Regional Facilitators of the Term!
In order to celebrate the end of the academic year, we are delighted to share with you FOUR facilitators who, …
OUR LATEST NEWS
Keep up to date with all of Bigfoot’s latest news from across the country.
New Ofsted Framework & ‘Cultural Capital’
For the first time ever Ofsted has created a new framework that requires schools to develop their pupils’ ‘cultural capital’. …
Hogwarts Competition Winner!
Last term Bigfoot South ran a ‘wizard’ of a World Book Day writing competition on the theme of ‘Mystical Characters’, …
Arts Mark!
Bigfoot are proud to be an Artsmark Partner. As such we are fully committed to supporting Artsmark schools to develop and embed their …
Partnership Gold: Mental Health & Wellbeing
We are thrilled to announce that we are working in partnership with the incredibly talented children’s psychotherapist; Amy Smythe, aka …
EQUALITY WEEK SUCCESS!
Last week our Bigfooters were thrilled to be involved in ‘Equality Week’ with The Galaxy Trust, a strong partnership of …
Our May Newsletter!
Our May Newsletter is HERE!!! And, as always, we have made sure that there is something for everyone inside; sharing …
Competition Winner!
CONGRATULATIONS! We are delighted to announce that Starks Field Primary School’s Headteacher, Melissa, has won our spring newsletter competition prize …
It was a Scrumdiddliumptious World Book Day!
Last month our Bigfooters spent not just one day, but a whole week, celebrating the fun, wise, adventurous, colourful and …
We are recruiting for BHM 2019!
Bigfoot is currently recruiting for male & female Performer/Facilitators to deliver its Black History Month tour in primary schools in …
Facilitator of the Term
We take great pride in knowing that each and every one of our facilitators is an exceptional educator and talented …
Our Bumper Spring Term Newsletter is HERE!
We may have taken a little Spring break, but we can assure you that our Bigfooters have been as busy …
Keeping Cyber safe for another year…
Safer Internet Day 2019 has now been and gone, but we are happy to report that our Bigfooters are still …
IT WAS A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS…
…AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!! We were delighted this year to visit thousands of children across the country with our …
A PARENTS GUIDE; DRUGS & ALCOHOL MISUSE
Bigfoot are happy to support ‘DrugRehab.com’ by sharing with you their comprehensive parental guide to having difficult conversations with your …
SAFER INTERNET DAY FREE RESOURCES
Here at Bigfoot we champion online safety and love being able to support our schools to celebrate Safer Internet Day …
COMPETITION WINNER!
In our November/December Newsletter we announced that we were going to be giving away a FREE Buzz Day for one lucky …
500th Newsletter Subscriber!
Congratulations to Jennifer Ainsley from Corbridge CE First School, Northumberland, who was the 500th subscriber to our newsletter over the Christmas break! As …
NEW TRAINING COURSE DATES FOR FEBRUARY 2019
We are delighted to share with you FOUR NEW DATES for our upcoming training programmes, taking pace throughout February. Designed …
OUR NOVEMBER/DECEMBER NEWSLETTER IS HERE!
***November & December Newsletter with FREE Buzz Day offer*** Autumn term has been one of the most incredible eclectic mixes of Bigfoot …
Respect?! We’ve earned it!
“Thank you so much! Through the use of drama, our children were able to explore motives behind people’s actions …
Facilitator of the term
We take great pride in knowing that each and every one of our facilitators is an exceptional educator and talented …
BHM ROUND UP; Celebrating Jax’s Jukebox!
It’s been another truly magnificent year for us as we come to the end of an intensely busy and fun …
Our new ‘South West’ Region is open for business!
We are thrilled to welcome our brand new ‘South West’ Franchisee, Alice Tomkinson, into the fold as of the 1st November …
Anti Bullying Week Training Success!
On Thursday 1st November we ran our yearly anti bullying programme training day in readiness for Anti Bullying Week 2018. And …
October Newsletter!
READ OCTOBER’S EDITION HERE We are thrilled to welcome you to our fantastically fabulous new newsletter!!! And what a newsletter …
PRINCESS CHARMING- OUR BIG GIVE-AWAY!!
