Ramsay,Nigella & Jamie watch out, the next generation of telly chef’s have arrived!

Every primary school is full of enterprising talented children and this project explored healthy eating from their perspective. We asked them to create something tasty and a resource that could be marketed and sold through their entrepreneurial skills.

We encouraged them to discover how food could be prepared and think about creative ways to inspire people to take care of themselves through positive eating and a balanced diet.

Inspired by telly chefs, the children devised their own recipes and with our help created a unique DVD /Recipe Card product that sold like hotcakes! creating a much needed revenue stream for the school.

The fourth annual Telford Dance Festival once again showcased dynamic and exciting dance from local, regional, national and international performers.

The festival provides a wonderful opportunity for young performers to share billing with professional dance companies and the event is an important platform for nurturing and developing confidence, technical ability and performance skills.

The short highlights film above gives a flavour of Telford Dance Festival 2012.

How do you get teenage boys fired up about language, poetry and the power of the spoken word?

As part of the English curriculum, we explored the concept of being coachable using the recent resurgence of Thierry Henry who started his career as a promising winger, but by being coachable and listening to Arsene Wenger, became one of the best strikers in world football.

After debating the concept, the boys agreed that just like Thierry, they were coachable! After sharing a couple of powerful, lyrical poems (anything that moves you will do) the boys set to work writing.

We encouraged boys to be honest with themselves and with each other an by exploring their ‘truth’ and combining that with imagery the could create dramatic, outstanding poetry. The boys shared their personal life experiences enriching their vocabularies and thinking skills in the process.

They then recorded each other ( flip cameras) and used green screen to bring powerful imagery into their work. The atmosphere was electric and the experience was unforgettably powerful for everyone involved.

We are all poets, including those boys labelled ‘difficult to engage’ but don’t take my word for it, listen to the boys!

How would young people with special educational needs respond to an opportunity to become artists? This question drove a unique project that far exceeded expectations.

Through a creative consultation process the young people took ownership of this project from the very beginning. After planning a trip to ‘Big London’ and wandering around the TATE and the South Bank, the group were inspired to create a new outdoor learning space back at school and stage an exhibition of their own abstract art.

 We used the cold and snow to inspire immersive learning that children were able to lead, shape and evaluate with outstanding results.

By ‘discovering’ key objects such as penguin eggs, baby polar bears and a mysterious explorers rucksack, children were able to investigate and stimulate their imagination developing their thinking skills in the process.

Year 1 children ignite their learning with a burning passion!. After studying The Great Fire of London as well as the book ‘Masha and the Fire Bird’, the children designed and built their very own London landscape. This arts installation was the focal point of a wonderful evening where families came to see the pupils work and the Great Fire of Sedgeley!

Michael Rosen has delighted thousands of young readers and audiences with his wonderful writing and performances.

In this brief interview, he talks about his work and shares top tips for inspiring reading and writing.

Year 3 & 4 children from Queen Victoria Primary School worked alongside a range of artists and creative practitioners to explore and express their ideas about their relationships with each other and their school environment.
Using photography, visual art and sculpture the children produced creative work that represented their individual ideas but also reflected their teamwork and sense of community transforming parts of their school environment in the process.
This short film reflects on the impact of the project and highlights the inspired learning that took place.

Pupils and teachers at Queen Victoria Primary School immersed themselves in Chinese Culture igniting creative learning and teaching across the whole curriculum. Starting with the stimulus of The Firework Makers Daughter by Phillip Pullman pupils had a wide range of multi sensory experiences that accommodated all learning styles. Artists, creative practitioners and local businesses worked in partnership with the school and supported the learning journeys of all the participants.

The pupils shared their wonderful creativity throughout the project with parents and the wider community and a spectacular celebration event marked the end of this inspirational project.

In this creative project Short Wood Primary School and their local community gathered underneath the Great Oak tree on the School field to celebrate Peace.

The Peace Picnic involved the whole school as each class had been thinking about Peace and producing creative work to share and celebrate at a special event. Singing, dancing, poetry, visual art, drumming and a rock band were just some of the entertaining activities on show.

The event also saw the Gentle Giant land art and The Nest on the lake officially opened. Both the nest and the land art were inspired by a book created with Year 4 and the Peace Picnic featured the official book launch. The community were able to attach special messages for Peace to the balloons and released them as part of the closing ceremony.

This short film presents some of the highlights of the day.