News and publications

Headteacher of Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School, Sarah Waterfield, tells us about the steps she took to ensure that their Teacher Development Fund programme has a long and lasting legacy within her school.

Johanne Clifton, Teacher Development Fund Advisory Group Member and Director of Curriculum and Development for the Elliot Foundation Multi-Academy Trust, considers how senior leaders can develop a long-term strategic position around staff development, the arts and their vision for education.

Sachin Sachdeva, our Director, India, outlines the considerations that have informed the new India Programme Strategic Plan 2023–33. He explains what’s changed and why, and what’s stayed the same.

On 8 November, our Chief Executive, Moira Sinclair welcomed artists, composers, friends and colleagues from across the arts to our offices in London to announce and celebrate the recipient of Awards for Artists 2023. This blog summarises her opening words to the 200 guests who came together to mark this special event.

Holly Donagh, our Director, Strategic Learning, Insight and Influence, reflects on new research from British Future that aims to equip practitioners in the arts and culture sector to explore inclusive histories in these polarised times.

Every four years, we ask our grantees and declined applicants to complete a survey asking about their perceptions of PHF, focusing on our impact; commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion; and our processes, interactions and communications. Our most recent survey was conducted in 2022 by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP). 

Letícia Ishibashi, our Head of Programme – Migration, reflects on her first year in this role, the questions we have been asking ourselves, and our role as funders in helping shape the future we want to see for migrants and refugees.

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.

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.