Voicebox: Schools on Voice
All you need to know about what schools are doing to get their students through their Awards and a look at what the students themselves are creating!
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9 March 2017
What goes on at...Waterhead Academy's Career Pathway Project?
Back in the dying months of 2016, I was asked by my Arts Award centre, Peshkar, to be a part of the leadership for the Creative Career Pathway at the Waterhead Academy, Oldham.
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10 February 2017
Charlotte Coles, Gold achiever and Youth Theatre Practitioner at York Theatre Royal
My name is Charlotte and I currently work at York Theatre Royal as a Youth Theatre Practitioner and I completed my Gold Arts Award back in December 2016 after organising a number of different projects as a Drama Practitioner for the award.
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31 January 2017
Doing your Arts Award at school? A few pointers
There are many reasons why you would do Arts Award at school. And you might find a few challenges too - but on balance it really is a great place to achieve your award. This short guide gives you a few tips as to what the benefits are, and also addresses some of the challenging questions you might be asking too...
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25 November 2016
St. Benedict's and their Silver Arts Award
Bury St Edmunds is not only a town immersed in medieval history, it is also the home of what has become a nationally recognised Christmas Market.
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9 October 2016
Getting into Acting School
It's tough to get a place at Drama School (less than 1% of applicants get in!) so if you're serious about getting in, you might want to try some of these tips.
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10 September 2016
Get Gold with a little inspiration
Are you facing that dreary thought of heading back to school, college or university? Maybe the simple fact that you leave work and it's already getting dark again? Maybe you need a little shimmer of hope to help you through - maybe a shimmer of Gold!
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31 May 2016
How to…persuade your school to run Arts Award
No matter what size your school is, making the decision to introduce them to Arts Award is not something you should take lightly.
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5 April 2016
How to…find an arts placement
At some point when taking your Gold Arts Award, it will come to Unit 1 Part B, which is all about getting involved in the Arts World.
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15 January 2016
Make art not war: theatre of social and political change
What if, instead of using life as a design for art, we could use art as a design for life?
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11 December 2015
Gold Inspiration Podcast
Want to go for Gold? This podcast will certainly help!
Hello, podcast lovers! It has been a long time but we are back once more, and this time we are talking about how to achieve Gold Arts Award.
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10 November 2015
What goes on at...Shakespeare School's Festival
This year, we're running a review writing competition with Shakespeare School's Festival. You can review any SSF performance, just upload it to Voice and add it to the 'Shakespeare School's Festival' Voicebox to enter. We chatted to SSF's Venue Director Iain Jones to find out more about the festival.
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29 October 2015
Backstage with...BBC Ten Pieces
Ten Pieces is a huge scale project that aims to support teachers to deliver the music curriculum. After watching 10 Pieces II, we chatted to Jennifer Redmond, Assistant Producer at BBC Ten Pieces about making classical music appealing to all ages.
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28 September 2015
I don't go to school? A vlog by Agi K
We've featured Agi on Voice before, she has completed all of her Arts Award levels (by the age of 11!) and is taught from home. Who better to call on, as we come to the close of creative education month.
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28 September 2015
Want my job?...with Garth Jennings
Garth Jennings has worked in both film and publishing, directing such classics as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and signing a three book deal with Macmillan Children's books. This weekend, he could be found at Bath Children's Literature Festival...
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27 September 2015
Classic Stories with Kate Saunders and Holly Webb
Should classic books be sacred? And, if you do choose to revamp or serialise a classic, how should you go about it?
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27 September 2015
Bath Picks 2015: Martyn Ford, David Solomons and Sibéal Pounder
This weekend, Bath Children's Literature Festival presented their three top new writers — welcome to the stage Martyn Ford, David Solomons and Sibéal Pounder.
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26 September 2015
Judith Kerr at Bath Children’s Literature Festival
Witnessing the brilliant Judith Kerr in conversation at Bath Children's Literature Festival, it's great find the renowned author is still at such a creative highpoint.
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25 September 2015
What goes on at...Brighton University Saturday Club
The National Art & Design Saturday Club offers young people aged 14–16 the chance to study art and design every Saturday morning at their local college or university for free. We caught up with Brighton Uni's Joanna Tolley to find out more...