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July 31, 2019
Little Inventors Challenge – Deadline 27 Sept!
Competition Info Creative Schools invites east London children to invent for your teacher – inspired by their new class teachers and by Little Inventors. The competition closes on FRIDAY… read more
March 20, 2019
Waltham Forest Schools – Find out More
Join our friends at Waltham Forest Borough of Culture at the Making the Case for the Arts in Schools conference Friday 29 March 9.30am-2.30pm, I Hoe Street, London E17. Free… read more
December 19, 2018
Creative Schools is Back for 2018-21
We’re delighted to announce the launch of the Creative Schools programme for 2018-21. Find out how we are expanding the reach and impact of the arts across schools in east London. We… read more
April 6, 2018
Collaborative culture in east London
Creative Schools was developed as the flagship programme of the East London Cultural Education Partnership (ELCEP), a partnership of cultural education organisations led by Barbican/Guildhall School of Music & Drama;… read more
April 6, 2018
Financing a place based model
Creative Schools explored a variety of collaborative income generation approaches to better understand sources that can contribute towards long term sustainability of cultural education activities in east London. Over the… read more
April 6, 2018
Collaboration through shared learning
The Collaborative Learning strand of Creative Schools, delivered by people make it work, strengthened practice and enhanced collaboration across east London’s cultural education sector through a programme of structured learning,… read more
April 6, 2018
Connecting schools with east London’s creative opportunities
Creative Schools Brokerage, led by Stratford Circus Arts Centre, worked with east London schools to support their needs and priorities through the arts by better connecting them with east London’s… read more
April 6, 2018
Youth Voice & Participation: a core Creative Schools value
Youth Voice activity, led by Sound Connections, explored models of empowering youth voice within the commissioning process through student consultation and leadership opportunities. Sound Connections Programme Manager Jennifer Raven reflects on Youth… read more
December 18, 2017
CASE STUDY: Creative Schools
Read the recent case study on Creative Schools, part of the Building a Collaborative Culture report and toolkit, published in October 2017 by Barbican / Guildhall School of Music & Drama. … read more
December 13, 2017
Forging pathways and progression routes
Martin Heaney from University of East London’s Drama, Applied Theatre and Performance team shares insights from UEL session’s exploring Pathways and Progression Routes as part of the Creative Schools Symposium in November… read more