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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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1 October 2015
10 tips for getting going with Arts Award
It's Start Your Arts Award Day! Here are our top tips for getting going with Arts Award...
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1 October 2015
Case Study: Bhavesh Jadva, Voice Associate Editor and Bronze Achiever
Bhavesh Jadva was completing his Bronze Arts Award,when he was invited to join the Arts Award Youth Network as a representative for the North West. He has since become a key team member, working as an Associate Editor at Voice for the last couple of years.
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30 September 2015
Danny Wallace and Jamie Littler at Bath Children's Literature Festival
Danny Wallace is a natural fit as a children's author, achieving that nigh on impossible adult trait of speaking to children as equals.
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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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29 September 2015
Google event brings a flurry of new devices!
Apple announced their latest flagship phones at the start of the month, Google ends September with theirs
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29 September 2015
Fern Hallam - Photographer
Fern found Arts Award at a low point in her life, having left school without qualifications due to anxiety and depression. "When I saw the Bronze Arts Award it was like a ray of light," says Fern, who went on to complete a Bronze and Gold Award using photography.
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29 September 2015
Case study: Filmmaker Agi K.
Agi K is a truly exceptional 12 year old film maker. She's home educated in Wales, has already completed her Gold Arts Award, makes multiple films each week and last year won the NYFF award. Her videos are now available on Vimeo On Demand.
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29 September 2015
How to ... make Arts Award work for you
Doing your Arts Award gives you a whole range of experiences and teaches you new skills. You need to make sure that when you are writing your college/university or work application that others can see what you have learnt.
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29 September 2015
How to...make a great Arts Award portfolio
Want to know how to make your Arts Award portfolio as brilliant as you can? Here are our top tips to take it to the next level...
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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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29 September 2015
Desi Rascals: The debate about how ‘desi’ it actually is
My family and I have been watching the acclaimed Sky Living, scripted reality series Desi Rascals.
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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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26 September 2015
Top news of the week... 26th September 2015
The most important arts and media stories of the week