Steve Moffitt

Chief Executive Officer

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Steve leads the team and is responsible for the strategic leadership and overall financial viability of A New Direction.

He is passionately committed to developing innovative creative change programmes for young Londoners, with over 25 years experience of work in the arts, educational and community settings.

E: steve.moffitt@anewdirection.org.uk
Tw: @steve_moffitt

About us

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Latest blog posts by Steve Moffitt

2021 – our year in review

Our CEO Steve Moffitt shares highlights from across the year and looks ahead at what’s to come

Read more→ 22 Dec 2021
Celebrating creativity

Our CEO, Steve Moffitt, shares details of some exciting new work to coincide with this year’s World Creativity and Innovation Day

Read more→ 21 Apr 2021
'The arts are vital' – an interview with Andria Zafirakou

A New Direction CEO, Steve Moffitt, chats to the award-winning teacher, author, and founder of Artists in Residence about her new book

Read more→ 14 Apr 2021
Steve McQueen Year 3 wins at 2020 South Bank Sky Arts Awards

The project and exhibition delivered by A New Direction alongside partners Tate, Artangel and Steve McQueen, has been announced as the winner of this year’s visual arts category

Read more→ 10 Dec 2020
Why we do what we do

Our Chair, Professor Maggie Atkinson, recently delivered an inspiring speech reflecting on the rights of children and our role in upholding them

Read more→ 19 Dec 2019
Why Year 3?

A New Direction CEO, Steve Moffitt, reflects on our involvement in realising Steve McQueen's ambition for Year 3

Read more→ 11 Nov 2019
Rembrandt’s Hat

A New Direction CEO, Steve Moffitt, speaks to De Rode Loper op School about their awe-inspiring arts education project

Read more→ 5 Sep 2019
An interview with Andria Zafirakou, Global Teacher of the Year

A New Direction CEO, Steve Moffitt, speaks to Andria about the current state of arts education, how her life has changed since winning the prize, and what the future holds for her

Read more→ 15 Mar 2019
Our Chief Executive, Steve Moffitt, marks 10 years of A New Direction, as we look to the future

Since setting up A New Direction back in 2008, our values - creativity, equity and trust - have remained consistent from the start

Read more→ 26 Nov 2018
'If everyone learns together, we can change London'

A New Direction CEO, Steve Moffitt, shares learnings and experiences from the London Children's Festival

Read more→ 23 Jan 2018
How are schools engaging in Hull City of Culture?

Steve Moffitt CEO of A New Direction in conversation with Drew Rowlands Development Director for CapeUK.

Read more→ 26 Apr 2017
Children, young people and social enterprise

Our CEO looks into Matt Little's latest report on young people, social enterprise, community service learning and innovative investment models in North America and Canada.

Read more→ 7 Jul 2014
Taking part in the OPPI Festival

Our CEO talks about his participation at the OPPI Festival in Helsinki and shares some of his reflections and experiences.

Read more→ 30 May 2014
Creative Education in Nigeria

Our CEO shares his experience of taking part in the Nigerian Creative Industries Expo and his first trip to Lagos.

Read more→ 9 May 2014
Setting up a Free School

Our Chief Executive, Steve Moffitt interviews Celia Greenwood, Chief Executive of WAC Arts, to find out more about this arts organisation's decision to set up a Free School.

Read more→ 26 Nov 2013
Windsor School Closure: A sad day for Service Children’s Education

After 28 years Windsor, the secondary school on the Rheindahlen base - Joint Head Quarters for the Army near Dusseldorf in Germany has closed.

Read more→ 18 Jul 2013
What legacy?

How do we remember and learn from the moment an audience of 1 billion people witnessed an integrated cast of performers open the London Paralympic Games? Was this just a moment in time or was it the start of real change?

Read more→ 28 Jun 2013
Sentimental about Stratford

Today is the day A New Direction relocates from Stratford to Old Street. Yes we are moving, nearer the centre of the city, a deliberate and conscious relocation to be at the creative heart of London.

Read more→ 30 May 2013
Who do we serve as cultural organisations?

Our CEO, Steve Moffitt, reflects on Scott Noppe Brandon's contribution to the London Picture conference.

Read more→ 24 May 2013
Creating new opportunities for young people

We are recruiting partner organisations to join us in the campaign to create real step change in how we recruit, support and employ young people.

Read more→ 12 Mar 2013
My week at Harvard

Last week, Steve Moffitt travelled to Harvard to take part in an international leadership programme involving 100 CEOs from across the world, and discovered that you only ever really understand what you're doing when you leave it behind.

Read more→ 7 Feb 2013
London 2012 - a summer like no other

A summer of inspiration: let's learn from what the Olympics and Paralympics have achieved and build the legacy for the young people of our city...

Read more→ 11 Sep 2012
Steve Moffitt speech from reception event (29 May 2012)

'We need to open up the city and the opportunities London offers to young people – in a real and sustained way, giving them a new kind of focus and experience and learning opportunity.'

Read more→ 31 May 2012

Steve Moffitt

About us

Related

Our team

Latest blog posts by Steve Moffitt

2021 – our year in review

Celebrating creativity

'The arts are vital' – an interview with Andria Zafirakou

Steve McQueen Year 3 wins at 2020 South Bank Sky Arts Awards

Why we do what we do

Why Year 3?

Rembrandt’s Hat

An interview with Andria Zafirakou, Global Teacher of the Year

Our Chief Executive, Steve Moffitt, marks 10 years of A New Direction, as we look to the future

'If everyone learns together, we can change London'

How are schools engaging in Hull City of Culture?

Children, young people and social enterprise

Taking part in the OPPI Festival

Creative Education in Nigeria

Setting up a Free School

Windsor School Closure: A sad day for Service Children’s Education

What legacy?

Sentimental about Stratford

Who do we serve as cultural organisations?

Creating new opportunities for young people

My week at Harvard

London 2012 - a summer like no other

Steve Moffitt speech from reception event (29 May 2012)

A New Direction

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Steve Moffitt

About us

Related

Our team

Latest blog posts by Steve Moffitt

2021 – our year in review

Celebrating creativity

'The arts are vital' – an interview with Andria Zafirakou

Steve McQueen Year 3 wins at 2020 South Bank Sky Arts Awards

Why we do what we do

Why Year 3?

Rembrandt’s Hat

An interview with Andria Zafirakou, Global Teacher of the Year

Our Chief Executive, Steve Moffitt, marks 10 years of A New Direction, as we look to the future

'If everyone learns together, we can change London'

How are schools engaging in Hull City of Culture?

Children, young people and social enterprise

Taking part in the OPPI Festival﻿

Creative Education in Nigeria

Setting up a Free School

Windsor School Closure: A sad day for Service Children’s Education

What legacy?

Sentimental about Stratford

Who do we serve as cultural organisations?

Creating new opportunities for young people

My week at Harvard

London 2012 - a summer like no other

Steve Moffitt speech from reception event (29 May 2012)

A New Direction

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Taking part in the OPPI Festival