The Best Practice Network support professionals working with children and young people in the creative and cultural sectors, fostering a community of shared learning and development.

The Network is shaped by its members, who help decide the topics, speakers, and opportunities explored together.

Join our Best Practice Network: Sign up today

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Connect Through Online and In-Person Meet-Ups

The Network meets up regularly (three times a year) in person and online, to hear best practices from speakers, share experiences and support, and find opportunities for collaboration.

Curated Sector Learning and Opportunities

You’ll also receive regular mailouts with curated opportunities, insights, and news from across the creative learning sector.

Share Your Opportunities and Work with the Network

We also invite our network members to share their work and opportunities with our wider networks. If you have exciting work, events, or announcements to share, we can feature them in:

  • The Cultural Sector Newsletter
  • Best Practice Network events and mailout
  • Cultural Sector Masterclasses

Watch this space for upcoming meetups:

After joining the Best Practice Network, members will be added to our mailing list and receive an Eventbrite link to RSVP for upcoming meetings.


Best Practice Network: learn and share with others who understand | Read Kate Oliver’s Blog

Hear about the Best Practice Network from facilitator Kate Oliver, who leads on organising the programme. In this blog, Kate reflects on the past year of the Best Practice Network. Kate shares what makes this community of cultural practitioners so needed and so valuable.

Email us if you have any questions or queries at culturalsector@anewdirection.org.uk and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

Join our Best Practice Network: Sign up today