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  1. 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.
  2. Blog category
    •  Blog
    •  Artsmark 20
    •  primary school

    An arts-rich curriculum make for happy children

    , 10 minute read

    As schools readjust to life after the pandemic, Victor Guerro (Curriculum Lead in Creative Arts at Hillyfield Primary Academy), discusses the power that art and creativity have when embedded into the curriculum.

    A group of children lined up in front of a large painting on the wall. They are smiling and throwing their arms up in the air.
  3. Blog category
    •  creative careers

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

    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
  4. Blog category
    •  creative careers

    Artsmark Coordinating Assistant chats career aspirations

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

  5. Blog category
    •  creative careers

    How did we get here?

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

  6. Blog category
    •  creative careers

    Creating the Creatives of the Future!

    This National Careers Week we want to take the opportunity to focus on our blossoming Creative Industries and the range of opportunities available for young people.

  7. Blog category
    •  Arts Award
    •  Artsmark Platinum
    •  creative careers

    Artsmark and Arts Award is a winning formula for success

    Delivering Arts Award’s range of qualifications can help schools meet the Artsmark criteria – enabling personalised delivery, facilitating progress, developing leadership skills and offering CPD opportunities for teaching staff.

  8. Blog category
    •  creative careers
    •  pupil voice
    •  secondary school

    Nurturing Young People’s Talent

    Rosie Gill, a Year 9 student at Ballard School, is one of the youngest people to achieve Distinction as an associate of the Royal School of Music and Trinity Music College.