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10 Tips for Teachers: Creative icebreaker activities

02-08-22
Fun, quick and creative warm-up activities to kick off the new term & meet your new class

Using the natural world to deliver Arts Award

20-07-22
“Having fun and being creative outdoors can help young people make a positive effect on their world”

10 Tips for Teachers: Creative Summer Holiday Homework

13-07-22
Imaginative activities and projects to pack your students' summer holidays with creativity

6 in-demand freelance jobs for 2022 – how to get started

04-07-22
Top tips and insights to make your transition into freelance life a much smoother ride

I Am Festival: Creating a sensory opera experience with ENO

15-06-22
Molly Bertrand shares insights from developing an accessible opera workshop for her PMLD students

16 initiatives to receive Challenge London Legacy Funding

10-06-22
New funding will embed a legacy of self-assured, sustainable partnerships in London

The best events for creatives to attend this Pride Month 

07-06-22
We’re marking the beginning of Pride Month with a list of arts & culture events that celebrate queer culture

I Am Festival: It takes a village… 

25-05-22
Ross Bolwell-Williams reflects on his experience of delivering our Cultural Ambassadors work experience programme

Youth voice, leadership and activism

27-04-22
Top Tips for co-creation with young people

10 Tips for Teachers: Lesson planning life hacks 

25-04-22
Top tips to help with lesson planning to start the new school term or next academic year

5 tips for teaching poetry 

17-03-22
Advice and resources for teaching poetry to your students

10 tips for exploring materials creatively with your students

10-03-22
Artist Varjack-Lowry recommend ideas & activities for teachers

6 ways to teach Science creatively 

01-03-22
A selection of resources for teachers looking to emphasise creative skills and thinking in science

Words by Maïs: Giving LGBT+ Muslims a Voice

01-03-22
For LGBTQ+ History month, we heard from queer Muslim Maïs on the experience of existing with both a religious and LGBT+ identity.

Who are the Young Challenge Group? 

22-02-22
At the halfway point of the 2021-22 Young Challenge Group, Jack Redfern reflects on the work of A New Direction’s youth voice initiative

Teacher & practitioner wellbeing exercises

15-02-22
Simple exercises to help practitioners & teachers check in on their own wellbeing

How to turn an internship into a job offer

15-02-22
We've collated these top tips to help establish your career

A Poetry Collection by Shaan Bharkar

15-02-22
Our Creativity Works: Podcasting alumnus shares his latest collection of poetry

Creative ways to mark LGBTQ+ History Month in your school

08-02-22
Explore, embed and honour LGBTQ+ history within your lesson plans

Inspiration for a Wellbeing focused Arts Award  

04-02-22
Ruth Clarke shares creative initiatives, activities & resources that support young people's resilience & wellbeing

2021 – our year in review

22-12-21
Our CEO Steve Moffitt shares highlights from across the year and looks ahead at what’s to come