Curious Minds

Embedding creative learning within Arts Award

Curious Minds is working with five former Creative Partnerships schools from Lancashire and Merseyside to explore how creative learning practice (developed through the CP programme) can be embedded within Arts Award delivery. School staff attended bespoke in-house Bronze / Silver Arts Award adviser training earlier this year. They are now working alongside creative practitioners to deliver a range of exciting projects that will support over 60 young people to achieve their Bronze and Silver awards.

Emily Prescott is the new Arts Award adviser for Morecambe Road School, a Day Special School for pupils with a range of special educational needs aged 3 to 16 years:  
 

I’m excited about so many aspects of the Arts Award, such as how tailor made it can be for each individual and how accessible it is for our students. Predominantly I’m excited to see our young people becoming involved in the arts in a much more meaningful and relevant way and getting to watch them see themselves develop as leaders and artists.

Cherry Fold Primary in Burnley has decided to work with the whole of Year 6 on a project with an Olympic theme. Building upon their learning from Creative Partnerships, they will continue to focus on cross curricular approaches to improving literacy and encouraging pupils to see themselves as creative and capable individuals. The project will include a range of access points including an exploration of ancient Greece, the development of artefacts, journals, sculpture, textiles, paintings etc that will culminate in an exhibition early next year.

The other schools taking part in this programme are: Haydock High School, Gateacre School and Childwall Sports College. Find out more about their Arts Award projects in our next e-bulletin.