Teacher CPD: Beyond Patterns with Jasmin Bhanji & the Aga Khan Centre

Join artist educator Jasmin Bhanji at the Aga Khan Centre in King’s Cross to explore Islamic art and culture in your curriculum.

Delivered in partnership with Aga Khan Centre, this workshop will explore how to include Islamic art and culture in school curricula and how teachers can use the Kings Cross-based centre and exhibition programme as a teaching resource.  

The session will include a tour of the centre, a curator introduction to the exhibition, ‘Canticle of the Birds’ with curator Esen Kaya, and a creative activity with artist educator Jasmin Bhanji.  

This workshop is part of a two-year curriculum development project led by Jasmin on creating diverse art and design curriculum which is representative of our school communities. 

This workshop is fully funded by Paul Hamlyn Foundation and is free to attend, but booking is essential. 

About Aga Khan Centre: 

Opened in 2018 in the heart of London’s Knowledge Quarter, the Aga Khan Centre is a place for education, cultural exchange and insight into Muslim civilisations  

The organisations that are located here work together to bridge the gap in understanding about Muslim cultures and to connect the public to global development issues. The Aga Khan Centre hosts a variety of events, exhibitions and talks that are open to the public. 

About Bow Arts’ Public Teacher CPD Programme:  

The Bow Arts Public Teacher CPD programme is a professional development opportunity designed specifically for educators seeking innovative, arts-based approaches to education and pedagogy.  

Bow Arts is uniquely placed to deliver effective and relevant teacher CPD, with a long-standing commitment to supporting educators through high-quality, arts-based training. The programme is designed to be affordable, accessible and relevant to your everyday classroom practice.  
 
Led by our experienced artist educators, this innovative programme features hands-on workshops designed to empower you to:  

• Explore creative, arts-based techniques to enrich your classroom practice 
• Discover engaging methods for cross-curricular learning  
• Create inspiring lesson ideas aligned with the national curriculum  
• Refresh your teaching toolkit  

The programme is an opportunity to connect and collaborate with a vibrant community of fellow teachers and educators to share insights and inspiration. 

For more details or if you have any enquiries, please contact learning@bowarts.com. 

This event is taking place at Aga Khan Centre, 10 Handyside Street, London N1C 4DN

The Aga Khan Centre, designed by Pritzker prize winning architect Fumihiko Maki, houses the UK institutions of the Aga Khan Development Network. A unique feature are its six gardens inspired by different regions of the Muslim world.

Getting there

Tube: King’s Cross/St. Pancras (Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly & Victoria lines)

Train: King’s Cross

Bus: 390, 17, 30, 46, 63, 73, 91, 205, 214, 259, 476

Additional travel info
The walk from King’s Cross St Pancras Station is approximately 0.7 miles and can take some time. We recommend guests leave at least 15 minutes for the walk.

Access

The Aga Khan Centre is designed to be accessible to all.

Facilities

• Toilets
• Drinking water
• Quieter area
• Seating available
• Accessible toilet
• Baby changing facilities
• Handrails on both sides of stairs
• Loan wheelchair
• Step-free routes

If you have any questions regarding accessibility at this venue or event, would like to make us aware of any access requirements that you have in advance of visiting, or would like this information in an alternate format including Easy Read, please email learning@bowarts.com or call 020 8980 7774 (Ext. 2)