FAQs for Artis Specialists

We are currently recruiting. Please click here to apply.

We work in the regions of London, Home Counties, Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham.

To find out if Artis reaches the schools in your area, get in touch!

We look for performing artists who...

• are open to new challenges
• want to use their creativity
• are passionate about nurturing creativity in children
• have a flair for communicating with people
• are looking to benefit from an award-winning training and development programme
• want access to an accredited postgraduate diploma in performing arts education
• appreciate excellent mentoring and networking opportunities
• want to work for an energetic, professional company that respects their creativity

... if any of these applies to you then get in touch!

All applicants are first required to submit an application form.

Selected candidates are invited to a workshop session involving various performing arts activities, a short interview and an audition. If successful in this first round, candidates are then observed working with a class of children for 10 to 15 minutes.

At the end of this process, successful candidates are invited to join the Artis Panel and to the initial stage of the Artis training programme.

Here is a selection of sessions from the Artis Training programme:

• behaviour management
• child development
• movement & drama for children
• working with children's voices
• physical and cognitive development
• learning and teaching styles
• working in partnership with schools
• planning and preparation
• puppetry
• a holistic approach to music, drama & movement
• percussion workshops
• cross-cultural music

No. Artis is committed to providing excellent training, ongoing professional development and high-level support to all Artis Specialists, so this is where we make our most significant investment (up to £2,000 per Specialist each year).

Consistency is vital to Artis, so to ensure Artis Specialists continue to thrive, each one is assigned a personal mentor for weekly monitoring, support and advice.

Our Mentors observe Specialists working in schools twice in their first term and once in every subsequent term, providing verbal and written feedback, which in turn contributes to the Specialist's annual personal development programme.

Yes. All Artis Specialists are eligible to apply for a place on our Post Graduate Diploma programme in Performing Arts Leadership accredited by the Royal Northern College of Music.

This two-year part-time course allows our Specialists to gain a recognised qualification for their training and the specialised work they do with schools. It also gives schools confidence in our commitment to excellence.

Artis is a great opportunity for performing artists looking for a portfolio career that includes education and performance.

Artis Specialists are engaged on a self-employed basis; most of them work on an ongoing basis half a day to four days a week throughout the academic year. Some Specialists prefer to do only project work and sick cover when available.

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Artis operates a transparent fee system based on bands of pay related to performance, experience and training.

Alongside training, support and pay, there are ways to earn additional income, such as providing cover, contributing Programmes of Work to the Artis Curriculum or recommending schools or performing artists to work with us.

There is also an annual incentive for Specialists delivering ongoing work over 36 weeks.