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Rachel Moss, AND Advocates Facilitator, reflects on session two of this year’s AND Advocates Programme

AND Advocate Shermaine Slocombe calls on schools and the cultural sector to work together to think of new models of interaction

Create Jobs Director, Oliver Benjamin, considers the possible consequences of a booming creative sector

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

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

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

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

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

Samantha Holdsworth from Nimble Fish shares the practical teaching exercises from our Creative Play INSET

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Also this week: Mayor backs tourism vision for London, and plans underway to establish new Governance Alliance for the cultural sector

Information Manager, Annie Thorpe, writes about some of the innovative programmes & research she was introduced to at the recent ENO conference

The EBacc is clearly a major factor influencing the decline of the arts in school - but it is not the only thing going on...

Becky Vincer from People United tells us how they're encouraging everyone to 'be kind'

Carey Robinson, Associate Curator: Education Programme, and Ruth Hayden-Wason, Learning Apprentice at the ICA give us an update on their Cultural Education Challenge programme