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Blue Moose Dance Company specialises in delivering bespoke, quality, creative and inspiring dance experiences through workshops, school residencies, INSET training and teaching resources for dance in primary, secondary, Further and Higher Education settings. Working with St John’s Stonefold CE Primary School and five other schools in the North East, they will use dance and creative movement to help pupils and teachers make deeper emotional, interpersonal and kinaesthetic connections to academic subjects – kinaesthetic learning being a style of learning where individuals absorb information best through physical activities rather than passive methods. 

Partners in Creative Learning CIC specialise in designing and implementing creative learning programs that engage young people, support teachers’ professional growth and empower educators. Using drama, storytelling and ​‘Immersive Narrative’ techniques, they will support teachers and their learners to create and explore imagined contexts where they face challenges and solve problems to develop real life skills. The work will focus on the English curriculum and oracy, with application across the curriculum and wider impact on both the professional development of participating educators and the personal development of the learners.

Moving Together is a community dance organisation in Leicester, offering and developing high-quality dance opportunities for participants of all ages and abilities. Working with six primary schools with diverse pupil populations, Moving Together will deliver an initiative to build teachers’ confidence in delivering creative dance within PE lessons, establishing foundational skills and knowledge and embedding inclusive, dynamic, and engaging learning experiences within school. Once embedded, approaches will extend to other curriculum areas, fostering pupil engagement and understanding and exploring dance as a tool to support language acquisition and communication skills.

Z‑arts is an arts and theatre venue dedicated to offering activities, shows and events for children and their families. The Story Starts With You is a professional development programme empowering teachers through storytelling and immersive storyworlds. By training teachers as ​‘Story Champions’, the project enhances their skills, confidence, and creativity, enabling them to foster more engaging, joyful, and inclusive learning environments. 

Fèis Rois gives learners the opportunity to engage with Scottish traditional music and Gaelic culture in a way that supports them to develop social skills and inspires them to reach their full potential. In partnership with Fèis Rois, nine Highland primary schools will examine, challenge and reimagine classroom approaches to literacy, numeracy and wellbeing. Classrooms will be filled with creativity and traditional Scottish music, and classroom teachers will develop the skills and confidence to make music part of the fabric of everyday learning. 

The Kemnal Academies Trust believes that no child should face barriers to accessing and achieving in education. They will partner with Turner Contemporary Gallery in Margate to create a model of teacher development that will enhance teachers’ knowledge, practice and confidence with a wider range of art and design materials and techniques. Increased knowledge and confidence will enable teachers and children to be more creative both in art and other subjects, and to think more critically about sustainability and diversity.

Scottish Book Trust provides opportunities to improve life chances through books and the fundamental skills of reading and writing. The Scottish Book Trust will deliver professional learning in creative writing through a two-year initiative, connecting seven primary schools in Renfrewshire and Glasgow with authors from their Live Literature Author Directory. This program aims to boost teachers’ confidence as writers and inspire their pupils to develop a love of writing through new areas of creative writing, such as comics, poetry and scriptwriting.

Animate Arts work with people of all ages – from early years, children and young people, to families and whole communities – to bring them together through art projects and creative workshops. Working with St Alphege CE Infant School and five other schools across Kent, they will use visual arts and dance to support teachers and artists to co-develop creative teaching methods for delivering hard-to-grasp mathematical concepts in a non-traditional way. 

The Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) is an independent human rights organisation in Northern Ireland. Following the August 2024 riots, CAJ produced an influential report with tech experts Rabble Collective ​‘Mapping Online Far Right Activity in Northern Ireland’ (May 2025). This grant supports a new exercise with the same methodology focusing on the June 2025 racist disturbances in Ballymena.

Manipur North Economic Development Association is a non-profit organisation who work across gender, education, business and finance, legal and human rights, energy and environment, disability, child development, agriculture, nutrition, and wildlife. Their work includes livelihood programmes for the families in poverty, peace and community rehabilitation programmes, and raising awareness of disability rights. This grant provides emergency relief to communities affected by the Manipur Senapati District flood.

Northern Ireland Youth Forum is a youth-led voluntary organisation delivering projects across Northern Ireland whilst also promoting youth voice in decision making. This grant provides funding for the development of a unified, strategic plan. With guidance from the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) and the involvement of wider sector stakeholders, they aim to ensure long-term impact, coordination, and sustainability across the youth work landscape.

Consortium is the largest network of LGBT+ groups and organisations in the UK. Their goal is to help groups become stronger and more sustainable, so they can provide essential services and advocate for the rights of individuals in the community. Consortium offer information and guidance on various topics, including managing organisations, finances, fundraising, and creating policy documents.