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Create Jobs Director, Oliver Benjamin, considers the possible consequences of a booming creative sector

Director of Employment and Skills, Oliver Benjamin, introduces the new Creativity Works course & tells us how the participants are working to make their voices heard

A New Direction is recruiting employers to deliver 12 days of work experience as part of the Creative Employment Programme Traineeship initiative.

The film, together with a learning resource and set of behind the scenes interviews are all freely available for a limited time until January 2014.

A blog that shows how a small financial investment can help address the endemic problem of youth unemployment in London.

On the back of the one year anniversary of London 2012, and the closing moments of the Paralympic Games, A New Direction is set to unveil all eyes on us.

We are excited to show the world a documentary made by emerging young filmmakers from east London about sculptural artworks inspired by caves and shelters.

Join us to find out how your organisation can take part in the next cohort of CEP placements

A New Direction is very pleased to announce the grant offer from the Creative Employment Programme to support the creation of 50 new paid positions with employers in the arts and cultural sector with a focus on the Arts Council's footprint.

We've launched the official teaser for a new short film about an exciting public art commission for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The project was commissioned by A New Direction for the London Legacy Development Corporation.

In today's series of interviews, read the interview with Jacqui Adeniji-Williams. She is the person asking the questions in the interviews in the film. Jacqui works for Theatre Royal Stratford East and has been involved in A New Direction's projects for several years.

In today's series of interviews Bianca Manu and Charlie Tims meet Jenny Sealey, the artistic director of Graeae - the UK's leading disabled-led theatre company.

Over the course of this week, leading up to the UK Premiere in Dalston, we are publishing a series of blogs that feature different interviews and highlight some of the work behind the scenes. Today we look at the first set of interviews, conducted by Bianca Manu and Charlie Tims.

Over the course of this week, leading up to the UK Premiere in Dalston we are publishing a series of blogs that feature different interviews and highlight some of the work behind the scenes.

We were delighted to put A New Direction's name to the Youth Pledge and welcome wider involvement in creating positive employment pathways for young people across the city.