News and publications

Sophie Ahmad and Shelley Dorrans (PHF learning partners) discuss with Alex Sutton (Head of Programme – Migration) the thinking behind the updated version of the Shared Ground Fund Theory of Change and its significance for colleagues working in the migration sector as well as potential applicants.

Our annual report, reflecting on a challenging year with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Paul Hamlyn Foundation is making 40 awards of £25,000 to 20 visual artists and 20 composers – totalling £1 million – through Awards for Artists, one of the most significant philanthropic awards for visual artists and composers in the UK. The awards are given with no strings attached.

This report from London Funders makes the case for further investment in immigration advice. 

Catherine Sutton, PHF’s Head of Programme – Education, reflects on what the TDF projects have learned over the last year and how the productive challenges they’ve faced can help shape a new and better ​‘normal’.

Lauren Meadows, Director of Education for Greenfields Education and external evaluator for Sidegate Primary School’s TDF project, Active learning in and through the arts, describes the principles that underpin her approach to evaluation. 

External evaluation consultants Pat Cochrane and Vicky Storey share some of the challenges, opportunities and learning from the last year.

Ten EYFS teachers and SLTs in primary schools from the Southerly Point Co-Operative Multi-Academy Trust in Cornwall are working with artists from Music and Dance Education and the Minack Theatre. Provocations in music, dance and drama are designed to support language, communication and PSED. Their evaluation is being managed by the project team and this blog highlights some of their evaluation techniques and reflects on their impact.