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Colleagues from Essex Music Education Hub, Chelmsford Teaching Schools Alliance and London Music Masters share some of the challenges of delivering an EYFS programme during the pandemic and the opportunities that arose to rethink and reshape the project in response to the emerging context.

Johanne Clifton, Director of Curriculum and Virtual Learning for the Elliott Foundation and TDF Advisory Group Member, looks back on what we have learned through the pandemic and how the arts can create new and innovative opportunities for teaching and learning.

Supported by Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Shared Ground Fund, Migration Policy Scotland (MPS) is an independent think tank, Rebecca Ferguson-Grant, Events Officer, Migration Policy Scotland outlines how MPS aims to take a constructive approach to migration.

Hannah Tyreman, Head of Learning Design at the Chartered College of Teaching and a member of the TDF Advisory Group, talks about what we mean by blended learning and how to construct an effective hybrid approach.

What we’ve learned so far about investing in youth-led change, and what funders all need to do better.

As the new school year kicks off, Hannah Baker, Primary Literacy Lead for Astrea Academy Trust, highlights the vital role the arts can play in developing creativity in teaching and learning, igniting the imaginations of teachers and pupils and re-connecting school communities in the face of the challenges posed by the pandemic.

Cassie Robinson, Deputy Director of Funding Strategy at The National Lottery Community Fund, welcomes the drive for transformational change.

Peninah Wangari-Jones, Director at the Racial Justice Network, calls for a greater focus on anti-racism and an analysis of the global forces driving displacement.

Dylan Fotoohi, Director of Refugees for Justice, calls for a shared theory of change to support funders and the sector to work more effectively together.