Would you like to join a group of schools to help you with your Artsmark journey?

Artsmark is the creative quality standard for education settings, accredited by Arts Council England.  IVE are working with the Leeds Cultural Education Partnership and the Leeds Music Education Partnership on a new consortium to support schools who are interested in achieving Artsmark.   To find out more about Artsmark and the Leeds Creative Schools Consortium, schools are invited to attend an online information session on Monday 3 October, 3.45-4.45pm.
The session will include information about:

• the Artsmark Award, including how to register;
• support packages available from a range of partners;
• benefits of being part of a consortium group and participating in peer network sessions;
• local Artsmark schools, including the impact Artsmark has had on their whole school settings.

Please book your place at this event through Eventbrite.

Environmental creative challenge
Local organisation, IVE, have made their latest Applied Creativity Lab free for everyone to access. The theme is #breathedeep and is open to anyone (aged 7+) to help find new ways to reduce air pollution, simply by being inventive. The programme includes a set of learning activities, which can be accessed by a group or as an individual.  The activities have been designed to suit home learning or in school delivery.

Final ideas can be submitted to IVE to be assessed by a panel of industry specialists from science and engineering, climate groups, health, civil servants and marketers. The idea which is deemed to be the most original and applicable will be supported to take the idea to the next stage of development. The deadline for submissions is 17th July 2020.  Click here to get started!

Music and Drama activities
Pegasus Opera Company have put together these digital resources which use music and drama as a way of teaching other areas of the curriculum. Each video specifies the age range and the theme.

Art Activity packs
Home is Where the Art Is have launched their latest activity pack, with contributions from UK artists.  This is third pack to be developed and is free to download.

Leeds Year of Reading: Dual language books
For families where the home language is not English, Mantra Lingua, have over 500 books which are read aloud in the home language and English. Their library is free to access for EAL households up to the 20th August 2020.

The Artsmark briefing session will take place at New Bewerley Community School on

Tuesday 27th November, 4pm – 5.30pm.

It is free to attend and is open to anyone to teachers, subject leaders, senior leaders and governors.  For further information and to book your place, please click here.

Find out about the Leeds Music Education Partnership Artsmark registration subsidies here.

Find out about ArtForms as Artsmark Partners here.