Creative Practitioner CPD and support sessions – Teaching & Learning for Creativity

This playlist brings together sessions focussed on wellbeing, pedagogy and teaching across the curriculum. With contributions from Pat Thomson, Bill Lucas, Penny Hay and Paula Ayliffe with Ruth Sapsed, these sessions all focus on how to understand the role that you play for children & young people and support best practice in creativity across the school.   

Practice makes Pedagogy | Pat Thomson

Creativity, Why it Matters | Bill Lucas

Co-Creating Artistic Learning Environments | Penny Hay

Artscapers, Building a Creative Partnership | Paula Ayliffe

More about the sessions...

Pat Thomson is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of South Australia. Pat asks: What is the knowledge base for what we do? How do we create a teaching practice?

Bill Lucas is the Professor of Learning and Director of the Centre for Real-World Learning. Bill looks at just why creativity is crucial to learning and how we can keep it going in schools.

Dr Penny Hay (National Teaching Fellow, FRSA, FHEA, FCCT) is an artist, researcher and educator. Penny talks about creating different kinds of learning environments and co-creating forests of the imagination.

Paula Ayliffe is the Headteacher at Mayfield Primary School & Ruth Sapsed, Director of arts and wellbeing charity Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination. Paula and Ruth reflect on a long career of partnership working and how to make it work.