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New Museum School Podcasts

12-06-20
A series exploring the experiences and cultural learnings from our New Museum School trainees

Artsmark Case Study: Engaging students

09-06-20
Zoe Hyman, Art & E-Safety Lead at Parkfield Primary School, tells us how they've engaged students in the Artsmark process

Keeping Creative at Home: How to explore inner & outer space

09-06-20
Shermaine Slocombe and Maria da Luz Ghoumrassi share activities which use objects and places in your home to invent movement and ignite imagination

Seizing the ‘unfrozen moment’

08-06-20
On her final day at A New Direction, Deputy CEO, Holly Donagh, took time to reflect on her time at the organisation and consider how the sector should respond to the COVID-19 pandemic

What you'll learn through Future Startup Now Founders

08-06-20
Here is a breakdown of how the structure of each week of the programme will be with a list of each of our guest lecturers

Find out what it's like building your own startup

05-06-20
We asked our Create Jobs Alumna, Naomi from Future Startup Now Bootcamp what it's been like starting up her own business

7 Common Branding Mistakes Made By Founders

04-06-20
Head of Creative at Printed.Com and speaker on Future Startup Now Founders, Marius Bogdanas gives an insight into the 7 most common branding mistakes that founders make when branding a new company.

10 Tips for Teachers: How to build partnerships in the community

04-06-20
Amazing things can be achieved when local communities and organisations collaborate with schools on creative projects. Kate Gorely shares her tips for forming your own partnerships

Creative resources for SEND students learning from home

03-06-20
Drama teacher & SEND Network member Tom Underwood shares some arts and culture resources specifically helpful with home learning for D/deaf, disabled and neurodiverse young people

How to get started with local history (during lockdown)

03-06-20
STEP participant, Tamyra talks us through her job as a Gallery Assistant at the Bow Arts’ Nunnery Gallery

5 actions to make today to support BLM

02-06-20
Programmes Officer, Pagan, speaks on our work, Black Lives Matter, and the actions we can all make to ensure change happens

Keeping Creative at Home: How to create your own clown show

02-06-20
Sam Holdsworth and Halima Habil from Clowns Without Borders share their steps on how to get clowning at home

7 creative ways to teach a recovery curriculum

01-06-20
Marina Lewis-King highlights some of our existing creative learning resources which could be particularly useful for re-opening schools adjusting to new spaces, split class groups and reduced equipment use

Learning Under Lockdown: Pegasus Opera Company

29-05-20
Sonia Hyams shares how Pegasus Opera Company have changed the way they operate during lockdown, including moving music programmes for students online

"Why I'm applying for Future Startup Now Founders"

28-05-20
Kieran Akhtar, Co-Founder of digital content production company, Rococo World tells us why he's applying for Future Startup Now Founders

5 things I learned about child-focused education while in lockdown

28-05-20
What lessons can we learn from teaching during lockdown to improve education practice in future? Kadir Karababa, Class Teacher and Creative Links Coordinator at Orchard Primary School, shares his thoughts

Children's arts packs to be distributed across London

27-05-20
A New Direction will coordinate the delivery of Let’s Create packs in London as part of a national Arts Council initiative to ensure children can stay creative while away from school

Keeping Creative at Home: How to get crafty using household materials

26-05-20
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

10 Tips for Teachers: How to get creative on the cheap

21-05-20
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

How young creatives are coping in lockdown

19-05-20
Find out what happened when we asked young creatives how they were coping, creating and working during lockdown

Keeping Creative at Home: How to turn your kitchen into a castle

19-05-20
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