News and publications

Holly Donagh, Director of Strategic Learning, Insight and Influence, reflects on the Foundation Practice Rating, which seeks to improve diversity, accountability and transparency across the sector.

Leanne Prevel, Dirprwy Pennaeth (Deputy Headteacher) of Ysgol Gelliswick (Gelliswick VC Primary School) in Milford Haven showcases their Teacher Development Fund project, ​‘Building a Creative Curriculum’, a partnership with the Pembrokeshire Music Service supporting 100 teachers across Milford Haven to teach in and through music. 

Creative Learning Producer for Stan’s Cafe, Dave Howard, reflects on what they are learning through their project supported by the Teacher Development Fund, with input from their teachers, artists and headteachers.

As Travelling Light Theatre Company’s Teacher Development Fund programme enters its final months, programme lead Lizzy Stephens reflects on the learning to date and shares the company’s plans to embed the work across the participating schools.

Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope, Provost and Professor of Education at Plymouth Marjon University and Advisory Board Member for our Teacher Development Fund (TDF), shares some of her research into ​‘educationally isolated’ schools and explores the impact of TDF within such settings.

Holly Donagh, Director of Strategic Learning, Insight and Influence, discusses the vital role infrastructure organisations play in strengthening the sectors in which we work, and their potential to drive diversity, equity and inclusion.

Holly Donagh, Director of Strategic Learning, Insight and Influence, reflects on our experience to date and shares our learning which might be useful for others embarking on this work.

Gem Thornton, Creative Learning Manager from Grimm & Co, reflects on their Teacher Development Fund learning journey alongside ten Astrea Trust primary schools in Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield. Their project, Chapter & Verse, aimed to support teachers to develop and embed multi-disciplinary arts approaches to teaching and learning, including immersive drama, music, poetry and storytelling.

Young at Art, based in Northern Ireland, reflects on their Creative Teacher programme, supported by the Teacher Development Fund. This project extends their existing professional development practice supporting teachers to use arts and drama based approaches across the curriculum.