Refugee Week is Coming – Activities for Children & Young People Refugee Week 2020 kicks off on 15 June, and children and young people everywhere are invited to take part, at school or at home. The festival is happening virtually for the first time this year and the theme is ‘Imagine’, which is an invitation…
This is a hugely challenging time for schools and both the Artsmark Team and the Arts Connect Team want you to know that we are here to help you if you need it. In early April the Artsmark Team at Arts Council England closed the programme to new registrations owing to the uncertainty of the…
Two months that have felt like a life-time! It’s hard to think back across all that has happened since the ‘lock down week’; it was my last visit to a school on Wednesday 18th March. At the same time all our school and arts and cultural partners were working with us to quickly cancel activity…
We are all living through unprecedented times that have had a huge impact on all elements of our lives. But in this time of uncertainty I am very lucky to be working in a sector that has shown enormous strength and resolve. There have been so many examples of people rising to the challenge of…
One of main things that this unprecedented situation has taught me is the power of partnerships, the desire that there is across the arts, cultural and education sector for people to meet, connect, share and ultimately recover together. As the Local Cultural Education Partnerships (LCEPs) Manager I am very fortunate that I get to work…