Our fantastic new Franchisee, Jessica Cheetham, has not only been busy setting up ‘Bigfoot South’, but she has also been …
Bigfoot NE Youth Theatre is BOOMING!
Bigfoot North East has seen a huge rise in schools booking after school clubs and weekend performing art schools recently, …
Behind the Scenes with…Marianne Wilson
Each month we like to give in to our nosey nature and learn a little more about the goings on …
Behind the scenes with…Dereck Chai
We take great pride is the fact that each of our wonderful facilitators is an exceptional educator and talented individual. …
September Newsletter!
We are delighted to present you with our brand new, start of the year, absolutely packed full of wonderful stories, …
Our Summer at Acton High
Transition Summer School @ Acton High School 23/07/2018 – 27/07/2018 This year we had the pleasure of delivering one of …
The Really BIG Residency Round Up
Back in November we provided you with a sneaky peak at what we had been up to in some of …
Fantastic New ‘South’ Franchisees
We are delighted to announce today that we have appointed Jessica Cheetham and Ross Drury as the new franchisees for …
July Newsletter!
READ THIS MONTHS JULY EDITION HERE **INCREDIBLE COMPETITION ALERT!!!** This month we’re raising the bar…In fact, we’re taking the bar …
Behind the scenes with…
We take great pride in knowing that each and every one of our facilitators is an exceptional educator and talented …
Bigfoot Leads the way at the NMA
Wednesday 11th July 2018 A ‘Thank You’ Day was held at the National Memorial Arboretum to celebrate the contribution of …
Wandsworth breaths cleaner air!
We are really excited to share with you details about a recent collaboration that took place this year in Wandsworth… …
Making Transition 2018 Count
I’m sure we can all recall the time when we said good-bye to the familiarity of our local pre …
BIGfoot job opportunity in China!
EYFS drama teacher needed for year long contract in Beijing, China! An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced early …
May Newsletter!
***May Newsletter; Summer Term Free Trial Offer*** Here at Bigfoot summer term has been flying by what with the Royal …
June Newsletter!
***June Newsletter with 15% off Creative Days offer included *** Summer term has not only been hot weather wise, but …
COMPETITION TIME; Win 5 copies of ‘There’s a boy just like me’!
We are delighted to be offering one lucky winner and a school of their choosing FIVE copies of ‘There’s a boy just like …
Behind the Scenes with…Tom Chapman
In keeping with our exciting new monthly feature ‘Behind the scenes’, we are delighted to introduce you to this months …
Black History Month 2018
We are now preparing for Black History Month 2018. Our full programme of activities has now been published and can …
Behind the scenes at Bigfoot
We LOVE working with our Bigfoot Schools and the work that we do, all things creative arts and more! It’s …
Year 6 Leavers Transition Film – *New for 2018*
We are so EXCITED to announce that this term we are offering Year 6 students the opportunity to create a …
April Newsletter
***April Newsletter with Creative Day offer included *** Summer term has kicked off to a fantastic start! We’ve been doing …
The Royal Wedding 2018 – Specialist Buzz Day
A very special and exciting day is on the horizon and we can’t wait to get involved and be apart …
TRANSITION 2018
At Bigfoot we have always been committed to supporting students through times of transition, from Early Years to KS1, and …
Facilitator of the term
“Ellen was brilliant and engaging and everyone was very enthusiastic because of her.The drama allowed the children to engage and …
Inspiration all around
Here at Bigfoot our vision is to harness and use the power of a creativity to unlock children’s potential and …
Creative Literacy Roundup
We’ve had a fantastic time in recent weeks celebrating both World Book Day and Shakespeare week! While the snow caused …
Bigfoot is recruiting!
Bigfoot Arts Education is currently recruiting for freelance drama facilitators to join its ever increasing pool of arts professionals. To …
Celebrate World Book Day with Bigfoot!
