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1 October 2015
#ArtsAward10...Happy Birthday Arts Award!
Yes folk, this month Arts Award is celebrating turning ten years old.
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30 September 2015
Creativity vs Education: What have we learnt this month, class?
This month we have discussed the current state of creative education in the UK and it has proved itself to be rather lacking. From interviews with leading demonstrators to creative utopias, here is the best from September.
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30 September 2015
March round up: literature
This month we have delved into the world of literature...
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29 September 2015
What’s your Gold worth?
Did you know that UCAS, the organisation who handles your university application, recognises Gold Arts Award, offering 35 points for a pass? Well it's true!
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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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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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25 September 2015
Arts Award Discover Club at Latitude Festival
The Arts Award Youth Network smashed it again! 68 Discover Arts Award were completed at Latitude Festival!
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25 September 2015
Arts Award Discover Club at Elderflower Fields
This year the Arts Award Youth Network supported the achievement of 18 Discover Arts Awards onsite at Elderflower!
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25 September 2015
Arts Award Discover Club at Dissfest 2015
This year the Arts Award Youth Network supported the achievement of 13 Discover Arts Awards at DissFest, Diss in Norfolk!
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24 September 2015
Is higher education worth the cost?
Now that university fees and living costs have shot up, is higher education worth it?
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21 September 2015
Emmys 2015
This year's Emmy Awards ceremony was one of breaking records.
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18 September 2015
How to...Educate Yourself Creatively Outside School and University
Not getting enough creativity from your school or university? Worry not, there are many different options that can help you unleash your creative potential.
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16 September 2015
Technical Creativity: Using Practical Skills in the Arts
Can technical skill and creative freedom really both be found in the same place?
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16 September 2015
The Danish Girl: do trans roles belong to trans actors?
Last week, the first international trailer of the new film from Tom Hooper, the Oscar-machine director of The King's Speech and Les Misérables was released. His latest treat, The Danish Girl, is about one of the first people to undergo gender reassignment surgery.
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7 September 2015
What is the English Baccalaureate, and why is it causing a stir?
If you have been to any debate on creative education in the last year, you will have heard one thing again and again. The new English Baccalaureate (EBacc) is coming, and it's a killer for the arts.
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4 September 2015
Is advanced education always the route to creative success?
Should we always look to success at school and uni to predict future success? Loads of famous artists, musicians and actors made it...without excelling at school.
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1 September 2015
What’s the role of film education at a young age?
Media literacy gives us so much. It's unquantifiable how much I've learnt, not from school, but from watching film and television.
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1 September 2015
The best TED picks: How can creativity help your career?
Who says it best? The most informative videos about the importance of creativity from school, to working life.