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Weekly Roundup (15-19 July 2013)

19-07-13
A round-up of this week's news and activities from across the arts, cultural and education sector.

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

18-07-13
After 28 years Windsor, the secondary school on the Rheindahlen base - Joint Head Quarters for the Army near Dusseldorf in Germany has closed.

Cultural Education Progression Group: progress review and next steps

16-07-13
"For an organisation to survive, its rate of learning must be at least equal to the rate of change in its external environment." Revan's Law

Weekly Roundup (8 - 12 July 2013)

12-07-13
A round-up of this week's news and activities from across the arts, cultural and education sector.

Cultural Education in Hong Kong

12-07-13
The CEO of AFTEC, a Hong Kong-based theatre production company, shares her perspective on arts education and the involvement & participation of young people in arts and culture in Hong Kong.

Take part in our Silver & Gold Arts Award Research and Delivery Pr

12-07-13
A New Direction is looking for organisations and/or Partnerships/Consortia with great ideas, to try new ways of delivering Silver/Gold Arts Award.

A New Direction's Action Learning – Thinking about Arts Award

11-07-13
Since taking part in A New Direction's Action Learning Sets, I've had the opportunity to discuss ideas with peers working in cultural learning across the whole wider 'cultural footprint' – not just the museum, gallery and visual arts educators with whom I most frequently set the world to rights.

How important is the national curriculum for the cultural education?

09-07-13
Now that the curriculum has been launched it is important to shift attention to how schools and teachers can be supported to help their students understand, enjoy and take part in a wide creative education – within (but perhaps also in spite) of the National Curriculum.

Our new grant offer from the Creative Employment Programme

09-07-13
A New Direction is very pleased to announce the grant offer from the Creative Employment Programme to support the creation of 50 new paid positions with employers in the arts and cultural sector with a focus on the Arts Council's footprint.

Cross and Caves - the film

08-07-13
We've launched the official teaser for a new short film about an exciting public art commission for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The project was commissioned by A New Direction for the London Legacy Development Corporation.

At 4.36pm on a hot Friday afternoon - at last the Cultural Education p

05-07-13
So we'll read it over the weekend and give you our low-down next week on this articulation of a 'huge range of cultural opportunities for all young people'

Weekly Roundup (1 - 5 July 2013)

05-07-13
A round-up of this week's news and activities from across the arts, cultural and education sector.

Our selection of 20 arts & cultural activities for Summer 2013

03-07-13
With good weather on our side and hopefully plenty of sunny days, this summer promises plenty of unique opportunities for young Londoners to get involved in creative and cultural activities.

The room of Many Me's

02-07-13
Find out more about the development of a collaboration between Creative Partnerships London East and Graeae.

Weekly Roundup (24-28 June 2013)

28-06-13
A round-up of this week's news and activities from across the arts, cultural and education sector.

Three Questions Arts and Culture organisations need to ask about their

28-06-13
The education debate continues, often creating unhelpful polarities; knowledge v skills, curriculum v assessment, school improvement v innovation, Twigg v Gove.

What legacy?

28-06-13
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?

Education and Culture – re-imagining a Grand Partnership

27-06-13
I joined an illustrious panel at the RSA last week to debate the current picture regarding the relationship between arts & culture and education.

Thursday - all eyes on us: the interviews

27-06-13
In today's series of interviews, read the interview with Jacqui Adeniji-Williams. She is the person asking the questions in the interviews in the film. Jacqui works for Theatre Royal Stratford East and has been involved in A New Direction's projects for several years.

Wednesday - all eyes on us: the interviews

26-06-13
In today's series of interviews Bianca Manu and Charlie Tims meet Jenny Sealey, the artistic director of Graeae - the UK's leading disabled-led theatre company.

Transformations

26-06-13
A West London school developed a new school curriculum using creativity and learning.