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Creative learning is not a soft option. Subjects such as art and design, dance, drama and music should be part of every child’s education. They inspire inquisitiveness, persistence, imagination, discipline and collaboration – but they’re also worth learning for their own intrinsic benefits.

Students and staff at Ricards Lodge High School on Lake Road, welcomed a special visit from Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s Arts, Heritage and Tourism Minister, Michael Ellis on Thursday 11 October as part of Artsmark Celebration Week, our national celebration of arts and cultural education.

As part of UK Parliament Week 2018, Iain Duncan Smith MP visited Churchfields Junior School to celebrate their prestigious Artsmark Gold Award, and hosted a debate with pupils, on Friday 16 November. Churchfields Junior School was awarded their fifth Artsmark Gold Award in July 2017, in recognition of the strength and vibrancy of their approach to arts and culture.

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There are many things to be cheerful about as the summer break looms. For Artsmark, we’re pleased that the team at Hull UK City of Culture 2017 is championing the importance of high quality art and cultural education and is encouraging schools to sign up to the Award.

Artsmark: Bringing cultural education to the screen.

There’s no doubt that film’s popularity can cause it to be undervalued, in the educational context. Yet, film is arguably one of the most influential art forms of the last century.

If I was to offer your school the opportunity to teach a subject that produces creative and exciting results, how many of you would think I was referring to architectural design? A handful of you? None of you? Well, that isn’t surprising as architectural design is not a subject normally taught in schools, and that’s a shame because it can produce very imaginative and inspiring result.

If we want diverse and excellent art to flourish in the future, we must get things right with children now.

Over the course of 2016, Bristol Plays Music has been running a pilot in primary schools across Bristol on behalf of the Arts Council, to explore how Music Education Hubs can work with Artsmark.