

Reimagining (Primary) Curriculum through creativity, story and ethical citizenship
11th June 2021
9.00 - 1.30
9.00 – 10.00
Thinking differently about learning through Covid:
Connection, struggle, hope and wellbeing through story
Case Studies of practice:
Fossil hunters – Viv Aitken and Catherine Blewden
Reimagining Home – Story Makers Company and Interplay Theatre
Museum of Legends – Story Makers Company, Project Ujima and Interplay Theatre
Story Makers Press
Inquiry Questions:
What do we mean by making stories?
How can making collective stories help us to act in the real world?
10.15 –11.30
Reimagining relationships:
Finding new ways to think
Emerging research landscapes:
Lisa Stephenson
Dr Kay Sidebottom
Dr Vicky Storey
Dr Antonios Ktenidis
Inquiry Questions:
How can stories disrupt the dominant discourse?
What does this practice look like in action?
11.45 –1.15
Future Practice in action:
Reimagining Curriculum
Whole school approaches
Windmill Cluster of Schools and Brixton Learning Collaborative: Confident Creators project
Welsh Curriculum: A creative approach (Hywel Roberts, Debra Kidd and Kelly Mackay)
Icelandic Curriculum: The six fundamental pillars of education (Rannveig Björk Þorkelsdóttir)
Feversham Primary: An arts rich curriculum
Ethical Citizenship Award Launch: Lisa Stephenson and Katie Smith
Arted Erasmus project launch: Tom Dobson and Lisa Stephenson
Young people’s creative manifesto – Why it matters
Inquiry Questions:
What is the potential of collective creativity as curriculum?
How does making stories together make young people feel?
Join us for our virtual festival where we explore the ways in which imagination and immersive story can bring learning to life in a complex and changing world. Hear from international educators, innovative school leaders and practitioners about the ways in which they are actively reclaiming imaginative and future facing pedagogies.