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  1. Blog category
    •  creative careers

    How did we get here?

    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
  2. 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.

    Image of Lion Mask made by a child in Tanzania
  3. Newcroft Primary Academy started its Artsmark journey in the summer of 2020, as Issy Veazy started her new role as Art & Design subject lead. She discusses how signing up to Artsmark helped give direction and structure to her plans.

    Newcroft - a young people's hands as they draw
  4. 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.
  5. Blog category
    •  Artsmark20
    •  Blog
    •  primary school

    Day to Create: a visit from our Youth Advisory Board

    , 5 minute read

    Abby, a member of the Youth Advisory Board, reflects on her visit to an Artsmark school during their #DaytoCreate celebrations.

    An image of the sign of Brinsworth Howarth Primary School
  6. 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.
  7. Blog category
    •  secondary school
    •  wellbeing
    •  Artsmark Gold

    How we use arts and creativity to boost student and staff wellbeing

    In our second Artsmark in action blog we hear from Alexis Pelling, Artsmark Lead at Cheam High School, a secondary school in Cheam, Surrey.

    Art work on a wall outside a school
  8. Blog category
    •  Artsmark Partner
    •  arts partnerships
    •  Covid-19

    Discover the impact of working with Artsmark Partners (part one)

    The Artsmark Partnership Programme connects educational settings with cultural organisations on your doorstep.