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Creativity Council

 

We are the Creativity Council!

In the Creativity Council, we have a number of different roles and responsibilities. We work with local artists on designing art events in and outside the school and work on whole-school projects adding our own creative touch!

We also like to hear what the children of Mellor think about art and their visits to Cross Corners.

We make sure that art is at the heart of everything we do!

Meet the Team

Creativity Council (25-26) (ID 2333)

Report to Governors

 

Summer 2025

This year, we have been meeting with Sam Redway from SPARK Arts to plan our ‘Building Braver Spaces’ project. The first aim was to create our research question and come up with a theme. The question we came up with is ‘Can drama help increase our confidence?’ and this will be based on using comedy to help overcome being embarrassed! The second aim was to plan and deliver a project with a year group in the school using drama and comedy. We chose year 4 and we will be meeting with a drama specialist called Sarah Hailstones to run the project at the end of the summer term.

We have also worked with other pupil voice groups on art-based projects. In November, we worked with the School Council to create large scale artwork for Diwali. The work was featured for a public space in the Belgrave neighborhood centre!

The other project was working with the Reading Champions to create new book cover artwork in the school library. So far, we have planned the book covers that we are going to draw and next we are going to paint them ready for display by the end of the summer term.

2024/25

 This year, we have been meeting with Sam Redway from SPARK Arts to plan our ‘Building Braver Spaces’ project. The first aim was to create our research question and come up with a theme. The question we came up with is ‘Can drama help increase our confidence?’ and this will be based on using comedy to help overcome being embarrassed! The second aim was to plan and deliver a project with a year group in the school using drama and comedy. We chose Year 4 and we will be meeting with a drama specialist called Sarah Hailstones to run the project at the end of the summer term.

We have also worked with other pupil voice groups on art-based projects. In November, we worked with the School Council to create large scale artwork for Diwali. The work was featured for a public space in the Belgrave Neighborhood Centre!

The other project was working with the Reading Champions to create new book cover artwork in the school library. So far, we have planned the book covers that we are going to draw and next we are going to paint them ready for display by the end of the summer term.

Summer Term 23/24

In May, the Take Over Day took place and it was an amazing day! We have been planning this event for the last few months with the support of Sam Redway and SPARK Arts. We also visited the venue at De Montfort University and met with the other school we are linked with to discuss the day and how it will work. 

The day itself was very successful with a large number of people visiting. There was a range of different activities for all ages from creating your own trophy, making your own sculptures, a scary room full of surprises and comedians running shows throughout the day.  The next step is to meet with SPARK arts before the end of the year and evaluate the day. We will also be working with SPARK Arts to develop the theme of the event ‘Building Brave Spaces’ across the school.

Finally, we are in the process of judging the entries for the Mellor Thought competition. The winners will be chosen for the Mellor Thought slide in assemblies and also for the Mellor Art Gallery.

Spring Term 23/24

Last term, we took part in a project run by the organisation ‘Living without abuse’. In this project, we worked with our resident artist at Cross Corners (Kate Griffiths) to create a collaborative piece of art based on the theme of ‘Freedom of Expression’. We decorated a table and chairs with messages of how we feel loved and cared for and this was exhibited at the High Cross Shopping Centre over the Christmas period. Kate was so impressed with our efforts that she organised a follow up session afterwards so that we could complete the Arts Award Explore Award! This has been completed and we now all have our certificates to take home.

This term, we will be starting the Take Over day project which will take place in May. There will be some sessions in school to help us prepare and organise the day and we will also be given the opportunity to visit the venues with other schools nearer the time. We are really excited to get started on this project and can’t wait to see out ideas turn into real events!  To help support SPARK Arts employ a new artist for the Take Over Day process, we took part interviewing candidates for the role. We met with Hazel and Chris from SPARK Arts beforehand to devise questions and suitable tasks for the interviews, then we actually interviewed the artists! It was a great experience for us and SPARK Arts actually chose the artist that we selected which made us feel really valued.

This term, we are planning to set the new theme for the Mellor Art Gallery and after that, we will be meeting to judge the winners. We are also going to be working alongside other pupil groups to help judge the Mellor Thought competition which is running this term.

