Year

Taking a 'helium balloon moment'

11-01-18
As the My Creative School projects kick off, Sarah Davies shares a technique for gaining a better perspective on aims & aspirations

The Priority Labyrinth

18-12-17
Sarah Davies shares some of the creative approaches being developed through the My Creative School programme to address schools' Development Priorities

Adaptive Practice: The key to Creative Catalyst success?

18-12-17
The My Creative School programme has shifted the dialogue from ‘reflective practice’ to ‘adaptive practice’. Greg Klerkx explains...

Children take over City Hall as ‘Mayor for the Day’

18-12-17
Throughout November, over 250 schoolchildren from 8 schools across the capital were challenged to consider how they would make London a better place

How to build confidence and skills through creative play

13-12-17
Samantha Holdsworth from Nimble Fish shares the practical teaching exercises from our Creative Play INSET

Pupils – ‘the reason we are here’

07-12-17
Greg Klerkx summarises the first Cultural Leadership Community (CLC) session of 2017-18 and reflects that, despite our different contexts, we have many ideas in common.

#LifeHacks comes to life for a second year

07-12-17
Create Jobs partnered with NME and the University of Salford to deliver another sold out event

East London comes together to celebrate creativity in schools

05-12-17
A New Direction is pleased to be investing in Creative Schools through our London Cultural Education Challenge. Victoria Patrick, Programme Manager at Creative Schools, tells us about their recent Symposium.

Making change happen, one small step at a time

05-12-17
Dawn Langley talks us through the principles behind Small Change®, and tells us about the pilot programme run in partnership with A New Direction

AND Advocates programme launches

04-12-17
Rachel Moss, AND Advocates Facilitator, recaps on the launch of this year’s cohort of AND Advocates.

Young people take over Croydon

28-11-17
Izzy Bianchini from Croydon Music and Arts introduces Nee from Croydon Youth Arts Collective to tell us more about their recent Takeover Festival

Collaborative change-making: what does it take?

07-11-17
Researcher Sarah Davies shares some top tips on how to support collaboration between schools and artists

Unlocking creativity by making mistakes

07-11-17
Our first My Creative School session attempted to open up discussions about those essential qualities behind that tricky word, ‘creativity’

Cultural Education Challenge catch up: Music for Change

03-11-17
Julian Knight, Creative Director at Creative Futures, tells us how Music for Change has demonstrated how music can improve children’s early development, and narrow the attainment gap

Autumn research round-up

01-11-17
Information Manager, Annie Thorpe, brings us up to date with important recent research in the arts, culture and youth sectors

Keeping creative in times of change

30-10-17
On 10 October, we welcomed over 150 teachers and cultural educators to our annual conference at the British Library

Using pupil premium to enrich cultural education

20-10-17
Information Manager, Annie Thorpe, gives an introduction to our new 'Culture, Creativity and Narrowing the Gap' case studies

New Artsmark awarded schools announced

13-10-17
As Artsmark Celebration Week comes to an end, we are pleased to announce 28 London schools have today been awarded Artsmark!

Engaging young people with poetry

12-10-17
Ahead of the Young People’s Laureate Tour 2017, we speak with Spread the Word’s Young People’s Laureate for London, Caleb Femi

Free evaluation support for arts organisations

11-10-17
This Thursday Project Oracle will launch Impact Pioneers: Arts Cohort 17-18, supported by A New Direction

Cultural Education Challenge catch up: Bellingham partnership

02-10-17
Jane Hendrie, Manager at Lewisham Education Arts Network (LEAN), tells us how the renovation of an old pub is providing opportunities for young people