News and publications

We are pleased to announce three significant five-year grants awarded through our Youth Strategic Investment Fund.

Shoubhik Bandopadhyay, Our Head of Programme – Arts, explores what it means in practice to support art for social justice, and asks how we can work towards a sector that centres love, care, joy, justice and equity.

This report from Chartered College of Teaching and Sheffield Hallam University explores what an effective blended approach to teacher CPD looks like. 

Andrew Alty, Rehearsal for Life Project Director, reflects on some of the outcomes of their programme to date and considers the ways in which the partnership between the Trust and the Theatre might continue to develop into the future.

Linzi McLagan, Head of Education for YDance discusses their project, Step it Up, a partnership with six primary schools in Scotland which aims to improve engagement, attainment and overcome barriers to learning.

As Making a Mark enters its final few weeks, Susan Matambanadzo from the Enfield Schools’ Partnership shares their learning and reflects on some of the challenges encountered over the last two years.

Rebecca English, Programme Curator (Learning) at Newlyn Art Gallery and The Exchange, shares insights from their TDF project creating in-school galleries as an inspiration for a programme of live and digital CPDL for teachers.

Cat Scutt, Deputy CEO, Chartered College of Teaching, explores the future of blended CPDL for the teaching profession.