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Last year, we concluded the second round of funding through the PHF Arts Fund. Looking at the organisations we have supported through this round, we see a sustained commitment to artistic freedom, to working across difference and to celebrating places and communities across the UK.

As their Teacher Development Fund programme enters its final phase, Catherine Atkinson, Head of Professional Learning at The Rivers CofE Academy Trust, describes the impact of their partnership with Severn Arts. She shares insights into their professional learning approach and outlines plans to ensure the project leaves a lasting legacy across the Trust. 

Andrew Simpkins, Producer for Drama, Eden Court, shares his experience of TDF working with very small schools in the North West Highlands, many with composite classes and mixed-year groups. Andrew reflects on the importance of fun and joy within their learning programme and describes their approach to fostering a culture of co-learning.

All of the grants we made in the financial year 2025–26, sorted by priority area.

The Key believes every young person deserves the chance to overcome barriers to personal growth and to shape a better future for all. Through their structured yet flexible model, young people build skills, confidence, and resilience — developing the agency to make meaningful contributions in their local areas.

Reflecting on scoring an ​‘A’ overall in the Foundation Practice Rating for the fourth year running. 

We are part of a group of organisations collaborating on a new £3.4m initiative announced today.

Pat Cochrane and Vicky Storey, evaluation support consultants for rounds 3–8 of the Teacher Development Fund, reflect on the differing approaches to evaluation across TDF projects and share some of the ways that colleagues have enabled genuine exploration and learning as an integral part of the process.

TDF evaluation consultants, Pat Cochrane and Vicky Storey, speak with three senior leaders from recent Teacher Development Fund programmes to explore their role within the evaluation of their projects. Together, they discuss how senior leaders can lead and sustain evaluation processes to shape programme development and enhance professional learning outcomes.