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  1. Blog category
    •  #CelebrateArtsmark
    •  creative careers

    Connecting young people to the creative industry

    , 5 minute read

    The creative industries offer far more than the spotlight - from coding and design to marketing and sound engineering, there’s a world of careers behind every song, game, film, and app. Discover! Creative Careers opens the door to these exciting opportunities for young people.

    Group of people engaged in a hands-on creative activity indoors, building structures with cardboard tubes and blue blocks, with others standing and observing in the background.
  2. Blog category
    •  cross-curricular

    When Science Meets Dance

    , 5 minute read

    What happens when Year 10 students choreograph a dance piece inspired by a neurobiologist’s talk? Helen Frost, Head of Dance at Linton Village College, explains all in our blog.

    A group of pupils dancing in a hall.
  3. Blog category
    •  creative careers

    How arts, culture and creativity support career education

    , 5 minute read

    Creativity is one of the top skills required by employers across the world. By putting creativity at the heart of the curriculum, young people are at the forefront of the job market. Read our blog to find out more.

    A purple banner with an image of a young person using a computer
  4. Blog category
    •  creative careers

    National Saturday Clubs enhance career prospects for young people

    , 8 minute read

    Read about how extracurricular education programmes are enhancing future career prospects for young people with National Saturday Clubs.

    A group of people in a gallery looking at a piece of art work.
  5. 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.
  6. Blog category
    •  creative careers

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

    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
  7. Blog category
    •  creative careers

    How did we get here?

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

  8. Blog category
    •  literacy
    •  cross-curricular

    Creativity captures pupils' imaginations on World Book Day

    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