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Report: Creative & Cultural Education National Survey

17-08-20
A New Direction worked with colleagues across the country to find out the needs and aspirations of schools ahead of the new academic year

A mentor's influence on Future Startup Now Founders

14-08-20
Mentee and Future Startup Now Founder, Sara Berkai explains the impact mentor Gabby Cummins had on her time on the programme

Learning Under Lockdown: Bridgwater Carnival

13-08-20
Artist & educator Shermaine Slocombe participates in Bridgwater Carnival every year. She chats to us about how lockdown has affected the event and the creative ways they are keeping their beloved tradition alive

Summer Arts Boredom Busters – Rise Up!

11-08-20
This week, we invite you & your children to find your voices and make positive change by exploring the issues which are most important to you

Support the failsafe zine Kickstarter

05-08-20
We're working with failsafe, a collective creating a handbook about failure, made for and by emerging artists looking for solidarity and their first paid commissions

Founders: Pitch Week

05-08-20
Create Jobs' Beth Kahn lets us know what happened in final week of Future Startup Now Founders

Summer Arts Boredom Busters – Go Wild!

04-08-20
Go wild and explore the natural world with this week's selection of creative arts activities for families

Founders: Week 4 & 5

03-08-20
Create Jobs' Beth Kahn lets us know what happened in week five of Future Startup Now Founders

Launch of Meet a Mentor Round 8!

31-07-20
Meet a Mentor round 8 launched with a BANG with over 70 mentees and mentors collaborating virtually

Summer Arts Boredom Busters – Take Off!

28-07-20
The first blog in our new summer series offers some fun, creative ways for families to take off and stretch their imaginations...

Meet the Future Startup Now Founders

24-07-20
Meet the young entrepreneurs taking part in Future Startup Now Founders, our training programme to help diverse founders, and learn about their business ideas

Keeping Creative at Home: How to travel the world from your sofa

17-07-20
Missing out on a summer holiday this year? Why not take a virtual trip and travel the world from your living room! Programmes Officer Marina Lewis-King shares ideas based on her own adventures during lockdown

Founders: Week 3

16-07-20
Create Jobs' Beth Kahn lets us know what happened in week three of Future Startup Now Founders

Elsa and Diedrick on Meet a Mentor

16-07-20
Hear from mentee Elsa and mentor Diedrick on their experience of our programme, Meet a Mentor

Founders: Week 2

10-07-20
Create Jobs' Beth Kahn lets us know what happened in week two of Future Startup Now Founders

Keeping Creative at Home: How to create an immersive art adventure

09-07-20
Artist and arts researcher Sarah B. Davies shares some activities which use artwork as inspiration for learning, exploring and collaborating with your children during home education

6 creative ways for schools to connect remotely

08-07-20
Teacher Laura Nichols shares her tips for connecting with other schools remotely, drawing on her experience of running the Southwark Arts Network

Keeping Creative at Home: How to play with time

07-07-20
Stretch time, catch time, and take your time with these fun creative activities from Nimble Fish’s Greg Klerkx

Building a 21st-Century Museum

06-07-20
Our STEP trainee Christine Pungong talks about her vision of building a 21st - century museum

Founders: Week 1

03-07-20
Create Jobs' Beth Kahn's lets us know what happened in week one of Future Startup Now Founders

Power Ranger Jesus and other flights of fancy

03-07-20
Digital artist Jason Wilsher-Mills tells us more about the workshops he ran with two schools as part of I Am Festival, where students came up with their own artistic creations using iPads