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I Am Festival: It takes a village… 

25-05-22
Ross Bolwell-Williams reflects on his experience working on our Cultural Ambassador programme

Youth voice, leadership and activism

27-04-22
Top Tips for co-creation with young people

10 Tips for Teachers: Lesson planning life hacks 

25-04-22
Top tips to help with lesson planning to start the new school term or next academic year

5 tips for teaching poetry 

17-03-22
Advice and resources for teaching poetry to your students

10 tips for exploring materials creatively with your students

10-03-22
Artist Varjack-Lowry recommend ideas & activities for teachers

6 ways to teach Science creatively 

01-03-22
A selection of resources for teachers looking to emphasise creative skills and thinking in science

Words by Maïs: Giving LGBT+ Muslims a Voice

01-03-22
For LGBTQ+ History month, we heard from queer Muslim Maïs on the experience of existing with both a religious and LGBT+ identity.

Who are the Young Challenge Group? 

22-02-22
At the halfway point of the 2021-22 Young Challenge Group, Jack Redfern reflects on the work of A New Direction’s youth voice initiative

Teacher & practitioner wellbeing exercises

15-02-22
Simple exercises to help practitioners & teachers check in on their own wellbeing

How to turn an internship into a job offer

15-02-22
We've collated these top tips to help establish your career

A Poetry Collection by Shaan Bharkar

15-02-22
Our Creativity Works: Podcasting alumnus shares his latest collection of poetry

Creative ways to mark LGBTQ+ History Month in your school

08-02-22
Explore, embed and honour LGBTQ+ history within your lesson plans

Inspiration for a Wellbeing focused Arts Award  

04-02-22
Ruth Clarke shares creative initiatives, activities & resources that support young people's resilience & wellbeing

I Am Festival 2022 – Save the date & get involved

31-01-22
This year’s festival promises to be bigger and better than ever, and there are plenty of opportunities to get involved

10 Tips for Teachers: How to get your students reading

12-01-22
Creative tips, activities, and resources to help your students develop a love of reading and storytelling

2021 – our year in review

22-12-21
Our CEO Steve Moffitt shares highlights from across the year and looks ahead at what’s to come

Anti-racism at A New Direction

21-12-21
Reflections, insights, and lessons from our year-long programme of anti-racism training

Creative invention challenges for young people

26-11-21
Encourage young people to have a go at inventing something new at home with these top tips from Little Inventors

Creativity Works at Grierson Awards 2021

26-11-21
On Wednesday 10th November, I alongside five other Creativity Works: Content Production 2021 alumni, worked as a runner at the 49th annual Grierson Awards

UK MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS - MY EXPERIENCE 

22-11-21
All thanks to Create Jobs, a group of us from the most recent course- Creativity Works: Creative Content Production- were able to attend the 2021 UK Music Video Awards (MVA’s.)

Creativity Works: Content Production 2021 (WEEK SIX) 

04-11-21
Programme Officer Jordan Reilly takes us through the last week of Creativity Works: Content Production