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  1. Blog category
    •  wellbeing
    •  partnerships

    Using data to improve wellbeing through creativity

    5 February 2024, 7 minute read

    Many of our Artsmark schools have closely engaged with the #BeWell survey and this Children’s Mental Health Week, Falinge Park High School tell us how they’ve been using this data to improve wellbeing for their students.

    Two pupils concentrating, looking up as they balance a plate on sticks
  2. Blog category
    •  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.
  3. Blog category
    •  Blog
    •  primary school
    •  cross-curricular

    A Dive into Art at River Beach

    11 May 2022, 10 minute read

    The journey towards Artsmark Gold for River Beach has been long and peppered with challenges thanks to Covid-19, but embedding creativity into the curriculum really paid off when Ofsted came calling. Sandra Ackerman, Arts Specialist Teacher, talks about their deep dive into art.

    An image of two young people sat on their desk, painting. One child is laughing whilst the other has his head down, concentrating on his painting.
  4. Blog category
    •  secondary school
    •  wellbeing
    •  Artsmark Gold

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

    5 November 2020

    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
  5. Blog category
    •  Covid-19
    •  Artsmark Platinum
    •  wellbeing

    How creativity supported us in lockdown

    14 October 2020

    In our first Artsmark in action blog we hear from Julia Wisbey, Head of Drama and Senior Leader in Personal Development at Admiral Lord Nelson School, a secondary school in Portsmouth.

  6. Blog category
    •  wellbeing
    •  Artsmark Partner
    •  resources

    Creativity and wellbeing – a perfect match

    18 May 2020

    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
  7. Blog category
    •  literacy
    •  cross-curricular

    Creativity captures pupils' imaginations on World Book Day

    4 March 2020

    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
  8. Blog category
    •  primary school
    •  cross-curricular

    Join the World Oceans Day sing-a-long

    14 May 2019

    Horfield Primary School would like to invite you all in joining them to celebrate World Oceans Day.

    Horfield Primary School pupils bird art work as part of a Science Summit