In year two our schools began work around signature pedagogies and how these can be used to develop the Creative Habits of Mind.
We began to develop a pedagogy tool kit which linked teaching methods with the Creative Habits of Mind. Schools then used this to engage in research projects linked to their school development priorities. For example, how does the use of success criteria enable children to develop their reflect critically skills in Maths.
An inquiry model was created which champions could use with other teachers in their schools. The number of teachers engaged in research around teaching for creativity increased and larger teams began to develop. There were great successes in some of the research undertaken. Schools were able to evidence the impact that signature pedagogies were having on the development of students' creative habits.
As part of this work we created assessment grids for each of the creative sub habits that both teachers and pupils could use to engage in discussions about themselves as learners.
We began our work on the voice of the young people. We established a creativity council across the primary and secondary schools. During these council sessions the students were able to explore in depth the creative habits wheel and share their own educational experiences. They then fed back to senior leadership teams on how teachers could help them to become better learners in the classroom.
In our work in Ellesmere Port, the Ellesmere Port Cultural Learning Exchange was established. This resulted in 21 schools beginning their Artsmark Journey and a project called Wonder Classroom where a creative practitioner worked with four of our C Change schools. This project focused on the development of creative partnerships and teacher pedagogy around using immersive spaces to develop the Creative Habits of Mind.