InspirED is a subscription based service, bringing the skills and expertise of art and media professionals direct to Somerset schools, colleges and education settings. It is a partnership between three award-winning arts producers and promoters in Somerset: Somerset Art Works (art & design), Somerset Film (creative IT) and Take Art (Dance, drama and early years). All of the activity detailed below is provided free of charge to subscribing schools (unless indicated) in addition to our partners programmes.
If your school has not yet subscribed you can read more about the offer in full here or talk to us or our partners about the benefits it brings. Not a subscriber or outside of Somerset? - there are a lots of downloadable resources below and which we can signpost you to, that are free to all.
Somerset Film and InspirED are proud to be supporting schools and education settings on their Artsmark journey, inspiring children and young people to create, experience, and participate in great arts and culture. To find out how we can support your Artsmark journey, telephone 01278 433172.
Over the past five years we’ve delivered over 23,000 creative experiences for children and young people in 125 educational settings and provided CPD sessions to over 1,000 teachers, teaching assistants and early years practitioners.
Now we are changing our focus.
With changes to the schools funding mechanism and continued pressure on budgets, we have listened to the priorities of schools and now present a NEW, more focussed, high quality membership offer for Primary schools in 2019/20.
Join our NEW InspirED Primary School Network Scheme with a yearly membership of just £150 that gives you
+ One place at our 2020 InspirED Annual Conference to come and be inspired by our guest speakers, grow your peer networks and inform your teaching practice through engaging, hands-on CPD.
+ Three InspirED e-bulletins per year that signpost resources and information including local, regional and national material plus a hard copy for your staff room.
+ Discounts on quality-assured InspirED partner services including CPD workshops and artist-led residencies.
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Access to case studies and resources available through this website.
+ Priority access to other opportunities InspirED has initiated and/or fundraised for.
Join us and be InspirED – call 01278 433172 or complete an online membership form.
Kit/accessories that you can borrow free of charge to undertake creative projects in schools or to simply try out before investing in your own.
Equipment available includes:
Booked on a first-come, first-served basis. We're keen to hear about any other equipment you might be interested in having access too so we can add it to a wish-list for future investment.
*If you need one for every child in a class then let us know.
Scripts for Secondary School Drama Groups
We’ve commissioned award-winning writer Richard Addison to produce three original scripts especially for secondary schools to produce. These are FREE for you to use if you include the credits indicated on each script. We’d love to see the finished results so don’t forget to send us a link to your films – we’ll be featuring the best on Somerset TV and on our website.
Film made with Somerset schools for young people Choosing your Subject Options - Your guide to Art, Dance and Drama
SEN Resources folder - full of useful documents we've found online for film and animation
Listen to an interview with Roots of Empathy, which describes a truly innovative and inspiring approach to emotional dysfunction in children and young adults
Decode resources, created to help anyone working with young people use digital media to explore history, in particular, carnival and fair,
Family Connections resources - a series of 'how to' videos for use by all ages on subjects ranging from using Pinterest to iMovie and iStop Motion.
Into Film Curriculum linked resources - take a look at their latest resources including Mindfulness through Film and Hidden Figures -helping young people explore themes of diversity, equality and careers in STEM.
National Schools Partnership - latest release include Viceroy's House for use in the history classroom and a STEM based learning resource for years five and six
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