We’re coming up to one of Bigfoot’s favourite times of the year, World Book Day! Take a look at the …
Meet the mastermind behind our poetry programme
Meet Arji Manuelpillai, the literary mastermind behind our brand new poetry programme “Now that’s what I call poetry!” Arji has worked …
Safer Internet Day Roundup 2018
We are always proud and delighted to celebrate Safer Internet Day with our Bigfoot Schools as we know all too …
Mailing List Sign up: Recieve FREE Games Booklet
We are thrilled to share with you all the exciting work we get up to each month with our jam …
Celebrate Welsh Week 2018 with Mabinogion
“I am writing to congratulate you on the whole Bigfoot ethos and organisation. It has provided children from the valleys …
Mentally Healthy Schools Website Launched
The Duchess of Cambridge launched the brand new resource to help schools improve the mental health support available for primary school …
Be a SMART-E
SMART is an E-Safety mnemonic which inspired our new E-Safety assembly and workshop programme ‘ Be a SMART-E ‘. This …
St. Peter’s London Docks – Staff Flash Mob
Before Christmas we were pleased to join St. Peter’s London Docks for a very special final assembly. Our Bigfooter, Sarah …
Boo the Bigfoot Bunny learns to surf safely
Boo, the Bigfoot Bunny, is so excited to play games, watch videos and find out information on the new family …
WORLD BOOK DAY AWARD IS BACK!
World Book Day have teamed up with the Flying Fergus series by Sir Chris Hoy, Joanna Nadin & Clare Elsom! …
Hansel and Gretel- A sold out show!
“One of the most entertaining pantomimes I have ever seen and all with just 3 actors, some sound and a …
Happy New Year From Us All At Bigfoot
Happy New Year everybody! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas break & New Year celebrations and are looking forward …
A Happy Christmas Message From Bigfoot
Another year draws to a close and we want to personally thank and congratulate all of the schools that we …
Creative Residencies; PPA Round Up
We are proud to support schools across England and Wales by providing creative professional practitioners to help your staff in …
The Littlest Christmas Elf is a BIG hit in the North East
The littlest Christmas elf, Pip, has set off on her magical tour to schools in the North East to spread …
Safer Internet Day 2018 – New Programmes
Safer Internet Day 2018 is set to take place on Tuesday the 6th February and we are all geared up …
Anti-Bullying Week Round Up
This year we were delighted to celebrate difference and embrace uniqueness as part of anti-bullying week with over 25 fantastic …
Meet the team behind this year’s Panto!
Meet the ‘Hansel and Gretel’ production team! From left to right, Joel (Director), Sally (Producer), Molly (Set Designer) and Lauren …
Competition Winner’s review on the performance of Cookies
We recently announced that Sharron Preston was the lucky competition winner of our prize giveaway. Sharron won two tickets to …
Black History Month Round Up
It’s been another fantastic and successful Black History Month this year as we celebrated with over 35 schools, delivering more …
Power to PSHE ahead of Anti-Bullying Week
Anti-Bullying week is coming up on the 13th – 17th of November and highlights what a crucial role PSHE as …
Bigfoot’s prize give away: Win a pair of tickets to see the performance of Cookies
Our fellow member of the Anti-Bullying Alliance, the Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass Trust , have been working on a brilliant new Cyberscene project. It …
Black History Month 2017 is here!
Black History Month 2017 is here and we couldn’t be more excited to celebrate with all of our Bigfoot schools …
Six Month Success in China!
Six months ago, Bigfoot and Ginger Cat embarked on a journey together that would see us developing an exciting new after …
International Literacy Day and Roald Dahl Day
With not one but TWO wonderful literacy inspired events taking place at the start of next term, what better excuse …
SAVING THE ARTS IN OUR SCHOOLS
Last month we wrote an article about the worrying state of school funding that has been imposed by our government, …
SUCCESS UPDATE: BIG Election Campaign
On Thursday 8 June Rachel Adamson worked with the Year 5 children at Hetton Lyons Primary School near Sunderland. The …
MONEY BACK GUARANTEE!
We want to limit any schools concerns about spending their money on services like ours. Therefore, as of September 2017, …
TRANSITION; Top Tips and FREE resources!
At Bigfoot we have always been committed to supporting students through times of transition, from Early Years to KS1, and …
The BIG Election Campaign
Bigfoot believes that at the heart of all high quality learning experiences is the opportunity for children to actively engage …
Bigfoot joins the fight to SAVE OUR SCHOOLS!
