Over the three year period of this programme, The St Marylebone CE School looked at how creativity plays a vital role in learning in all subjects and beyond the curriculum at our school. We know that creativity is as important in the science lab as in the dance studio, and as vital in geography as it is in music and this aligns with the vision of the Arts Council and Durham Commission.
St Marylebone CE School led a network of 13 schools across ten London boroughs developing teaching for creativity and focusing on school culture, values and shared language. The Creativity Collaborative network included schools across all phases, including special education and sixth form, and those that are socially or economically disadvantaged, where creativity is needed most. The aim was that the following partner organisations would enhance the work in schools:
Following St Marylebone’s success as a teaching school and region-wide leadership as a maths hub; to become a creativity collaborative was an exciting and fitting next step in St Marylebone’s creative and collaborative growth.
Classroom resources to use and share
Pantry of Teaching for Creativity Resources
These resources have been co-produced by the 13 schools in our Collaborative.
The Pantry includes:
An overview of our work - including the Pantry metaphor explained
Summaries of pupil and teacher evaluations
Links to short films
A reading list
25 teaching for creativity resources to try out in classrooms