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    •  Blog

    How to embed creativity across an academy trust with Artsmark

    20 June 2023, 10 minute read

    Putting creativity at the heart of a school is challenging – here one trust explains how it successfully embedded the arts.

    A group of children dance on a stage in dark red lighting.
  2. To mark Stress Awareness Month, we want to take the opportunity to celebrate the important role creativity can play in reducing stress, and how this can support children and young people’s overall wellbeing. Read our top tips to reduce stress in the classroom through creativity!

    Photo @ The LPA, Xavier Fiddes Hillyfield Primary Academy Description Arts and wellbeing activity at Hillyfield Primary Academy
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    •  Artsmark Celebration Week
    •  arts partnerships

    Artsmark in action: Manchester Hospital School

    11 November 2022, 5 minute read

    Manchester Hospital School proudly received an Artsmark Gold Award. To celebrate, we spoke to Lisa Biggar, a teacher at the setting, about some of the things she’s most proud of...

    A selection of digital art created by students at Manchester Hospital Schools
  4. A look into how Elveden Church of England Primary Academy are using the arts to support the development of language.

    A group of young people sit around a table, colouring in with pencils and pieces of paper.
  5. Blog category
    •  Artsmark Celebration Week

    Elstree Screen Arts Academy: Achieving our Artsmark ambition

    11 November 2022

    Headteacher Chris Mitchell, headteacher at Elstree Screen Arts Academy, reflects back on how using Artsmark established a clearer framework for high-quality cultural learning and some of the great things they achieved during the process…

    An image of two young females, stoof behind a digital camera looking intently into what they can see.
  6. 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
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    The importance of creative communities

    9 November 2022, 10 minute read

    For Artsmark Celebration Week, Kevin Jones, one of the Artsmark assessors, reflects on the significance of cultural collaborations in the Artsmark Framework.

    Creative learning at Chorlton High School. A group of young people in a group, holding up someone in the middle.
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    •  Artsmark Celebration Week
    •  primary school
    •  cross-curricular

    How Reay Primary School are using the arts to strengthen their diverse community

    8 November 2022, 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.