Cultural Education Leadership Programme 2025/26

For all London primary teachers who have completed their ECT programme and are interested in leading a change in their school's approach to arts, culture and creativity across all subject areas.

Delivered by A New Direction and UCL Centre for Educational Leadership, the programme offers:

For participants

  • Curated sessions led by experts from UCL Centre for Educational Leadership
  • Inspiring workshops with a peer group of like-minded teachers
  • Free visits to galleries, theatres and other cultural venues
  • Free resources and learning materials to inspire your practice
  • Opportunity to design, implement, and feed feedback on your creative interventions in your classroom
  • Support with sharing your new practice in your school setting
  • A certificate from UCL Centre for Educational Leadership on completing the programme

For schools

  • Up to £2,000 to cover the cost of teacher absence
  • Free professional development that can be shared by your creativity leader to all staff
  • Links between your school, the UCL Centre for Educational Leadership and cultural venues
  • Access to a range of creative leadership resources through your Cultural Education Leadership Programme member

Application dates

To apply to be part of the Cultural Education Leadership Programme, please complete the application form on the Primary Arts Booking Platform no later than 5pm on Wednesday 21 May 2025. You will be notified of the outcome of your application by 5pm on Friday 6 June 2025.

Before you Apply
You will need to apply through our online booking platform. Before you apply, please use the buttons below to download the full programme description and the application guidance so that you have a good understanding of what the programme entails, the commitment you need to make, and the questions you'll need to answer. Please also download the Headteacher commitment form and ask your headteacher to complete it in support of your application in good time before the deadline - you will not be able to submit your application without it, and late applications will not be considered. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions by email at schools@anewdirection.org.uk


Documents for you to download

Full programme description (PDF)

Download Headteacher commitment form (Word)

Download application guidance (PDF)

Download: About the team (PDF)

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