“The effects of cultural starvation are not dramatic and swift. They’re not so easily visible”… It’s now time to get …
Celebrating Our NEW Monthly Newsletter!
We are THRILLED to launch our brand sparkling new newsletter, jammed packed full of exclusive offers, programme information, important dates …
Our very own West End leading lady!
One of our senior Bigfooters, Lisa Jouzdani, has been performing in ‘The Kite Runner’ to sold out audiences at The …
NEW BUZZ DAY: Once Upon A Fraction
DOWNLOAD OUR FLIER HERE In this year’s SATs, nearly 60% of children failed to answer a question on fractions. Therefore, …
A Successful Phonics and Guided Reading CPD Day!
On Friday 21st April, Bigfoot Arts Education hosted a Professional Development workshop in collaboration with ‘Helping Parents, Helping Children’ Details …
Our Chinese Adventure Continues…
We are exceptionally pleased to be celebrating the end of a wonderful 3 weeks in Bejing where we delivered an …
Working with teachers to embed creativity!
Cheryl Feldgate, one of Bigfoot’s senior facilitators and trainers, spent Spring Term with teachers from Larmenier and Sacred Heart Primary …
The Great BIG Egg Hunt!
This Easter holiday were are wanting to reward all hard working teachers with a treat they can go back to …
TRAINING IN CHINA BEGINS!
We are extremely delighted to be working in Bejing, China for the next three weeks delivering an exclusive training programme for …
It’s World Book Day; Come & Celebrate with Bigfoot!
With one of Bigfoot’s favourite times of year upon us, we take a look at the many ways you can …
New exciting collaborative partnership with GengXing, China
It is with great pleasure that we can announce an exciting new collaborative partnership between Bigfoot Arts Education and Beijing …
NEW LITERACY PROGRAMMES- World Book Day 2017!
With ‘World Book Day’ a featured event in many school’s calender’s, we are determined to help ignite the spark of …
Happy New Year- Enjoy 10% off!
What is the best way to kick off a new year? With a new offer of course! Take advantage of …
12 Days of Christmas special offers
Where has this term gone? The first term of the new academic year has whizzed by! With Christmas just around …
‘The Week Junior’ New Collaboration – NEW OFFER AVAILABLE
We are delighted to be able to share with all our schools, followers and supporters that we have embarked upon …
Creativity is Crucial in the Classroom
We were delighted to be invited as a guest speaker on Pivotal Education’s weekly podcast, episode 141. With such an …
PANTO SEASON 2016 IS FINALLY HERE!
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” The shops are full of Christmassy treats, children have been busily scribbling …
Anti-Bullying Week #PowerForGood
This week Bigfoot look forward to working with schools to help promote positive relationships through a great range of workshops and …
Energizing Insets with Adrian
Adrian’s Insets are the perfect way to bring teacher together through effective team building workshops. Playing to your strengths can …
Pantomime Tour 2016 – Casting Call
Bigfoot are recruiting for a team of energetic actor/singer/dancers for our annual Pantomime Beauty and the Beast’. Our tour covers …
Black History Month 2016
As Black History Month enters it’s 29th year of celebrations in the UK, Bigfoot are excited to help schools celebrate …
Promoting Peace Across the World
Here at Bigfoot we are proud to celebrate International Day of Peace. An important day which reminds us to continue …
Back to school, bring on the Bard!
As we head back to school we also continue to celebrate 400 years since the death of Shakespeare. An important …
Roald Dahl 100 Countdown!
We can’t help but get a little bit excited by David Walliams’ recent Q & A with Channel 4 in …
The BEST moments you can experience as facilitiators
There are many memorable and funny moments that facilitators experience when they visit a school but then there are some …
UK WIDE OFFER: 10% discount off ANY programme for all NEW school customers
We are delighted to be able to offer all new schools (those with whom we haven’t worked with during the …
Big Voices Choir @ £3pp; Is YOUR school ready?!
