{"id":957,"date":"2017-02-14T10:53:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T10:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creativeschools.london\/?p=957"},"modified":"2017-02-16T10:06:04","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T10:06:04","slug":"supporting-schools-artsmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeschools.london\/supporting-schools-artsmark\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting schools on the Artsmark journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #6baecb;\"><strong>We kicked of our first Collaborative Learning session of 2017 by exploring Artsmark and opportunities for cultural organisations and arts practitioners\u00a0to support schools on the Artsmark journey.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speakers from Arts Council England and A New Direction joined East London cultural partners at Stratford Circus Arts Centre for an afternoon of discussion and insight into the Artsmark process for schools and opportunities for cultural organisations to support them.<\/p>\n<p>Artsmark is Arts Council England\u2019s flagship programme for schools that helps them to plan, deliver and evaluate quality arts and culture provision in schools. The new Artsmark was designed by schools and relaunched in 2015 by Arts Council England &#8211; providing an excellent way for schools to ensure that arts and culture play a vital role in whole school improvement.<\/p>\n<p>East London boroughs such as Barking &amp; Dagenham and Newham have some of the highest number of schools signed up to the new Artsmark in London, and with the\u00a0launch our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeschools.london\/schools\"><strong>Creative Schools Artsmark<\/strong>\u00a0offer for East London schools for 2017\/18<\/a>, cultural partners have a great opportunity to test out how they can support schools to fulfill their Artsmark ambitions.<\/p>\n<h2>Artsmark is&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Refreshed! \u00a0Artsmark was relaunched in 2015 and was designed by schools for schools to make it more forward looking and relevant to the changing educational landscape.<\/li>\n<li>Awarded to schools by Arts Council England and recognised nationwide as an accreditation of quality arts provision in schools.<\/li>\n<li>A brilliant framework\u00a0for schools to\u00a0review and develop their offer to ensure that arts and culture play a vital role in whole school improvement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over\u00a01,000,000 young people\u00a0have now been engaged through Artsmark Schools across the country since the 2015 relaunch, providing a wide range of models of how schools are delivering their Artsmark ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anewdirection.org.uk\/blog\/artsmark-school-profile-the-bridge-school\">how Artsmark works<\/a>\u00a0and read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anewdirection.org.uk\/blog\/artsmark-school-profile-the-bridge-school\">insights from The Bridge School<\/a>\u00a0on attaining Artsmark Platinum.<\/p>\n<h2>What do schools need\u00a0help with?<\/h2>\n<p>The Artsmark process that schools undergo can benefit cultural organisations by helping to understand what areas and improvement needs a school is keen to support.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the Artsmark journey a school will complete a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsmark.org.uk\/get-involved\/how-artsmark-works\"><strong>Statement of Commitment<\/strong><\/a>, which becomes their key arts planning document and will tie arts provision to overarching aims in the School&#8217;s strategy \u2013 as evidenced in School Improvement or Development plans.<\/p>\n<p>For arts organisations, finding out if a schools is undertaking Artsmark can help shape and align their offer with core school priorities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anewdirection.org.uk\/blog\/tag\/artsmark\">A New Direction\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsmark.org.uk\/\">Arts Council England<\/a>\u00a0shared some of the\u00a0critical areas of support emerging from schools across the country:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Teacher<strong>\u00a0CPD<\/strong>\u00a0that includes longer term\u00a0development opportunities for staff<\/li>\n<li>Support for\u00a0<strong>digital arts\u00a0<\/strong>and applying tech creatively in the classroom\u00a0including; music tech, film, and animation<\/li>\n<li>Help to<strong>\u00a0raise\u00a0standards\u00a0<\/strong>across the school and deliver\u00a0<strong>the curriculum\u00a0<\/strong>in creative ways<\/li>\n<li>Advice around\u00a0<strong>fundraising\u00a0<\/strong>including co-fundraising for projects<\/li>\n<li>Opportunities to connect pupils with their\u00a0<strong>local area<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Creative perspectives<\/strong>\u00a0that\u00a0can support pupil resilience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Opportunities for cultural organisations<\/h2>\n<p>Many cultural organisations are well placed to support\u00a0schools with expertise and knowledge around the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pupil Voice<\/strong>\u00a0initiatives in schools\u00a0and student involvement in decision making<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quality<\/strong> of cultural activities including\u00a0impact evaluation\u00a0approaches<\/li>\n<li>Delivering\u00a0creative approaches to<strong> STEM subjects<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Career progression opportunities and projects that support\u00a0<strong>employment and skills<\/strong>\u00a0development<\/li>\n<li>Working with non-mainstream schools including\u00a0<strong>SEND and PRU<\/strong>\u00a0settings on the Artsmark journey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What can you\u00a0do?<\/h2>\n<p>Some of the ways your organisation can support\u00a0schools doing an Artsmark:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Provide advice<\/strong>\u00a0and feedback for schools planning their\u00a0Artsmark journey<\/li>\n<li><strong>Facilitate networks and partnerships\u00a0<\/strong>including:\u00a0hosting Artsmark events, joining a schools advisory board and supporting local consortia working<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deliver creative activities<\/strong>\u00a0for pupils in the school aligned with their Artsmark Statement of Commitment<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diversify your CPD offer<\/strong>\u00a0in response to school needs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advocate and\u00a0promote<\/strong>\u00a0cultural education services locally\u00a0with signposting and sector knowledge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Top tips for getting started<\/h2>\n<p><strong>First<\/strong> \u2013find out if a school you are working with is on the Artsmark journey &#8211; ask them! The onus is often on schools to approach cultural organisations for specific support, but by understanding the Artsmark process schools go through\u00a0cultural organisations\u00a0can better target and shape their offers to meet school\u00a0needs and align with strategic priorities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second<\/strong> \u2013 understand\u00a0how Artsmark works by attending an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anewdirection.org.uk\/artsmark-development-days\/artsmark-development-day-for-arts-cultural-organisations\">Artsmark Development Day for cultural organisations with A New Direction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Third\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>check your offer against the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artscouncil.org.uk\/quality-metrics\/quality-principles\">Arts Council Quality Principles<\/a> for insights into how schools are delivering their Artsmark ambitions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get involved in Creative Schools Artsmark<\/strong>\u00a0by emailing us <a href=\"mailto:hello@creativeschools.london\">hello@creativeschools.london<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Image credit: \u00a0Calise Lewis, Creative Schools Symposium 2016<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We kicked of our first Collaborative Learning session of 2017 by exploring Artsmark and opportunities for cultural organisations and arts practitioners\u00a0to support schools on the Artsmark journey. 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