Arts and culture resources for schools and art organisations

Connecting schools with arts, heritage, and cultural organisations.

Below are a collection of organisations and services that schools and art organisations can connect with to strengthen your networks and grow your cultural learning opportunities.

Surrey Arts Surrey County Council’s arts service which aims to increase people’s participation in the arts in Surrey in partnership with other organisations. Surrey Arts is also the lead organisation of Surrey Music Hub.

Artswork The Arts Council of England’s Bridge organisation for South East England. Bridge organisations are funded by the Arts Council to connect the cultural sector and the education sector so that children and young people can have access to great arts and cultural opportunities.

Arts Award A range of unique qualifications that supports people aged up to 25 to grow as artists and arts leaders, inspiring them to connect with and take part in the wider arts world through taking challenges in an art form, from fashion to digital art, pottery to poetry.

Artsmark The creative quality standard for schools, accredited by Arts Council England. It provides a clear framework for teachers to plan, develop and evaluate arts, culture and creativity across the curriculum.

Directory of Surrey schools Surrey County Council has an interactive schools database with information on Surrey schools, links to things like Ofsted reports.

Arts Partnership Surrey An established network led by arts representatives from many of the Surrey districts and boroughs. The website has details of current projects, opportunities and call-outs relating to Arts Partnership Surrey work.

Arts Council England Arts Council England are the national development agency for creativity and culture. They provide funding opportunities, guidance, and resources.

Surrey Music Hub A network of music organisations and schools working together to bring more musical opportunities to young people in Surrey both schools and in the wider community.

Surrey History Centre Surrey History Centre collects and preserves the records of Surrey’s past and present, documenting the story of the county and its people from the 12th century to the 21st century.