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  1. 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
  2. Blog category
    •  dance
    •  cross-curricular
    •  primary school

    Activating Dance in Primary School

    Claire Somerville, Head of Children and Young People’s Dance at One Dance UK, explains more about the PE & Sport Premium and how it can be used to benefit dance in primary schools.

  3. Blog category
    •  cross-curricular
    •  primary school
    •  Artsmark Gold

    Artsmark and Poetry

    This National Poetry Day, Art Coordinator Sharon Palfreyman from Corrie Primary School, talks to us about how two inspiring arts and poetry projects helped them achieve Artsmark Gold

    Children playing outside
  4. Blog category
    •  wellbeing
    •  Artsmark Partner
    •  resources

    Creativity and wellbeing – a perfect match

    This week marks Mental Health Awareness Week! We want to celebrate the importance of creativity and how this can help support children and young people’s wellbeing.

    Mental Health Awareness Week 2020
  5. Blog category
    •  youth voice
    •  secondary school
    •  re-registration

    Transforming perceptions through youth-led podcasts

    , 10 minute read

    Weaverham’s student-led podcast not only transformed engagement in the arts, but also changed the community’s perception of arts, culture and creativity.

    Three students at a desk, one sitting in front of a recording microphone. They are all looking towards the camera smiling.