Schools Programme

The Our Year 2024 Schools Programme provided children and young people across the Wakefield District with access to quality creative skills and learning opportunities.

We crafted a wealth of creative opportunities, including our complimentary Our Year to Get Creative resource pack, free professional development workshops and a Wakefield Curriculum for Primary Schools, thoughtfully built around three distinctive themes: Coal Mining, Local Environment, and Sculpture.

These resources will remain available via Wakefield Education Services.

Wakefield Curriculum 

The Wakefield Curriculum is a place-based creative curriculum resource for Early Years and Primary teachers that was created during Our Year 2024.

It was developed by SPARK, Wakefield’s Local Cultural Education Partnership. The resources have been created using the collections and expertise of our district’s cultural organisations, and include stories of local events, people and places. The resources centre around three themes, chosen in consultation with teachers, that celebrate and reflect upon some of the key ideas that have shaped what Wakefield is today. These themes are: Coal Mining, The Local Environment and Sculpture.

Wakefield Curriculum - Overview

Coal Mining Resources

Local Environment Resources

Sculpture Resources

SPARK

Wakefield’s Cultural Education Partnership

SPARK is the Local Cultural Education Partnership (LCEP) in Wakefield and is made up of a group of organisations and individuals working to ensure children and young people across the borough can enjoy, benefit from and progress in arts and culture. SPARK collaborates to share ideas, resources and cultural assets to grow a quality cultural offer, in and out of school, for all children and young people in Wakefield.

Find out more about Spark