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Creativity has become a buzzword in education, from government policy documents to early years learning and play. But what does it really mean in schools and why is it a good thing? These articles explore the concept of creativity, how it can be infused into classroom practice, and some of the positive outcomes.
Learning through dance | Creative learningExploring magical myths and legends through the medium of dance can bring a whole new perspective to creative learning, says Lisa Symonds From compliance with the curriculum to creativity in the classroom | Creative learningWith a more creative and flexible secondary curriculum on the horizon, Rebecca Patterson and Debra Kidd explore what it could mean for CPD Nurturing young writers | Creative learningHow can we encourage and develop young writers? Carol Archer describes an ambitious project designed to extend creativity and enable children to evaluate their own narrative and poetry Building a curriculum for confidence and responsibility | Creative learningStaff at Park View Community School, Chester-Le-Street, describe how introducing a competence-based curriculum has enabled students and teachers to begin a learning journey A different approach: teaching through the arts | Creative learningGallions Primary School teaches the entire curriculum through the arts, with fantastic results. Co-heads Paul Jackson and Emma McCarthy explain how it's done Creative thinking: a personal, learning and thinking skill | Creative learningIf the spirit of creativity were allowed to flower, could we cope? David Leat looks at the way that everyday constraints leave schools ill-equipped to teach creativity and the way that it can flourish when those constraints are removed Guy Claxton's character curriculum for the learning age | Creative learningGuy Claxton invites debate on his eight character strengths and virtues for the learning age Be creative with maths | Creative learningAngela Youngman has found some exciting new approaches to the teaching of maths Building partnerships to boost creativity | Creative learningBecky Swain from Creative Partnerships explains the initiative's aims and how it works with schools to help develop contexts for effective creative learning Transforming teaching and learning: the practicalities | Creative learningDavid Leat considers some of the practical problems that will arise in managing innovation Literacy: fabulous fridge magnets | Creative learningTrevor Millum outlines a truly novel way to get pupils to enjoy manipulating and using words Encouraging musical creativity in the early years | Creative learningPatricia Lee explains how supporting children’s musical creativity can contribute to their sense of self-worth and emotional wellbeing Creativity in the science curriculum | Creative learningMany of your teachers will not be science specialists. Angela Youngman has been looking at innovative approaches to the teaching of science that help encourage children’s inquisitiveness Case study: Restructuring the curriculum | Creative learningRestructuring the curriculum can enhance personalised learning, risk taking, creativity and Key Stage 3 and 4 results, as Mo Laycock, Headteacher, Firth Park Community Arts College, reports Storytelling – lessons for life | Creative learningFred Redwood explains how storytelling offers a range of opportunities for learning Building partnerships to boost creativity | Creative learningIncorporating more creativity in your curriculum will take staff out of their comfort zones, but will pay dividends in raised motivation and achievement for students, writes Becky Swain Visions of social enterprise in Liverpool | Creative learningStudents in St Margaret's High School in Liverpool have designed and successfully marketed a computer game. David Dennison and Les Hankin report on a striking demonstration on economic wellbeing as a diver of school activity Soundtracks for creativity | Creative learningMark McKergow suggests ways of using music to stimulate creativity in your pupils High-quality environments for learning | Creative learningPractitioners need to consider the way that space and resources can be used to encourage children’s investigations. Pat Brunton and Linda Thornton explain Creativity for more able students | Creative learningBrin Best argues that we must actively teach creativity if our more able learners are to play their full role as decision-makers in the world of tomorrow. Encouraging communication, curiosity and creativity | Creative learningLinda Thornton and Pat Brunton explore ways to use the children’s curiosity about their world to become self-motivated, independent learners. Creativity in the curriculum | Creative learningA school with creativity at the heart of the learning process will benefit by increasing the motivation of staff and pupils, says former head, Dave Weston. In this article and case study, he shows the way to more imaginative approaches to curriculum planning. Enrichment activity – primary to secondary transition | Creative learningPacking for the journey. Six-hat thinking | Creative learningG&T coordinator Peter Leyland explains how one Luton primary school has found that this thinking technique benefits everybody – students, more-able students and even staff. Enrichment activity – vocabulary, empathy, insight | Creative learningA fun activity to encourage extension and development of vocabulary. Primary geography: is it falling off the map? | Creative learningGeography is the poor Cinderella of the primary curriculum. Where did it all go wrong and what can be done about it? Paula Richardson, education adviser and chair of the publications board of the Geographical Association, makes some suggestions. Valuing and developing creativity | Creative learningFormer head Roger Smith looks at ways of promoting creativity in schools, arguing that the concept needs to have its place at the centre of the curriculum. Multi-cultural Arts Day at Congleton High School | Creative learningOur multi-cultural arts day was aimed at Year 7 students and was one of a programme of stop days around global citizenship in our school. Creativity at School: Is it even possible? | Creative learningI have had the pleasure and honour of visiting a few schools where creativity in all forms flourishes. These schools are run by Heads who have a very strong vision of what educating children is all about, who are rebels and who do what they profoundly believe is right for children, despite the system. Creative solutions | Creative learningHow important is it to develop pupils' creativity? Do you believe that it is possible to become more creative? How much time and effort are you prepared to put into the work? Primary classroom management strategies | Creative learningJo Lewis describes some active games and motivational techniques. Problem solving techniques | Creative learningRob Sheffield examines three techniques to help your team explore problems. Developing planning skills in young children | Creative learningMany children have their lives rigidly planned out for them at home, at school and in leisure activities. They drift along waiting to be taken to venues and attend activities pre-structured for them. Others have a complete lack of any organisation in their lives and events appear to them to happen at random - if at all! How can we develop their ability to think creatively and to begin to take some control over their lives? Managing creative teams | Creative learningOnce you get set in your ways, your creativity is curtailed.How do you become more flexible? Michael Maynard offers some suggestions... Metaphors, motivation and multi-sensory learning | Creative learningJulie Bennett suggests three different techniques that you can use to motivate learners and add further dimensions to your teaching Can creativity be taught? | Creative learningOn the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, Garry Burnett used the composer as a model to question whether creative skills such as problem-solving and interpretation can be taught Enrichment activity – problem-solving and creativity | Creative learningWalking on clouds: how could we engineer the possibility of walking on clouds in the sky? A starry approach to enrichment | Creative learningThe STAR workshops were designed by performers Martha and Eve to bring out students' creativity in music, drama and discussion The value of arts activities in special units | Creative learningIn their report Serious Play: an Evaluation of Arts Activities in Pupil Referral Units and Learning Support Units, Wilkin, Gulliver and Kinder (2005) review the work of seven arts projects (four PRU based and three LSU based) that have taken place in recent years. What is SWOT analysis? | Creative learningSWOT is a frequently used management tool, useful for reflection, decision-making and appraising options Boosting creativity in learning | Creative learningAs you begin a new school year, fresh and rejuvenated from the summer break, many of you will be looking for new and inspiring ways to achieve more creative teaching and learning throughout your school. If you've not heard of Creative Partnerships, then now would be a good time to find out more. Most Related:
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