The V&A has launched its most ambitious ever schools programme, V&A Innovate, to champion Design and Technology (D&T) as an essential subject and exciting career pathway. Available to every school in England, V&A Innovate introduces key stage 3 (KS3) students to core design principles used in industry to support teachers …
Read More »Schools to take over Tate Liverpool
Edge Hill University and Tate Liverpool are to deliver a ground-breaking educational programme that uses iconic artworks in new ways. From spring 2019 the institutions will begin their Schools in Residence programme. Hosted in Tate Liverpool’s art display Ideas Depot it invites children, staff, and students from City Region schools …
Read More »North’s leading art college becomes The Northern School of Art
Cleveland College of Art and Design (CCAD) is now officially The Northern School of Art. The new name recognises the school’s pre-eminence as the leading provider of specialist creative art and design education in the North and one of the best in the UK. It follows hot on the heels …
Read More »V&A announces over 60 loans to regions in educational initiative backed by Grayson Perry
The V&A recently announced that over 60 objects will travel to five locations across England from September 2018 to support the teaching of art, design and technology in secondary schools, as part of its educational initiative DesignLab Nation. Highlights include a ceramic tile by the Turner prize-winning artist Grayson Perry …
Read More »Oxford school to exhibit art at Christ Church Cathedral for Unity Week
Oxford-based day and boarding school Rye St Antony is preparing for a creative start to the new year with a huge art project in collaboration with Christ Church Cathedral. Work is already well under way for the Year 5 pupils under the direction of the school’s Head of Art and …
Read More »Calling all primary schools: The search is on for a new Mr Men or Little Miss character
Children with Cancer UK, the national charity dedicated to research into childhood cancer, has partnered with Mister Men Ltd to launch a series of Mr Men themed challenges for primary schools across the country to raise funds for the charity. The challenges give students of all ages the opportunity to …
Read More »Free Christmas giveaway of Avery’s Sticky Stuff for Schools range
Avery, the world’s largest manufacturer of customisable labels, is giving schools nationwide the chance to trial a number of products from its Sticky Stuff for Schools range for free. As part of the Ambassador Schools initiative, teachers will be sent an assortment of resources, which they can use to transform …
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