Arts

We are a small, dedicated team with many years’ experience of working with teachers, artists, children and young people.   We are committed to delivering and brokering high quality cultural learning opportunities across art, drama, dance, media, written and spoken word in order to:

• raise achievement in and through the arts;
• foster a sense of enjoyment and fulfilment in learning through the arts;
• increase the numbers of children and young people actively participating in arts and cultural activity;
• ensure the arts and cultural offer is high quality, dynamic and relevant.

The ArtForms Arts Development offer for 2024/25 includes: 

Support and guidance

This is available for schools that require bespoke support in the arts.   It can include:

• Arts – strategic visioning and action planning
• Art and/or D&T subject leader support and development
• Art and/or D&T curriculum development
• Whole staff training and teacher CPD (subject knowledge and practical skills)

This support can be purchased through the 0-11 Learning Improvement team account on Leeds for Learning.   Depending on your requirements, schools can access different levels of support, ranging from a twilight session to two days of intensive support.   We tailor our support to support your needs and endeavour to provide a service which is value for money.  To discuss how we could work with you, please contact jane.zanzottera@leeds.gov.uk  

CPD and Training

We deliver training throughout the year for primary Art and Design and Technology subject leaders.  Over three sessions, subject leaders will consider:

• Effective subject leadership;  
• Developing specific subject knowledge (this includes practical, theoretical and disciplinary knowledge); 
• An in depth look at an aspect of the curriculum.

This training can be purchased on a ‘pay as you go’ basis.  Alternatively, schools can join the Primary Learning Partnership which provides access to five or ten different subject networks. For more information about this, please visit the following pages on the Leeds for Learning store:

• Primary Learning Partnership 10;
• Primary Learning Partnership 5.