Category Archives: Schools

Building with bamboo – good for the brain!

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Jane Round

I love turning up with a flat bundle of bamboo sticks or willow and seeing it transformed in a day into a room full of large creations! This is simple to do and has an amazing effect on group work, … Continue reading →

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Is there a place for arts workers in schools after the cut backs?

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Jane Round

Sweeping changes in education and arts funding are having a big effect on freelance arts practitioners. I don’t want to get all negative, but having been to a few meetings recently, it seems the changes run deeper than I had imagined. People … Continue reading →

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Play and creativity – separate things?

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Jane Round

There is an argument that creativity and play are not the same things. I don’t like to separate them and for the purposes of this website I want to include articles on both as I find them closely related and … Continue reading →

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Choosing a theme

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Jane Round

Teachers often choose a theme for a half term and base as many lesson plans as possible round it. The idea is it’s more imaginative, more fun and gets children (and teachers) thinking across subjects and not keeping them in separate boxes. … Continue reading →

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