Considerable benefits of Creative Partnerships revealed

A Critical Review of the research archive generated by national creative education programme ‘Creative Partnerships’ (CP) has concluded that it produced “modest gains in learning” and “considerable benefits” for the wellbeing of young people.

27 March 2015

Considerable benefits of Creative Partnerships revealed

The outcomes of the biggest and longest running arts education intervention in the world have been documented in a report describing its impact and offering suggestions for future research. Read more

Finland schools reshaping

Finland is about to embark on one of the most radical education reform programmes ever undertaken by a nation state – scrapping traditional “teaching by subject” in favour of “teaching by topic”. Read more

Major cultural organisations sign up to TES resource-sharing project

Some of the UK’s biggest cultural organisations have joined forces with TES to give teachers unprecedented online access to a range of their extraordinary resources. The British Museum, the V&A, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Arts Council England will work with TES and the Department of Culture, Media and Sport on the project. Read more

Cuts hitting poor children hardest, MPs say

Government cuts have disproportionately affected disadvantaged children, a cross-party committee of MPs has said. The government should have monitored the impact more closely and needed to work harder to reduce the effects, the Joint Committee on Human Rights said. Read more

Involve young people in design of social action opportunities, say charities

By having young people involved in the design of social action programmes, commissioners and funders can better ensure they provide engaging opportunities, London Youth’s Getting Beyond the Usual Suspects report concludes. Read more

East London Dance presents Club cultures in the park (Saturday 28th March)

Club dance styles will be brought to life by some of London’s most exciting choreographers. From hip hop to house, 70’s vogueing to breakdance battling, there will be something for every clubber, disco-goer, raver, jitterbugger and even bedroom dancer. Read more

Get ur freak on dance party (Tuesday 7th April)

An afternoon of hip hop beats and dance tracks at the Easter Dance Party. From freestyling to bootyshaking, get ur freak on this Easter and join us for some free dance fitness tasters at the Copper Box Arena. Perfect for 14 – 25 year olds! Read more

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