the life of a school.

  5. Blog category
    •  Blog
    •  primary school
    •  cross-curricular

    A Dive into Art at River Beach

    , 10 minute read

    The journey towards Artsmark Gold for River Beach has been long and peppered with challenges thanks to Covid-19, but embedding creativity into the curriculum really paid off when Ofsted came calling. Sandra Ackerman, Arts Specialist Teacher, talks about their deep dive into art.

    An image of two young people sat on their desk, painting. One child is laughing whilst the other has his head down, concentrating on his painting.
  6. Blog category
    •  dance
    •  cross-curricular
    •  primary school

    Activating Dance in Primary School

    Claire Somerville, Head of Children and Young People’s Dance at One Dance UK, explains more about the PE & Sport Premium and how it can be used to benefit dance in primary schools.

  7. Artsmark is ready to help your school take its art and cultural education to the next level.

    Art work on a wall outside a school
  8. Blog category
    •  cross-curricular
    •  primary school
    •  Artsmark Gold

    Artsmark and Poetry

    This National Poetry Day, Art Coordinator Sharon Palfreyman from Corrie Primary School, talks to us about how two inspiring arts and poetry projects helped them achieve Artsmark Gold

    Children playing outside