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  1. Blog category
    •  Artsmark 20
    •  literacy

    Creating the perfect whole-school environment to inspire a love of reading

    29 March 2022

    Race Leys Junior School's environment is very bespoke, with each communal area focusing on a classic children's book such as Harry Potter, or JM Barry's Peter Pan. Find out how they redesigned the school environment to improve a love of reading for pupils. 

    A creative corner of Race Leys Junior School's library with vibrant colourful walls and a table and chairs in the corner
  2. Blog category
    •  creative careers

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

    7 March 2022

    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
  3. Blog category
    •  creative careers

    Artsmark Coordinating Assistant chats career aspirations

    2 March 2021

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

    Image of Lion Mask made by a child in Tanzania
  4. Blog category
    •  creative careers

    How did we get here?

    1 March 2021

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

    three images of Artsmark team members. Caroline (left) standing next to a piece of art, Jenny (middle) standing in the middle of a piece of street art and Leonore (right) playing piano
  5. Blog category
    •  Covid-19
    •  Artsmark Platinum

    How creativity supports our school community

    1 December 2020

    Horningsham Primary School received their Artsmark Platinum Award in May 2019.

  6. Blog category
    •  Covid-19
    •  Artsmark Platinum
    •  wellbeing

    How creativity supported us in lockdown

    14 October 2020

    In our first Artsmark in action blog we hear from Julia Wisbey, Head of Drama and Senior Leader in Personal Development at Admiral Lord Nelson School, a secondary school in Portsmouth.

  7. Blog category
    •  literacy
    •  cross-curricular

    Creativity captures pupils' imaginations on World Book Day

    4 March 2020

    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
  8. Blog category
    •  Artsmark Platinum
    •  school governor

    Q&A with Hayden Taylor, governor of 2019's Creative School of the Year

    4 November 2019

    Artsmark school, Admiral Lord Nelson School (ALNS) in Portsmouth, were named Creative School of the Year at the 2019 TES Awards.