News and Ideas

Real Ideas Spring Webinars for Teachers The 4Cs – creativity, culture, connection, community – are at the heart of Real Ideas’ curriculum thinking.  Our aim is to outline the practical activity on offer and create communities of practice around the 4Cs to support...

A great opportunity from our friends at Festival Bridge...

Are you interested in producing or programming artistic/creative events, and want to begin a career in an arts venue or creative organisation?  The Creative Assistant Fellowship at Bristol Beacon could be for you! This role is about on the job learning, so you do not...

Are you curious about entering the world of theatre-making? Want to try something new and different? Feel inspired and unleash your creativity with Let’s... The Bristol Old Vic have launched some FREE online masterclasses for young people and adults. Let’s… online...

Rhythm Circle Digital Games Project The Rhythm Circle Digital Games Project has just finished creating 3 online music games. Whether you are a school teacher delivering whole class music lesson or a family looking for enrichment activities, these games are useful...

See how Doorstep's Arts Award went as they completed their bronze Arts Award! The participants all worked towards a musical production of  'Alice in Wonderland." They managed to execute the show, however many young people had to complete their Arts Award during the...

Read all about how Lighthouse in Poole have found their Arts Award delivery journey #LoveArtsAward   Last year we at Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts, decided to start our Arts Award delivery journey. Having been a supporter centre for years, we decided it was...

Schools Anthology – Save Our Seas! Each year the University of Plymouth creates an anthology celebrating the talent of the city’s young people. They're on the lookout for submissions from students, from which the best will be selected and published in the anthology....

How a creative network came together to make it happen 2020 was supposed to be a year of celebration for Arts Award in Gloucestershire. A group of diverse organisations from festivals to museums and libraries met at The Everyman Theatre in December 2019 to join forces...

Creativity Exchange: A New Online Community to Encourage Teaching for Creativity This February Arts Council England (ACE) have launched Creativity Exchange, a new online community to encourage teaching for creativity across the curriculum. Designed for school leaders,...

Following our autumn webinar exploring what was working in the shift to online delivery for the cultural sector, and this webinar explores the latest developments and best practice examples 6 months on. This webinar will also feature an introduction to Badge Nation, a...

Open Call for Creative Proposal DISRUPT is a brand new digital arts festival taking place 8-9 July 2021. The event will explore how the performing arts has supported and collaborated with communities during the pandemic, and how a year of uncertainty and change has...

It’s a really challenging time for many as we’re all acutely aware. However, for young people who have left school, education, university who find themselves in a hugely difficult economic climate, their careers, building skills for their future and maintaining energy...

Pavilion Dance South West proudly presents Origins 2021- a digital performance platform for young dancers, schools & youth dance groups across the South West to showcase their creative dance film work. Applications are now open for Origins 2021, hosted by Pavilion...

BATH SPA UNIVERSITY HOSTS ONLINE LITERATURE AND WRITING SUMMIT: FOLLOW THE SUN Travel the world without leaving your home and join a dynamic summit of writers, artists and scholars at Follow the Sun, an online literature and writing conference hosted by Transnational...

Software Cornwall have compiled a list of some of their favourite computer science and online learning resources aimed at kids and adults alike to help you through the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of these resources are free and best of all, they are all fun and creative!...

Interested in working in a digital and virtual format with library staff to co-create and deliver a series of creative interventions with children, families or young people? Libraries are needed more than ever as we cope with Covid 19. Children and young people have...

Plymouth-based Above Bounds Theatre Collective are back to ease some of those lockdown struggles with another series of weekly storyelling sessions for under 7s and their families. Join Vicki from Above Bounds in a fun, imaginative and welcoming space for...

The SoundWaves Network is a three-year early childhood music education programme incorporating a strong element of training for the current and future early childhood workforce in the South West. It has just announced two more 'Sounding Board' online Zoom learning and...

Discover! Creative Careers in National Careers Week 2021 (1-5 March) is an opportunity for teachers to give their students insight into the range of roles that exist across the creative industries. Featuring virtual tours of some of the UK’s leading businesses...

For 10 years Pop Up Project have been delivering reading, writing and illustration experiences to over 100,000 children and young people, many in deprived areas and challenging circumstances. They're also working to build a more diverse next generation of children’s...

Register now for the RSC's free Schools' Broadcasts of Michael Morpurgo's Tales from Shakespeare The Royal shakespeare Company's free Schools' Broadcast series continues in 2021 with five new broadcasts sharing the work of former Children's Laureate and best-selling...

