We’re teaming up with the very best partners, from across the arts education landscape, to develop high-quality experiences, easy-to-use resources and useful CPD for your Access All Arts week. Along the way we’ll be sharing exciting opportunities to help you kickstart your creative adventure.


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Free virtual school trip with Art UK

The Superpower of Looking's Art Adventure is the ultimate free virtual school trip. Join artist Sarah Graham and explore inspiring artworks from galleries in Glasgow and Walsall – all from your own classroom. The virtual visit takes place on Wednesday 2nd October 2024. To find out more information and book your spot, click here.


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Into Film's Film of the month

Into Film’s film of the month competition celebrates young filmmaking talent across the UK. Any genre, any theme!🎬 Monthly winners receive prizes and have their films featured on Into Film’s website and YouTube channel. Film of the Month is open to all young people aged 5 to 19 across the UK. For children under 17, a parent or guardian will need to provide their details to give consent for them to participate. To find out more information, click here.


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Win a pair of golden headphones on a creative adventure

This summer, now>press>play reached the fantastic milestone of 100 Experiences in their content library. That means teachers have access to 100 different, curriculum-aligned Experiences for EYFS all the way up to KS2, that have been written, produced, and recorded by their team. To celebrate this special occasion, dive into creativity with your class and win your school a limited edition pair of golden headphones. In the lead up to Access All Arts week you can trial now>press>play free for 2 weeks. Learn more here


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National Portrait Gallery's New Schools Hub

In September 2023, the National Portrait Gallery announced the launch of Schools hub, a new online resource for students and teachers. Featuring more than 150 newly commissioned learning resources and videos, all linked to the Art & Design and History National Curriculum, the hub has been developed by and with teachers, artists, historians and education experts. Schools hub brings the Gallery’s remote, school-based and in-person offers together as one cohesive programme. It explores themes such as identity, empire and migration, whilst connecting students directly with artists from their Collection. Learn more here.


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National Theatre's 'Let’s Play' programme 

National Theatre's 'Let’s Play' programme is now available for free to all state-funded primary schools. Cultivate drama and creativity in your school with support from the National Theatre.  This includes free CPD workshops to improve your practice,  professional play scripts for your classes to perform, and access to the National Theatre Primary Collection to watch extraordinary productions of children’s theatre. Click here to sign up and find out more information. 


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Find an Event

If you’re searching for more local opportunities, The Big Draw have a search function on their website, where you can input your postcode to discover events near you. What are you waiting for?