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The Creative Learning Award takes a community approach to support schools in developing a whole-school culture where creativity, ethical agency and social-emotional learning go hand in hand.

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This award is intended for senior leaders, teachers and creative practitioners working in educational settings.

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This two year programme positions collective creativity as the driving force for change, guiding teachers, leaders and practitioners as they reflect on and strengthen their practice.

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Creative

Pedagogy

Professional Development & Learning

Ethics

and Values

Partnership

Pupil’s

Learning Capacities

Diverse communities & pupil voice

​The award covers six key competencies each with a series of statements that schools will work to embed:

The evidence informed framework enables evaluation of the work of a Creative curriculum whilst also helping to give structure to the development plan for improvements within the school’s commitment to inclusive practice within the six underlying themes which are:

Creative Learning Award

Collective problem solving

Ethical citizenship

Possibility thinking

Self-autonomy & confidence

Emotional literacy

Imaginative flourishing

Why attain
the award?

The first year focuses on developing creative learning leaders and experts by deepening their individual practices. It will deepen their knowledge of creative pedagogy and confidence in the classroom.

The second year supports these leaders to embed whole-school approaches that promote creative learning for ethical agency and social-emotional literacy - impacting the wider school community and beyond.

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The award will cultivate ethical and creative agency through dispositional learning. It  will help leaders integrate socio-emotional literacy and dialogic inquiry across their teaching and develop imaginative and culturally responsive teaching approaches. It will help schools to develop a whole-school integrated curriculum model that connects across subjects and supports pupil voice.

How much does the award cost and how long is it valid for?

The two-year award costs £950 excluding VAT and lasts for three years, after which you can apply for

re-assessment to maintain your level or strive for higher quality standards.


Please contact us for more information on the process for gaining the award and what our quality mark accreditation includes.

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