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  1. 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.
  2. Blog category
    •  literacy
    •  cross-curricular

    Creativity captures pupils' imaginations on World Book Day

    To celebrate #WorldBookDay we’ve spoken to three recently awarded Artsmark schools to find out how they infuse their English curriculum with creativity.

    Two children reading a book in a library
  3. Blog category
    •  primary school

    Artsmark in the Potteries

    Lucy Palmer-Rimmer, Arts Council England’s Communications Officer for the North, visited Oakhill Primary School, observing how Artsmark keeps history alive for children in the Potteries ​There’s nothing unique to Oakhill Primary school on the outside.

    Male student proudly holds up pottery creatures
  4. Blog category
    •  pupil voice
    •  primary school

    Year 6 pupils share their Artsmark journey

    Year 6 pupils, Kyle and Cadey from Senacre Wood Primary School's Arts Council, close Artsmark Celebration Week by telling us what they got up to and share their Artsmark journey with us.

  5. Blog category
    •  primary school
    •  cross-curricular

    Join the World Oceans Day sing-a-long

    Horfield Primary School would like to invite you all in joining them to celebrate World Oceans Day.

    Horfield Primary School pupils bird art work as part of a Science Summit
  6. Blog category
    •  cross-curricular

    Supporting students to find their voice through creative writing

    Deborah May from creative writing charity First Story, an Artsmark Partner, tells us how their programmes can help you put creative writing at the heart of your Artsmark adventure.

    Young female pupil smiling and writing at a First Story workshop in Oxford
  7. 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.

  8. 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.