"If you are a creative school that wants to contribute to developing creative learning and cutting edge learning practice, read on. Creative Partnerships is looking for 30 new schools to share a £1.4million fund to become ‘Schools of Creativity’.
What is it?
Creative schools are being sought by Creative Partnerships to join a two-year project to raise educational standards and develop in students the skills that employers say they need such as the ability to question, make connections, innovate, problem solve and reflect critically. Schools that secure funding to become ‘Schools of Creativity’ will lead school networks and help to shape policy and practice throughout Creative Partnerships.
Creative Partnerships, the Government's flagship creativity programme for schools has already produced real results. Research findings show that schools that work with Creative Partnerships improve their GCSE results faster and seven out of 10 secondary head teachers say Creative Partnerships improves pupil behaviour in their schools.
‘Schools of Creativity’ will develop and evaluate cutting edge programmes so that the benefits of creative learning can be shared with other schools. ‘Schools of Creativity’ will lead a local school network of between four and ten schools to promote and share creative learning in their area and will form a national network to develop and promote creative learning for schools across England.
Who can apply?
Any maintained school in England can apply - as long as they will not be involved in another Creative Partnerships programme from September 2009.
The newly selected schools will join 30 other ‘Schools of Creativity’ that were selected in 2008 from those that already work with Creative Partnerships.
What is CP looking for?
Paul Collard, National Director of Creative Partnerships, said: "We are looking for schools that put creativity at the centre of the student learning. The schools that join the programme will share their unique creative approach so that other schools can learn from their experience. Schools of Creativity will also help Creative Partnerships to shape national policies and good practice.
How does the funding work?
Each school selected from this round will receive £20,000 each year, for two years and a funded education consultant to develop and promote creative learning. Schools will be expected to contribute £5,000 a year to the scheme. ‘Schools of Creativity’ will also receive 15 days support per year of a dedicated creative agent to support partnership building with creative professionals.
The schools selected from this round will join 30 other ‘Schools of Creativity’, selected from last year’s round of recruitment. Creative Partnerships is contributing £3.45 million to the ‘Schools of Creativity’ programme that will run for three years (2008 – 2011).
When is the deadline and when will schools be announced?
Deadline for submissions is the 6th March 2009. Schools will be selected by a national selection panel, comprising of members of Creative Partnerships and independent education consultants. Successful schools will be announced in early July."
Full information in documents below.
Schools of Creativity Prospectus (106 KB) Schools of Creativity Guidance and Descriptors 2009 (128 KB) Schools of Creativity application form 2009 (128 KB) Schools of Creativity FAQs 2009 (66 KB)
