Arts Award Local Area Action Research Projects 2017-18
Five conditions to make your Arts Award grow, identified through A New Direction’s Action Research Programme
Place Strategy 2018
Thinking, learning, and priorities from our ‘place-based’ initiatives
Cultural Capital
Teacher-led research on the impact of arts and cultural education in 2016
Reframing the research case for arts education
A short paper on how to build an evidence base that reflects the true value of the arts in an education context
My Culture, My London
A piece of ethnographic research taking a closer look at Young Londoners’ relationship with arts and culture
London Cultural Education Challenge Infographics
Infographics underpinning our work around the London Cultural Education Challenge (2015-18)
Closing the information gap
Research on communication and brokerage between schools and cultural organisations
Cultural capital?
Inquiry into inequality of access to culture for children and young people in London
A New Direction's Survey of Young Londoners
A piece of research investigating patterns of engagement of young Londoners aged 11-25 with cultural opportunities and reflecting on factors that may be influencing them
Academies, Free and Independent Schools Research
A study conducted by the Institute of Education on behalf of A New Direction looking at cultural education provision and best practice across different school models
Cultural Engagement in London Schools (NFER)
Research investigating the extent and nature of London schools' engagement with cultural organisations
Picture of London Infographics
Infographics setting out key challenges for those working with young people in the creative and cultural sector