The road ahead
As the My Creative School programme comes to an end, Greg Klerkx reflects on the achievements of the participating schools & the shifting perception of arts education
My Creative School was a joint initiative between A New Direction and The Education Commission, now in its second year.
Working collaboratively with networks of primary schools across London, the programme was designed to investigate how we can effectively embed the arts as drivers of powerful learning experiences.
The exploratory process, funded by Paul Hamlyn Foundation, aimed to unlock the potential for teachers’ practice, pupils and the wider school community.
My Creative School offered a new model for relationships between artists, arts organisations and schools and aimed to:
Read the executive summary of the 2016-17 evaluation
This year we supported 9 schools across 3 boroughs to complete Creative Catalyst Projects as part of the programme. Each of our schools’ Creative Catalyst Project experimented with new creative approaches to support the school in moving towards their chosen School Development Priority. Find out more about each school's Development Priority and Creative Catalyst Project below.
We were delighted to partner with the Education Commission to deliver this project.
The Education Commission is the body responsible for 172 schools (primary, secondary and Sixth Form Colleges) on the southern side of the Thames River to the English Channel. This network covers 13 local authorities including Outer London (Merton, Sutton, Croydon, Bromley, and Bexley) and South East England (Kent, Medway).
For more information on the programme, please contact Chloe Osborne, Creative Producer for My Creative School mycreativeschool@anewdirection.org.uk
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