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Hannah Peaty from Soho Parish Primary School shares some classroom activities which use mindfulness to help develop students' creativity

Amy Walker reports back from the TEDxLondon event our Young Challenge Group attended in May

Deepa Vekaria, Art and DT lead at Woodfield School, tells us how the Artsmark process has had a valuable and inspirational impact on her school

This month A New Direction will publish two new papers in a building collection of place-based intelligence, focused on learning beyond the arts. Sarah Davies introduces the papers

Organisations come together to match £900,000 investment, totalling around £2 million investment in cultural education for young Londoners over the next 3 years

Partnerships Director, Holly Donagh, shares her thoughts on how new research exploring cultural eco-systems could be a template for change

Art Subject Leader, Timothy Devenish, shares his reflections and tips on completing the Artsmark process

A New Direction’s School Relationship Co-ordinator, Marina Lewis-King, gives an update on this major project which has engaged 65% of all London primary schools

A New Direction welcomed over 3,000 visitors to I Am At Tate Exchange Festival in March - we share some highlights from this inclusive festival of creativity

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

Partnerships Director, Holly Donagh, introduces a new handbook designed to help evaluate projects, conduct research & think about how to measure the impact of work with children and young people

Creative Arts Teacher Siobhan Auberge tells us how the Artsmark process has helped her school to nurture pupils' abilities and share expertise with staff

Partnerships Director, Holly Donagh, runs through some of the proposals in the new Ofsted inspection framework, and considers what they may mean for arts education

A New Direction Advocate Paul Morrow tells us about the success of his initiative to increase access to high-quality inclusive arts & culture for all children and young people

A New Direction's School Relationships Manager, Naranee Ruthra-Rajan, gives us an update on the Tate Year 3 Project - run in partnership with Tate, Artangel & Steve McQueen

Sharing and celebrating learning from A New Direction's partnership investment programmes

Our first INSET of the year focused on reconnecting attendees with their passion for teaching in playful yet practical ways

Jon Nicholls, Director of Arts & Creativity at Thomas Tallis School, tells us how they have embraced practice-based research as a tool for empowering their arts teachers

Paul Pearce from St Giles' School tells us how the Artsmark process has helped them become a hub of excellence for SEND arts provision

Children's Centre Under 1 Roof recently became an Artsmark Partner - Mandie Wraxall tells us the ways they can now support schools undertaking the award

Julia Rowntree from Clayground Collective on a vital dimension of every child’s learning

As the My Creative School programme comes to an end, Greg Klerkx reflects on the achievements of the participating schools & the shifting perception of arts education

Zoe Dennington tells us how becoming an Artsmark Partner has helped Crafts Council to strengthen their schools offer & create tailored support for Artsmark schools

Mike Simpson, Musical Director at Inspire-works, tells us how their Area Action Research project helped them deliver Arts Award via whole-class music lessons

Artist Lucy Claire pushed herself and her partner teachers out of their comfort zones for their My Creative School project, and the results were resoundingly positive

Rachel Moss, AND Advocates Facilitator, feeds back on the final session of this year’s AND Advocates Programme focusing on reflection, sharing & what next

Ruth Clarke shares A New Direction’s new Case Study Guide; a framework for decision making created with six London museums

West Thornton's My Creative School project focussed on the needs of the adults in school as opposed to the children's. Alex McIntyre & Abigail Hunt tell us more

Ruth Clarke shares five conditions to make your Arts Award grow, identified through A New Direction’s Action Research Programme.

Artist Thor McIntyre-Burnie reflects on how 'choose your own adventure' books were used as a catalyst to support his My Creative School project