At Bigfoot we believe that a singing school is a happy school. Therefore, we are delighted to be launching our …
NEW PROGRAMME: British Values and the UNCRC
We at Bigfoot believe that it is important for all young people to know what British Values are. Therefore, we …
Autumn Term Programmes; Roald Dahl, Black History Month and more
Join Bigfoot this Autumn as we have a range of programmes and workshops to offer. Roald Dahl Day 2016 marks 100 …
Summer Competition Winner announced
We received lots of BRILLIANT postcard entries for our summer competition, which left the judges with a tough job when …
Countdown to Refugee Week!
We are fast approaching Refugee week with just two weeks to go! Here at Bigfoot we are very proud to …
Get ready for Black History Month!
We are now preparing for Black History Month 2016. Our full programme of activities has now been published and can …
Celebrating The Year Of The Bard
To mark the 400th anniversary of his death, Bigfoot are delighted to offer schools a one off opportunity to book …
Summer Competition “Going on a journey” Open!
Following a successful Spring Competition last term, we are delighted to bring to you this terms Summer one. “Going on …
Congratulations to our competition winner
We received over 80 FANTASTIC entries which made it very challenging for the judges to pick a winner because they …
Celebrating Shakespeare Week
We are delighted to be celebrating Shakespeare week this week and hope you are too! To celebrate we have got some …
Creative Competition “My Favourite Story” is now OPEN!
“My Favourite Story” It’s finally here, the moment you’ve all been waiting for! “My Favourite Story” Competiton is now open …
NEW OFFER! Refer a school to receive 50% off of a booking
We have an exciting new offer for existing Bigfoot Schools! Do you know a school who are yet to have …
Raving reviews for Rapunzel!
We are overwhelmed with the fantastic response we’ve received since our London performance of Rapunzel to Primary schools across the …
Happy New Year! Get involved!
Happy New Year to all of you from all of us at Bigfoot. We hope you had a fantastic break …
My Hero: Competition Winners!
Thank you all for your incredible ‘My Hero’ competition entries. We were amazed at the thought, time and energy given …
We are now taking bookings for World Book Day 2016!
Bigfoot’s Creative Literacy programmes are a fantastic way to celebrate World Book Day on Thursday 3rd March 2016, as well …
Launching the Bigfoot Book Club!
“I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn’t …
Supporting Safer Internet Day 2016
For the third year running, we are delighted to be supporting ‘Safer Internet Day’… Safer Internet Day 2016 will be …
‘Spirit’ excites Rangefiled during BHM
RANGEFIELD NEWSLETTER A visit to Rangefield Primary last week went down a treat: “The children and adults of Rangefield were …
Art Facilitators needed
Bigfoot Arts Education is currently recruiting for freelance art facilitators to join its ever increasing pool of arts professionals. If …
Calling all actors for our 2015 Panto auditions
Bigfoot Arts Education is currently recruiting for a team of energetic actor/singer/dancers for our annual Pantomime ‘Rapunzel’. Our tour covers …
Competition Update: Prizes announced!!
COMPETITION UPDATE! We are thrilled to announce that the top prize in our competition is a free Bigfoot assembly and …
FREE Anti Bullying Week downloadable worksheets now available!
We are delighted to share with you the first of our completely FREE resource sheets to be used and shared …
Bigfoot’s ‘Hero’ competition: Two judges announced!
To celebrate our 10th year of Black History Month programmes, we are inviting children to enter the first of our …
Our new look & website!
We are delighted to share with you our new branding, as well as super new website, packed full of useful …
A staggering 100% of students feel better about starting secondary school after taking part in one of our summer courses!
With the completion of our many summer school projects that took place throughout July and August, we are delighted to …
Bigfoot’s Charlie has a ball at Leytonstone Library’s opening event!
Bigfoot teamed up with Leytonstone council to help ensure the opening of their new library went of with a rocket …
We are now taking bookings for Black History Month and Anti Bullying Week!
Black History Month Monday 28th September –Friday 6th November 2015 Energy, enthusiasm and entertainment…Bigfoot’s enigmatic facilitators have it all in abundance and are …
Our best summer yet!
We are delighted to have worked with over 25 Primary and Secondary schools this summer delivering arts courses ranging from …