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Why Year 3?

11-11-19
A New Direction CEO, Steve Moffitt, reflects on our involvement in realising Steve McQueen's ambition for Year 3

7 Steps towards Inclusion

07-11-19
7 steps to guide creative organisations to be more inclusive to young, diverse talent.

New Creativity Works announced at BBC Music Introducing LIVE

31-10-19
Block9 and Create Jobs announce new programme which will provide young Londoners with experience in festival production to support diverse voices into the industry.

Artsmark Connects: exploring consortium working

31-10-19
Our first ever Artsmark Connects event showcased an innovative model of artists working with schools. A New Direction Advocate Ben Jones tells us more

The future of content

29-10-19
We hear from four leading creatives about the future of content at the recent Future x Skills event at the Barbican

Being an Advocate for collaboration and change

25-10-19
Specialist Art Teacher Kerri Sellens reflects on her experience of being part of A New Direction's Advocates CPD programme

Exploring SEND progression routes with Arts Award Bronze

21-10-19
Avni Patel, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Programme Manager at Museum of London, tells us about her experience of working with Greenvale School on our recent Arts Award Bronze programme

Flipside FAQs

17-10-19
Got some questions about Flipside? Here are some answers

Creativity for moral purpose - reflecting on the Durham Commission

17-10-19
Deputy CEO, Holly Donagh, considers what the next steps should be following the publication of Arts Council England & Durham University's new landmark report

Making a difference, one small change at a time

17-10-19
Dr Dawn Langley introduces Small Change® - our CPD programme for the cultural sector designed to help you explore change and transition and how it impacts on your work

Testing the arts – how to work at scale 

11-10-19
Deputy CEO, Holly Donagh, considers whether the Finnish model for youth arts engagement could provide a useful template for the UK

Bringing the Comfort Zone to Life

04-10-19
Fizza, a STEP 2019 participant, gives a peek into the Comfort Zone at this year's Great Get Together

STEP into the Smithsonian Zine

02-10-19
A collection of experiences from a cultural exchange

"It’s all in the Mind"

27-09-19
O’phia ​Rigabie explains just why your mindset is everything ​whilst on a Creativity Works course – from breakfast all the way through to checking out.

How I learnt that We Belong

19-09-19
Shabnam Karim from our Care Leavers Collective reflects on her experience of co-creating the We Belong programme

Digital skills CPD for the creative industries

18-09-19
Caitlin McMillan from TechPathways London gives an introduction to our upcoming Big Change CPD session for London's creative and cultural sector

Inside the Connected Lab 

18-09-19
Lawrence Becko shares insights and learning from our Connected Lab programme, and offers some useful tips on how to approach the process of peer learning

A day in the life of a Tate Year 3 Project photographer

05-09-19
Cora James & David Lennon have traveled the length and breadth of London over the past few months photographing thousands of children. Here they give us a glimpse into their experiences of working on the Tate Year 3 Project

Rembrandt’s Hat

05-09-19
A New Direction CEO, Steve Moffitt, speaks to De Rode Loper op School about their awe-inspiring arts education project

Cultural leadership in schools - a year in review

05-09-19
Greg Klerkx shares his reflections on our Advocates and Cultural Leadership Community teacher CPD programmes

Classroom activity: Reading the Photograph

05-09-19
Tate Year 3 Project Photographer Jessica McDermott shares details of a photography-based classroom activity to try with your students