See below from all-female theatre company, Scratchworks Theatre Company! Most recently, after our Christmas tour of 'The Snow Beast' was cancelled due to Covid-19, we decided to turn it into an audio adventure using Emergency Funding from Arts Council England. ‘Faina...

This December, Little Angel Theatre is putting on digital performances for EYFS/KS1 children of our production WOW! Said the Owl, based on the book by Tim Hopgood. For the cost of £300, schools can book to have one pre-recorded digital performance for their EYFS/KS1...

Delivered in partnership with the new National Academy for Social Prescribing (as well as NHS England and NHS Improvement, Sport England, Natural England and others) this is an exciting new scheme for us that builds on the ambitious commitments we make around health...

It's that time of year again! Every year Artsmark host Artsmark Celebration Week to shout out about the fantastic achievements of schools and advocate for cultural education across the curriculum. Read more from our amazing Artsmark schools. ...

Do you ever wonder if there’s a world waiting for you in your wardrobe, or a castle on the top of your roof? Ever wanted to know what it’s like to go to space, or swim to the bottom of the sea? Vicki from Above Bounds invites you to join her in telling some tall...

International Creative Jam - City & Nature from Portugal to Plymouth! As part of the Atlantic Youth Creative Hubs (AYCH) we are offering an opportunity to participate in physical and virtual workshops and activities of the 3-day AYCH International Creative Jam....

At Real Ideas Organsiation, we're thrilled to be a part of Arts Award. We love nothing more than hearing all about young people discovering their 21st century skills. To celebrate 15 years' of Art Award is a huge success.   Below you'll find a blog from Bodmin...

With the world a little topsy-turvey at the moment, the Bridge England Network (which we are proud to be part of) wanted to gather the general feeling from schools regarding their needs and their aspirations for students throughout the new school year starting in...

Shout Out Loud is running two Ideas Factory sessions next week on Wednesday 19th August to ask young people what they think is important about heritage and what they think a youth heritage engagement programme should look like. This will be a great opportunity for...

Creative Youth Network are continuing to provide online sessions, learning and opportunities for young people to stay connected, keep creative and provide aspiration for the future. One programme, which is becoming more important than ever due to unemployment rising...

The pressures educational leaders and professionals, are under is undeniable. It has been inspiring to witness how education settings and their communities have worked together to engage children and young people during the challenges of COVID-19. In particular we...

Are you an aspiring writer? Show off your talents with a story competition from the International Agatha Christie Festival. More information below: Calling all young writers! We want you to write a story of no more than 1,000 words, and submit it to the IACF 2020...

To mark the end of Pride month, Pavilion Dance South West will be hosting two special events with Andrew Moffat MBE. Both events will be taking place next week, Tuesday 30th June, and will be discussing the importance of kindness & inclusivity in the current...

Stars of stage and screen including Jodie Prenger, Mark Gatiss and Jo Joyner are just a few of the professional actors contributing to a digital workshop programme now available in the areas thanks to a digital programme being launched by Prime Theatre. The company is...

Artsmark registered? Ready to start your journey? Sign up for one of our online development day sessions between now and the end of term! Artsmark development days provide the essential training for education settings who have registered for Artsmark but not yet...

From Lockdown With Love – bringing people together through creativity, art, music and much, much more. Are you getting creative whilst we’re in lockdown? Share a photo of your creations with us using #FromLockdownWithLove to share a message of love, hope and unity....

Pay it Forward: support for small businesses during COVID-19 pandemic  In light of the sharp downturn in income felt by small businesses across the UK due to COVID-19, Crowdfunder and Enterprise Nation will provide the tech and tools to enable small businesses to...

NEW ARTISTS MENTORING PROGRAMME From March 2020 - March 2021 b-side will train, mentor and support 5 young visual artists from the Borough of Weymouth & Portland (and surrounding areas) to develop, try and test new creative ideas that are specific and/or...

The English Folk Song and Dance Society are very excited to announce that they are providing more Youth Folk Sampler Days this summer. Aged 12-18? Play an instrument confidently? Want to take part in an inspiring day of music making? Sign up for a free place at the...

Big Emotions: Mindful Music For Little People Big Emotions: Mindful Music For Little People by Laura Loft, is a new creative wellbeing resource aimed at EYFS & KS1. A beautifully illustrated story and creative journey through Little Boy’s imaginative inner world...

Bristol Old Vic have now launched four online resource packs for KS2 teachers. These are intended to help allow small and rurally isolated schools benefit from working, whether directly or indirectly, with a large city-based arts organisation. The Old Vic have worked...