Ellesmere College has been handed the top award in recognition of its art provision for a second time. The College has been reaccredited with it’s second Artsmark Platinum Award for its continuing commitment to providing high quality arts and cultural experiences for pupils and those in and around the community. Arts Council England, which gives out the awards, praised the College for continually...
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A talented actor from King’s Ely has been called-up by the prestigious National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT). Billy Pinto will star in (subject to the COVID-19 situation) Imagination, by Timothy Knapman and Stuart Matthew Price. Directed by Richard Fitch, the production will be presented at CURVE Theatre, Leicester and for the International Youth Arts Festival, Kingston in June and July. As a member...
A successful children's author recently ran a creative writing workshop for Year 8 pupils at Oswestry School. Kiran Millwood Hargrave dropped in to discuss how she writes books and the inspirations behind her writing. She explained to pupils how she ‘maps out’ her writing and the journey she takes from initial idea to a complete story. Kiran particularly spoke about her first children’s book,...
Wellington School recently hosted a Writing Retreat for pupils from across the region. Over 90 children from 24 schools attended a morning of workshops and rehearsals, before performing a dazzling array of their own compositions to a thrilled audience. Throughout the morning, they worked with professional writers and editors from the publishing industry and the Golden Egg Academy. Each child was...
A student at Bishop's Stortford College has won a global catalogue cover competition run by Specialist Crafts. Harriet H won the 2020 Specialist Crafts Catalogue Cover Competition, which will see her artwork featured on the Pottery and Ceramics cover page. The annual competition, which receives hundreds of entries from pupils in countries across the globe, gives young artists the opportunity to...
A sixth form student at King’s Ely has been named the 2019 ILFORD PHOTO International Student Photographer of the Year. In April, Luna Guo was announced as the ILFORD’s UK Student Photographer of the Year, and the 18-year-old has now gone on to win the International prize with her stunning print, entitled ‘If you don’t help them who will?’. Photography students from across the globe were...
A Visual Arts International Baccalaureate diploma student at Westbourne School has been shortlisted for a prestigious award. Tia's work was talent spotted at a Visual Arts exhibition at the school, and has now been shortlisted for the Ceramics Excellence Award 2019. The CSAD Ceramics Excellence Award celebrates emerging talent and showcases the potential ceramics has. Tia will now be given the...