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Capturing the space between actions

02-07-20
Artist Justin Allder writes about his work for I Am at Tate Exchange Festival creating filmed sensory portraits with two SEND settings

I Am Festival artist partnerships 

02-07-20
As part of I Am Festival, a number of schools were partnered with disabled & non-disabled artists. Creative Content Producer, Lynne Brackley, takes us through some of the work they did together

Starting a new job  in Lockdown: Tope Onanuga at Amazon

01-07-20
We speak to Create Jobs Alumna, Tope Onanuga on what it's been like starting her new role as Junior Campaign Manager at Amazon during lockdown

How to organise a V&A Friday Late

29-06-20
STEP participant, Christine talks us through her job at the V&A Museum and how she helped deliver a V&A Friday Late Event

Exploring power through theatre

29-06-20
Jenny Sealy from Graeae theatre takes us through a session she ran with Sixth Form students at Highshore School exploring the theme of 'power'

Learning under lockdown: Jack Tizard School

29-06-20
Art teacher Jonathan Cassels tells us about his experience of teaching during lockdown at a special school, and shares his top tips for teachers

Keeping Creative at Home: Let’s take some photos

29-06-20
Filmmaker & cross-arts facilitator Justin Allder specialises in working with at-risk and vulnerable young people, as well as those with special educational needs. Here he shares some accessible photography activities to try at home

Learning Under Lockdown: London Bubble Theatre 

24-06-20
Marie Vickers, Senior Project Leader for Young People’s Programmes at London Bubble Theatre, tells us how they have been adapting their education projects during lockdown

Keeping Creative at Home: How to sail away using storybooks

23-06-20
Pop Up Projects works with children’s authors & illustrators to inspire children's creativity in school. In this blog, they provide some simple ways to bring literature to life at home, alongside some reading recommendations

Announcing I Am At Home Festival 2020

18-06-20
Join us for a unique online celebration of creativity with SEND settings and disabled-led organisations

An open letter to the PM: commit to a new Opportunity Guarantee

17-06-20
A New Direction has joined over 200 organisations across the UK calling on the Government to publicly commit to the new Opportunity Guarantee employment scheme

Keeping Creative at Home: How to reimagine a map of your local area

16-06-20
Elisabeth Del Prete from UP Projects shares some activities to help your children or students discover and map the unusual places in their own neighbourhood

Opportunities Guarantee

15-06-20
We, along with 200 organisations across the UK, have signed an open letter to the Prime Minister, calling on the Government to publicly commit to a new Opportunity Guarantee. Read it here...

Online events for young creatives 

15-06-20
Looking for things to do but have no place to go? Christine Pungong has put together a collection of 10 online events to keep you productive and entertained during lockdown

New Museum School Podcasts

12-06-20
A series exploring the experiences and cultural learnings from our New Museum School trainees

Artsmark Case Study: Engaging students

09-06-20
Zoe Hyman, Art & E-Safety Lead at Parkfield Primary School, tells us how they've engaged students in the Artsmark process

Keeping Creative at Home: How to explore inner & outer space

09-06-20
Shermaine Slocombe and Maria da Luz Ghoumrassi share activities which use objects and places in your home to invent movement and ignite imagination

Seizing the ‘unfrozen moment’

08-06-20
On her final day at A New Direction, Deputy CEO, Holly Donagh, took time to reflect on her time at the organisation and consider how the sector should respond to the COVID-19 pandemic

What you'll learn through Future Startup Now Founders

08-06-20
Here is a breakdown of how the structure of each week of the programme will be with a list of each of our guest lecturers

Find out what it's like building your own startup

05-06-20
We asked our Create Jobs Alumna, Naomi from Future Startup Now Bootcamp what it's been like starting up her own business

7 Common Branding Mistakes Made By Founders

04-06-20
Head of Creative at Printed.Com and speaker on Future Startup Now Founders, Marius Bogdanas gives an insight into the 7 most common branding mistakes that founders make when branding a new company.