Year
Show

Founders: Week 2

10-07-20
Create Jobs' Beth Kahn lets us know what happened in week two of Future Startup Now Founders

Keeping Creative at Home: How to create an immersive art adventure

09-07-20
Artist and arts researcher Sarah B. Davies shares some activities which use artwork as inspiration for learning, exploring and collaborating with your children during home education

6 creative ways for schools to connect remotely

08-07-20
Teacher Laura Nichols shares her tips for connecting with other schools remotely, drawing on her experience of running the Southwark Arts Network

Keeping Creative at Home: How to play with time

07-07-20
Stretch time, catch time, and take your time with these fun creative activities from Nimble Fish’s Greg Klerkx

Building a 21st-Century Museum

06-07-20
Our STEP trainee Christine Pungong talks about her vision of building a 21st - century museum

Founders: Week 1

03-07-20
Create Jobs' Beth Kahn's lets us know what happened in week one of Future Startup Now Founders

Power Ranger Jesus and other flights of fancy

03-07-20
Digital artist Jason Wilsher-Mills tells us more about the workshops he ran with two schools as part of I Am Festival, where students came up with their own artistic creations using iPads

Capturing the space between actions

02-07-20
Artist Justin Allder writes about his work for I Am at Tate Exchange Festival creating filmed sensory portraits with two SEND settings

I Am Festival artist partnerships 

02-07-20
As part of I Am Festival, a number of schools were partnered with disabled & non-disabled artists. Creative Content Producer, Lynne Brackley, takes us through some of the work they did together

Starting a new job  in Lockdown: Tope Onanuga at Amazon

01-07-20
We speak to Create Jobs Alumna, Tope Onanuga on what it's been like starting her new role as Junior Campaign Manager at Amazon during lockdown

How to organise a V&A Friday Late

29-06-20
STEP participant, Christine talks us through her job at the V&A Museum and how she helped deliver a V&A Friday Late Event

Exploring power through theatre

29-06-20
Jenny Sealy from Graeae theatre takes us through a session she ran with Sixth Form students at Highshore School exploring the theme of 'power'

Learning under lockdown: Jack Tizard School

29-06-20
Art teacher Jonathan Cassels tells us about his experience of teaching during lockdown at a special school, and shares his top tips for teachers

Keeping Creative at Home: Let’s take some photos

29-06-20
Filmmaker & cross-arts facilitator Justin Allder specialises in working with at-risk and vulnerable young people, as well as those with special educational needs. Here he shares some accessible photography activities to try at home

Learning Under Lockdown: London Bubble Theatre 

24-06-20
Marie Vickers, Senior Project Leader for Young People’s Programmes at London Bubble Theatre, tells us how they have been adapting their education projects during lockdown

Keeping Creative at Home: How to sail away using storybooks

23-06-20
Pop Up Projects works with children’s authors & illustrators to inspire children's creativity in school. In this blog, they provide some simple ways to bring literature to life at home, alongside some reading recommendations

Announcing I Am At Home Festival 2020

18-06-20
Join us for a unique online celebration of creativity with SEND settings and disabled-led organisations

An open letter to the PM: commit to a new Opportunity Guarantee

17-06-20
A New Direction has joined over 200 organisations across the UK calling on the Government to publicly commit to the new Opportunity Guarantee employment scheme

Keeping Creative at Home: How to reimagine a map of your local area

16-06-20
Elisabeth Del Prete from UP Projects shares some activities to help your children or students discover and map the unusual places in their own neighbourhood

Opportunities Guarantee

15-06-20
We, along with 200 organisations across the UK, have signed an open letter to the Prime Minister, calling on the Government to publicly commit to a new Opportunity Guarantee. Read it here...

Online events for young creatives 

15-06-20
Looking for things to do but have no place to go? Christine Pungong has put together a collection of 10 online events to keep you productive and entertained during lockdown