Priority Places

This course is fully funded for those who live/work in Arts Council England's Priority Places covered by Artswork's NPO.

You qualify for a fully funded place on this course if you live/work in the following areas:
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Part Two

In part one, we looked at the importance of a whole school approach to creativity. In part two we will learn what creative schools are and discover examples.

  • What an 'arts rich school' is from values and ethos to what leadership in those environments looks like

  • Information and data from arts rich schools and how their strategies can be replicated

  • How to develop networks and partnerships in the education sector to help achieve arts based learning

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introducing Golden Threads

    • Making your way around this course

    • Golden Threads: Content and structure

    • Survey
  • 2

    Moving toward a creative education setting

    • Developing a creative school

    • Sam Martin Extracurricular Programmes

    • Leadership and governance

    • Values and ethos

    • The Durham Commission

    • Staff development and learning

    • Creativity in Early Years

    • Arts Rich Schools

    • Networks and partnerships

    • Developing international creative networks

    • Top tips on developing a creative school

    • The Value of arts culture and creativity to schools PDF
  • 3

    Next Steps

    • Congratulations you have completed this course

    • Course Evaluation

    • Final course reflection

    • Arts Council England Data Collection

    • Choosing your next steps through Golden Threads