School Arts Week Workshops

1st Jan 2019School Workshops

This summer we will be celebrating the creative arts in schools across the country by supporting children to explore, engage and develop their own creativity through a wide range of participatory art workshops. We believe that art is for everyone, that everyone should have the opportunity to participate in the creative arts – and that participating in … Read More

After School Drama Clubs for Primary Schools

12th Jul 2018News, School Workshops

Our after school Drama clubs provide the perfect opportunity for children to enjoy, and benefit from, a range of activities including drama games, improvisation, choral speaking, script reading and performance. It is widely accepted that drama builds confidence as well as helping children to understand the world around them and developing both creativity and emotional … Read More

Teaching Resource: Shakespeare and Science: The Elements

11th Mar 2018Free Teaching Resources, School Workshops

An open-ended, cross-curricular, creative science and Shakespeare activity connecting scientific thoughts across the ages Download the Shakespeare and Science resource Find out more about Periodic Tales book by Hugh Aldersey-Williams here Get in touch and let us know about your experiences of using Shakespeare and Science with young people: info@as-creatives.com Related Pages Shakespeare Workshops for … Read More

Big Secondary Days – Enriching education through a creative approach to the curriculum

21st Feb 2018News, School Workshops

The summer term sees many secondary schools enriching their students’ education by organising “off timetable” days offering a wide range of different activities. So why not let us take the pressure off programming and the toil out of timetabling by booking one of our BIG Secondary Days? Both challenging and engaging, a BIG Secondary Day … Read More

Learning Outside the Classroom Opportunities in Maths and English

1st Feb 2018News, School Workshops, Teacher CPD

Outdoor spaces provide wonderful opportunities to explore how numbers and shapes create both the built and natural worlds. Every year we work with schools across the UK to help realise the potential of their outdoor space/s for creative learning opportunities.  Outdoor MathsSchools’ outdoor areas offer a wealth of stimulus for learning in Literacy. Whether it’s an observational poetry … Read More

Blog: Learning Outside the Classroom

10th Jan 2018Blog, News

A nostalgic whim took me on a detour recently, to show my kids where I had built dens amongst trees and bracken as a dirty-kneed nine year old. It was the same spot, I told them on our approach, where my big brothers regularly rode their bikes on dirt tracks, over obstacles and down dips … Read More

Case Study: Shaking up Shakespeare

1st Sep 2017Blog, Case Studies

Sadly, it is still very often the case that when students arrive in one of our Shakespeare workshops, the dread is written all over their faces! The fear that they won’t understand it or that it will be boring, or just plain irrelevant, is palpable. However, it is a challenge we relish and it doesn’t … Read More

Children’s Book Week – School Workshops

1st Jun 2016News, School Workshops

Children’s Book Week is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading. Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. Every year, commemorative events are held nationwide at schools, libraries, bookstores, homes, wherever young readers and books connect! If you are looking for ways to … Read More