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Want to get your children or students involved in more making & less screen time? The Craft Council’s Zoe Dennington and Rebecca Goozee share some ideas for crafting at home

The arts are often considered to be resource and expertise heavy, but what if you don’t have the budget? We asked teachers for their tips on how to cut the cost of creative activities at school

Writer and performer Amy Gwilliam has long sought unusual spaces in which to perform theatre. Here she explores how to create a show in your own home

To mark Mental Health Awareness week, Programmes Officer Marina Lewis-King shares some simple exercises from our first Creative Wellbeing at Home webinar

We spoke to two educational settings covering early years up to secondary age to find out more about their experiences of lockdown & their tips for other teachers

Musician and sound artist Lucy Claire shares a range of creative arts activities which use soundscapes and listening to engage and inspire

Senior Partnerships Manager, Corinne Bass, revisits our research exploring cultural learning ecologies and asks, can taking an ecological approach help partnerships' thinking during this tricky period?

At A New Direction, we've been working hard on updating and improving our LookUp platform

Simon Batchelor and Paul Andrew, aka The Drama Geezers, share a variety of fun drama activities and games that families can play together at home