Joel Phillimore

We talk to Artists about their creative engagement work with us and alongside feedback from Headteachers and Class teachers, this helps to inform our Participate programme and to develop new work. Thanks to all the fantastic and highly skilled Artists who have worked with us, sharing their thoughts about the work and also how much […]

This week we\’re excited to have award-winning children\’s author Oliver Sykes in schools in County Durham, for Drama workshops with children at Butterknowle, Woodland and Evenwood primaries. Oliver is also visiting schools in Eden Valley, Cumbria and will be at Bolton Primary and Asby Endowed Primary School. There will also be a special Eden District

Headteacher at Allendale Primary School in Northumberland, Alison Hawkins, talks to our Creative Engagement Officer Kate Halsall, about the benefits of creative arts workshops from visiting artists and companies. K: Hi Alison! Could you tell me about your teaching background and how you came to be in your current role, as Headteacher at Allendale Primary

Highlights are delighted to have received funding support from the James Knott Trust, Cumbria Community Fund and Eden District Council, to launch a new project for children and young people which focuses on outstanding Artists from the North of England whose work we hope to champion. All the Artists we will be working with have

What a busy month for the Participate programme! In January we\’ve had a Music performance workshop from Hannabiell Sanders and Yilis del Suriel (Ladies of Midnight Blue) and an Animation workshop day in Northumberland, with Animation and Film maker Robin Webb. We\’ve also had Puppetry workshops from Moving Arts Parts and a Music composition workshop

This week we have two internationally renowned musicians based in Newcastle Upon Tyne – Hannabiell Sanders and Yilis Del Carmen Suriel who\’s duo, Ladies of Midnight Blue, will be visiting Shilbottle Primary School in Northumberland, to lead a Music percussion Participate workshop, for Years 5 & 6 children. In the last 10 years they have

Clare Carr, Executive Headteacher for Woodland, Frosterley and Butterknowle Primary Schools in County Durham, which are part of the Dales Partnership. Our Creative Engagement Officer Kate, recently spoke with Headteacher Clare Carr about her work as an Executive Head and her thoughts about the benefits of workshops for children from professional Artists and Companies. Clare

Participate workshops begin this week, and we\’re delighted to have puppetry and theatre workshops with the amazing Newcastle Upon Tyne Company, Moving Arts Parts at Kirkby Stephen Primary School, Brough Community Primary School. Later this month with have animation workshops from Robin Webb for children at Seahouses Primary School in Northumberland. You can watch some