At Ladywood we highly value the role Creative and Expressive Arts plays in supporting our children to engage with the curriculum and interact with others. We work with a wide range of artists, organisations and art forms, to develop our children’s individual interests, talents, and creative experiences. The Creative Arts enriches the Ladywood curriculum, to support all areas of learning.
Children have opportunities to engage with visiting practitioners such as; actors, dancers, musicians, artists and the Bolton Museum and Library Services. This fully supports our commitment to develop children’s engagement, communication, thinking skills, and personal and social development.
We are especially proud to be leading on the Every Child is an Artist project, which has been funded by the Hugo Burge Foundation. As part of the project, children and staff from local mainstream schools are invited into school to take part in workshops delivered by acclaimed artist, Rachael Addis. This is an opportunity for children to access high quality provision in the Visual Arts and for staff to increase their knowledge of delivering Art to children with SEND. The project will culminate in an exhibition to be held at Hive Artists Studios in Bolton in January 2027.