Autumn Term 23/24

This year, we have recruited a new team for the Creative Council! Four of the team from last year have stayed on as ambassadors and we have recruited 6 new members from years 4, 5 and 6. Children were asked to submit an application form saying why they would be a good Creative Councillor and completed a short creative task as well. We have had a chance to meet up together and say hello and we are looking forward to working together as a new team!

One project we have been invited to take part in is the Living Without Abuse exhibition. This will be a joint project working alongside the School Council in small groups. We will be working with the Cross Corner’s resident artist and creating artwork which will be displayed at the High Cross shopping centre.

We will also be judging the artwork that will go up on the Mellor Art gallery. This term, pupils have created artwork based on the artists they studied during Black History month.

Looking ahead, we will be meeting with Hazel Townsend from SPARK Arts to start making plans for the Take Over Day next year and any other art-based projects that we can take part in.

 

Projects

 2025-26

2024-25

The Creativity and School Councils got together to create lanterns for the Diwali celebrations. They worked with Inspirate at Cross Corners to create their own designs on the lanterns.

Diwali Celebrations

The children were invited to take part in a Creativity Council Away Day at the Y Theatre. The children met with Creativity Councils from other schools and discussed the year ahead. They even got to work with a film producer to create their own mini films!

Creativity Council Away Day at the Y Theatre

 

Summer Term 23-24

Planning for the Take Over Day 2024

Take Over Day 2024

Spring Term 23-24

This term, the Creative Council have started planning for the Take Over Day in May with SPARK Arts. We met with an artist called Sam who helped us plan some ideas for the big event!

Take Over Day 2024

 

 Autumn Term 23-24

Living Without Abuse Project - Autumn Term

In November, we were asked to work alongside the Mellor School Council to create some artwork for the Living Without Abuse exhibition. The theme was all about what makes you feel safe and our Artwork was displayed in the High Cross Shopping Centre!

Archived Projects

Over the Autumn term, the Creative Council have been working hard with SPARK Arts and 3 other Primary Schools to plan for a Take  Over Day in February 2023. The event will be held at the Phoenix Theatre and involve a range of different arts events for families to take part in.

On Saturday 18th February, the Creative Council worked with SPARK Arts to deliver a Take Over Day at the Phoenix Theatre. The children lead and managed the day which was full of fun, interactive arts activities. It was a great success and the Creative Council loved being in charge!

Take Over Day February 2023

On Saturday 18th February, the Creative Council worked with SPARK Arts to deliver a Take Over Day at the Phoenix Theatre. The children lead and managed the day which was full of fun, interactive arts activities. It was a great success and the Creative Council loved being in charge!

The World Reimagined Globe

As a school, we have been involved in the World Reimagined Project. This is a ground-breaking, national art education project to transform how we understand the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans and its impact on all of us. Part of this project involves the school creating a globe for a nationwide competition and for it to be displayed across Leicester. The Creative Council have been responsible for taking a range of different ideas from the pupils and painting them onto the globe to get the key messages across.

The globe will be displayed around Leicester in the Summer of 2022.

Reimagined Globe

 

Curve Theatre Take Over Festival

Take Over Day Planning (21-22)

Visiting the Curve theatre to plan for the Take Over Day

First planning session and collecting ideas for the Take Over Day

Final planning session at the Curve Theatre, one week before the Take Over Day

The Creative Council Team at the Take Over Festival – Saturday 12th February

The Radio Podcast Project

Radio Podcast Project (21-22)

The Radio Podcast Project: The year 4 Creative Council record their own podcasts about the SPARKs performances they watched.

Meeting Theatre Critics

Theatre Critics (21-22)

The Creative Council met with theatre critics to discuss how to review a performance.

Exhibition Setup

Setting Up Exhibition

The year 4 Creative Council children setting up the exhibition at Cross Corners to celebrate the year 4 Arts Award project based on ‘Light’.

Evaluation

Take Over & Radio Podcast Evaluation (21-22)

The Creative Council pupils evaluating the Take Over and Radio Project with SPARK Arts.

 

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