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London Borough of Culture – a teacher’s view

Teachers involved in the Brent 2020 education programme reflect on their year as the Borough of Culture

Young people share their lockdown experiences in new digital zine

Corinne Micallef introduces a new collaborative zine created by participants from We Belong – our arts enrichment programme for young people in care

Week two of Future Now

Another busy one for the future creatives taking part in our creative content, software developer and startup founder programmes

5 creative ways to host a virtual school trip

With traditional school trips unlikely to return anytime soon, we've compiled a list of creative ideas to help teachers recreate the experience online and in the classroom

A New Direction announced as operator of Good Growth Hub

London Legacy Development Corporation has appointed A New Direction to run the Good Growth Hub on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Challenge London check in: Waltham Forest CEP

Sharon Trotter, Waltham Forest CEP Lead, looks back on the first two years of the partnership & shares the successes and challenges of embedding cultural learning in the borough

Week one of Future Now

That's a close on the first week of our Future Now programmes, check out our highlights

Half Term Boredom Busters – Start Something New!

Spark creativity and celebrate new beginnings this half term with our selection of cross-arts family activities

Arts Council England launch new Creativity Exchange website

Designed for school leaders, teachers & cultural organisations who work with schools, the platform provides a space to share innovative practice in education

10 Tips for Teachers: Follow-on activities for quick remote learners

A selection of self-directed creative activities for students who complete their remote learning lessons early

Creativity Works: Photography Roundup

Celebrate the graduation of our latest photography programme, class of '20

Creativity Works: Content Production Roundup

Celebrate the graduation of our latest content production programme, class of '20

Creativity Works: Podcasting Roundup

Celebrate with us the graduation of our Podcasting programme, class of '20

Challenge London check in: 11 by 11 Culture Bank

Maggie Connolly tells us how the pandemic has provided opportunities to more fully focus their work on the needs of their communities

Arts Award – maintaining a creative curriculum during the pandemic

With much of the focus for Covid recovery on core subjects, how do we ensure the arts aren’t neglected? Emma Deba-Smith thinks Arts Award could provide the answer...

10 Tips for Teachers: Ideas for active breaks while learning remotely

Creative ideas and resources to help your students take regular screen and brain breaks while learning at home

Startup Founders 2020

Here's what we got up to in 2020 when we first launched our brand new Startup Founders programme to help young entrepreneurs kickstart their businesses

Challenge London check in: Barnet and Culture for Youth

Francesca Cross from Barnet and Culture for Youth reflects on the successes of their lockdown work and how they've overcome challenges with digital delivery

What is a startup founder?

Ahead of our Future Startup Founder Now programme, we ask, what is a startup, what is a founder and what can you gain from the programme?

What is creative content?

Ahead of our Future Creative Content Now programme, we’ve answered some questions about the programme and the creative content industry.

What is a software developer?

Interested in our Future Software Developer programme? We let you know what’s involved with being a software developer, why you should work in tech, and what the opportunities in the industry are like.