The Best Practice Network support professionals working with children and young people in the creative and cultural sectors, fostering a community of shared learning and development.
The Network is shaped by its members, who help decide the topics, speakers, and opportunities explored together.
Join our Best Practice Network: Sign up today
Connect Through Online and In-Person Meet-Ups
The Network meets up regularly (three times a year) in person and online, to hear best practices from speakers, share experiences and support, and find opportunities for collaboration.
Curated Sector Learning and Opportunities
You’ll also receive regular mailouts with curated opportunities, insights, and news from across the creative learning sector.
Share Your Opportunities and Work with the Network
We also invite our network members to share their work and opportunities with our wider networks. If you have exciting work, events, or announcements to share, we can feature them in:
- The Cultural Sector Newsletter
- Best Practice Network events and mailout
- Cultural Sector Masterclasses
Here are our upcoming meet ups:
After joining the Best Practice Network, members will be added to our mailing list and receive an Eventbrite link to RSVP for upcoming meetings.
Building Career Skills with Young People
Hear from London Transport Museum's year-long paid Young Freelancers programme, and A New Direction's intensive creative bootcamps, on how they use their practice to increase the career chances and employment skills of young people. Share your own experiences and challenges, get support and tips, and connect with others in our sector who understand.
- Date: Tuesday 7 October 2025
- Time: 10:00–11:00am
- Location: Online
Inclusive Practice with I Am Festival
This Best Practice Network meeting will be held at Tate Modern , as part of the A New Directions I AM Festival. The event will kick off promptly at 14:00, but you’re very welcome to arrive earlier to experience the I Am Festival in action.
Keep an eye out here for updates — we’ll be sharing more details about the event soon!
- Date: Wednesday 11 March 2026
- Time: 2–4:00pm
Location: Tate Modern
Making quality programmes for Early Years
Join us at the Postal Museum and learn from the best practice of both the Postal Museum and Little Angel Theatre in creating high-quality, accessible and joyful programmes for younger children. Find new solutions for your own challenges, share your ideas, and discuss with others who do similar work.
- Date : Tuesday 6 June 2026
- Time: 3.30 - 5pm
- Location: The Postal Museum
Best Practice Network: learn and share with others who understand | Read Kate Oliver’s Blog
Hear about the Best Practice Network from facilitator Kate Oliver, who leads on organising the programme. In this blog, Kate reflects on the past year of the Best Practice Network. Kate shares what makes this community of cultural practitioners so needed and so valuable.
Email us if you have any questions or queries at culturalsector@anewdirection.org.uk and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
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