The Artists in Schools programme in North Lincolnshire supports and encourages schools, helping them to extend their arts curriculum into new innovative areas. It is generally recognised that the arts have suffered as a result of the National Curriculum concentration on core subjects, giving the arts lower priority and fewer resources. The scheme has been developed by North Lincolnshire Council working in partnership with local schools and the wider community to meet the needs of young people.
Projects involve professional artists working across a range of arts disciplines.
Each project involves young people, teachers, parents and the wider community who are engaged in a variety of workshops, residencies and events. North Lincolnshire's Artists in Schools project has proved to be extremely successful since its inception in April 1996, and is a prime example of partnership working within the council and beyond. During the course of each project, the schools regularly contribute to the scheme offering support in cash and kind. For more information please contact the Artists in Schools Co-ordinator on 01724 297275.