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Parliament Week (15-21 Nov) is calling all young Londoners...

15-10-13
Parliament is throwing open its doors for the day on Sat 23 Nov as part of Parliament Week, to welcome you in to find out how you can get more engaged with issues that matter to you!

Schools need to work together to bridge social divide in capital

11-10-13
Leaders gather for Evening Standard school forum as study reveals pupils finish school with lower levels of literacy and numeracy than grandparents

Tender opportunity for our CPP programme

10-10-13
A New Direction is very pleased to announce the call for proposals for the National Evaluation of the Creative People and Places (CPP) Programme.

Winners of Schools' Poster Competition announced

03-10-13
Artist Mark Wallinger chooses winners of Schools’ Poster Competition to celebrate 150th anniversary of London Underground.

Warsan Shire announced as first ever Young Poet Laureate for London

03-10-13
Carol Ann Duffy today announces the first ever Young Poet Laureate for London at a reception event on National Poetry Day at the Houses of Parliament.

'The contribution of libraries is huge in children's literacy'

27-09-13
Arts education can help schools boost literacy and numeracy, claims a new report by Arts Council of Wales.

Exciting launch of Arts Award Discover 5+

25-09-13
Trinity College London has announced that Arts Award Discover, its introductory award, is now open to ages 5 plus.

Are young Londoners engaging with the city’s arts and culture?

23-09-13
Today we launch a report into the findings of a cultural engagement survey of young Londoners.

Young people in a cultural city

23-09-13
We commissioned TNS to find out how much young Londoners are engaging with the city’s arts and culture.

New apprenticeships scheme launched by off West End theatres

20-09-13
More art venues and organisations have joined the first UK arts festival for families.

How can a financial incentive help youth unemployment in London?

16-09-13
A blog that shows how a small financial investment can help address the endemic problem of youth unemployment in London.

Exciting spoken word masterclasses!

13-09-13
As part of the Spoke events programme, Apples and Snakes is offering spoken word masterclasses for KS 3 & 4 teachers in each of the Olympic boroughs.

The new National Curriculum has been published

13-09-13
28% schools in London are considered 'outstanding' while schools across England are improving at 'unprecedented rate', says Ofsted.

all eyes on us - one year after

11-09-13
On the back of the one year anniversary of London 2012, and the closing moments of the Paralympic Games, A New Direction is set to unveil all eyes on us.

The official launch of Cross and Cave

11-09-13
We are excited to show the world a documentary made by emerging young filmmakers from east London about sculptural artworks inspired by caves and shelters.

Join our Cultural Education Progression Network

10-09-13
Expressions of interest are now invited by those working to engage children and young people with arts and culture, to join our next Action Learning set intake from October 2013.

Join celebrations at the Mayor's Thames Festival & Liberty Festival

06-09-13
More free schools to open in London but places crisis is set to continue, says the Evening Standard.

all eyes on us - upcoming screenings and photography exhibition

03-09-13
Book now your free place for the upcoming screenings at the BFI followed by a Q&A with cast and crew.

Employers create 746 jobs for young people

03-09-13
Find out how Rizzle Kicks took part in AudioActive's flagship project Hip Hop Foundation, which was supported by ACE's open-access funding programme Grants for the arts.

Whole School Change

02-09-13
A resource that presents how four schools undertook creative projects to place creativity at the centre of their practice.

Learning to laugh

29-08-13
Or, why isn't comedy taken seriously? Following a trip to the Edinburgh festival, AND's John McMahon ponders the sometimes overlooked value of comedy as a vehicle for cultural learning – including social, cognitive, health and pedagogic dividends.