Hello All,

I hope you are well. I am delighted to share with you The BAS Toolkit a resource designed to support your school or organisation in developing meaningful, sustainable arts partnerships. It’s part guide, part inspiration and a celebration of the incredible practice happening across Birmingham.

Please feel free to download it, dip into it when you need, and share it widely with your colleagues and networks.

Inside you’ll find:

• Guidance on building sustainable school-arts partnerships
• Case studies and examples of effective practice from across the city
• Support for your Artsmark journey
• Insights into why arts education matters and how to advocate for it
• A directory of artists and organisations ready to collaborate
• Tips to navigate common challenges—like cost, curriculum alignment, and capacity

This toolkit is available to download via Dropbox – just click the link above and it should take you directly to the file. If you have any trouble accessing it or aren't sure how to download it, please don’t hesitate to get in touch and I’ll be happy to help.

This toolkit is the final output of Birmingham Arts School, and it reflects the learning, creativity and collaboration of so many educators, artists and cultural partners. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who’s been part of the journey – thank you for helping to make this programme what it was.

Kind Regards,

Bhavik Parmar
Director
Birmingham Arts School