The Powerful Partnerships Resource Library presents a curated collection of practical tools, inspiration and research for developing partnerships. These resources are organised around 3 key reflective questions:
What makes an effective partnership?
What impact do we intend to make?
How can we embed the voices of young people and communities?
We hope these resources will promote discussion and support planning and reflection within cross-sector, strategic partnerships.
Since 2012, A New Direction has supported Local Cultural Education Partnerships and place-based partnerships to radically improve creative learning provision and engagement. Two key research commissions underpin our programmes of support: the Powerful Partnerships framework, which presents 13 ingredients for powerful outcomes through partnership work (Convey, 2016); and Caring for Cultural Freedom, which explores a cultural ecology approach to place-based work (King’s College London, 2018).
These commissions frame the Powerful Partnerships Resource Library to create a collection of practical and informative resources, underpinned by the ingredients of powerful partnerships and taking a cultural ecologies approach as its starting point.
The Powerful Partnerships Resource Library was created for Local Cultural Education Partnerships and place-based partnerships who are seeking practical guidance, inspiration and evidence to support effective joint-working.
