Welcome to the Star Project

Local training improving the quality of teacher education in the arts for present and future primary school teachers both locally and, through dissemination, regionally and nationally.

Latest courses

We have a wide range of courses for all teaching staff at a cost of £100.00 per delegate.

All courses take place at The Art Base, Tameside Primary School, Price Road, Wednesbury, WS10 0EZ between 9.30am and 3.30pm, lunch is provided.

Click the link below and select the Training and Development pages link at the bottom of the page to book a place. Alternatively click on the courses page to download an application form or appy online.

www.workforce.sandwell.gov.uk

 NEW FROM NOVEMBER 2008

Workshops for Gifted & Talented Pupils in Key Stages 1 & 2. Working in partnership with BCSIP and GTX West Midlands. We are running workshops for individual or clusters of schools in the following:

  • Art KS1
  • Art KS2
  • Music KS1
  • Music KS2
  • Creativity KS1
  • Creativity KS2

For futher details or to book a course, please e-mail Suki Durha at BCSIP s.duhraz@wlv.ac.uk 

Autumn Term Courses for Teachers & Support Assistants

  • Making Study Workbooks
  • Putton on a school Performance
  • Teaching Children to Think Creatively
  • Visual Art and Maths
  • Developing the Learning Environment
  • Finding Funding & Writing Bids
  • Textile Techniques for Primary School Teachers
  • Running an Arts Week / Project in School
  • The Arts & ICT

Spring Term Courses for Teachers & Support Assistants:

  • Painting for Primary and Secondary Schools
  • Teaching Gifted & Talented Pupils
  • Print Making for Primary & Secondary Schools
  • Music in the Primary School
  • Design & Technology in the Primary School
  • Music Technology in Primary & Secondary Schools
  • Drawing & Sketchbooks in Primary & Secondary Schools
  • Top Dance
  • Developing the Thematic Curriculum
  • Drama in The Primary School
  • Developing the School Grounds
  • The New KS3 Curriculum for Art Departments
  • Singing in the Primary School
  • Musical Composition in the Primary & Secondary School
  • 3D Artwork
  • Making Books with Paul Johnson
  • Teaching Children to think Creatively
  • Working with a Poet to Develop Children's Writing