Schools Forums 2015
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London
London United KingdomDescription
A series of networking events exploring best practice.
Our Schools Forum programme is a series of events for teachers and senior leaders in London schools to come together to network and explore best practice through practical, creative workshops. They are designed to be suitable for all school types and phases, and to explore cross curricular practice as well as arts-specific skills and themes.
This year’s Forums will be delivered in partnership with Eastside Educational Trust, and will cover the following themes.
The forums we have confirmed will be taking place on the following dates:
Unlocking Learning through Narrative
11 March 2015, 1.30-4pm at RIBA (W1B 1DA)
How do you use narrative to engage students? This a key building block in supporting students with their learning and in this session we will discuss the most effective ways of helping learners to engage with their subject matter. Using visual, oral, aural and written techniques, we will discuss which of these supports learning in different areas. The session will give you a chance to discuss approaches with your colleagues as well as practical ways in which you can incorporate these tools into your teaching. This will be a cross curricular session suitable for all school types and phases.
Engagement and the Art of Social Change
23 April 2015, 1.30-4pm at Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre (SE1 9NH)
“Teaching is a creative profession . . . Great teachers mentor, stimulate, provoke, engage”Ken Robinson
How can you support your students to engage within the wider community? This session explores ways of engaging young people with the issues that matter to them and empowering them to make their voice heard. How would you go about supporting young people to create policy? This session will be practical and fast paced. Expect lively debate and an opportunity to comment and hear about good practice from around the world. This will be a cross curricular session suitable for all school types and phases.
Is Exploration at the Heart of all Creativity?
30 June 2015, 1.30-4pm at Museum of London (EC2Y 5HN)
Is a desire to explore and a curiosity to find out more at the heart of the creative impulse? Does the spirit of exploration help us to see the world in different ways? During this session you will have the opportunity to try a variety of fun, creative tools linked to exploration in the broadest sense which will take you on a journey around the space we are in as well as through a variety of different art-forms and subjects. Exploration offers a great entry point into a variety of subjects ranging from science and drama to art, music and dance taking in history and geography along the way. This will be a cross curricular session suitable for all school types and phases.
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A New Direction is a London-based non-profit generating opportunities for children and young people to unlock their creativity.
London is one of the greatest creative hubs in the world. Every day, thousands of the children and young people who live here are inspired by the city’s culture to unleash their own creative side. They have the chance to develop their skills, talents and passions, becoming people who can thrive in a challenging, changing world and boost our wider society.
But there are also thousands of young people who miss out on London’s creative opportunities. Barriers of inequality or simple lack of support stop young people from reaching their creative potential, which has knock-on effects for their chances of personal fulfilment and success in later life.
Inequality is not set in stone; we can make London into a city with equal opportunities to engage with culture and be creative for all young people and children. This is our vision.
We are working towards a society where all children and young people can thrive through developing their creativity.
We work directly with the organisations at the front line: schools, cultural venues, local authorities and businesses. We unite those organisations to campaign for better policies that serve children and young people. We organise joint events and projects to reach a broader audience. We connect young people to mentors, work experience and inspiration.
Children and young people in London and through helping them, wider society.