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9 creative ways to get your pupils moving in the classroom 

18-02-25
Check out our tips on how to help children be more active during school lessons

5 ways to get your class excited for the new school year

04-09-24
Tips for adding some fun and creativity to lessons to engage your pupils.

Creative ways to mark International Women's Day 

07-03-23
Take a look at our ideas for marking International Women’s Day on 8 March to educate and inspire your pupils about gender equality

The Revelation of Taster Cards

13-02-23
Caroline O’Gara and Abdelkader Benamara from Ashley College, Brent, in conversation with Erin Barnes

5 Creative ways to teach your students about mental wellbeing

10-10-22
A range of resources to support teachers and students to explore and express their feelings

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

10 Tips for Teachers: Creative Summer Holiday Homework

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

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

Teacher & practitioner wellbeing exercises

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

Creative ways to mark LGBTQ+ History Month in your school

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

Creative invention challenges for young people

26-11-21
Encourage young people to have a go at inventing something new at home with these top tips from Little Inventors

8 creative ways to teach students about the climate crisis

20-10-21
Ideas & resources for teaching students about the impacts of human activity on the environment and solutions to tackle it

How to re-imagine Black History Month in your school

01-10-21
Tara Okeke shares resources & ideas to help schools embed Black history across the curriculum & throughout the year

5 creative thinking routines to warm up your class

09-09-21
Use the five Creative Habits of Mind as lesson starters or brain breaks and introduce students to creative thinking routines

Creative ideas for summer schools

21-07-21
A collection of ideas, resources, and activities to help support the wellbeing and engagement of your summer school pupils

Music, movement & student wellbeing – new KS3 resource

07-07-21
Fran Lobo from The Roundhouse tells us how their new Teaching for Creativity resource uses the power of music to help students explore their emotions

Colonialism & the environment – new KS3 resource

28-06-21
Bridget McKenzie & Beckie Leach McDonald explain how their new resource can help introduce students to complex factors surrounding the climate crisis

Creative ways to teach historical social change

07-06-21
Aileen Gonsalves tells us how drama techniques can be used to help students understand the perspectives of historical figures fighting for change
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