Blog posts
Explore how museums and heritage sites can be places for learning, connection and creativity with GEM – the Group for Education in Museums.
![Group of children and an adult leaning over a glass floor on a high-level walkway inside Tower Bridge, looking down at the view below.]()
Manchester Secondary Pupil Referral Unit (MSPRU) is a multi-site Alternative Provision school located across five sites in Manchester. Hear about how their crucial creative partnership work has empowered them to lead the newly-formed North West Specialist Arts Network.
![Two globe art sculptures with images of Black Britons on them.]()
We hear from staff and pupils at Colton Hill Primary School about how engaging with creative arts organisations and practitioners has given them really exciting opportunities.
![A young girl is sitting in a chair with a drum kit behind her]()
Two schools explain why Artsmark is not an end in itself, but a long-term commitment, a spur to further action and just the start of their arts journey.
![A group of young people stand on a stage acting]()
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.]()
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.]()
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.]()
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]()
