Who are we? Project is a two year inquiry-led project funded by Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Teacher Development Fund.
The Teacher Development Fund aims to enable teachers and school leaders to develop their skills, knowledge and experience in order to embed learning through the arts in the primary curriculum.
From September 2024, this collaborative project between Cleveland Road Primary School and Eastside will be working with 6 schools in Redbridge, Essex. This project connects Spoken Word Poet Facilitators with KS2 teachers to support them in developing their creative habits* in the classroom, with a view to strengthen students’ oracy skills. There is a particular focus on students with English as an additional language or low levels of English.
Content is based around celebrating pupils’ diversity and sense of identity, through our theme ‘Who are we’, and seeks to provide a cross-curricular learning tool through numerous subject areas. Using spoken word poetry to support oracy and talk in the classroom, the project will involve a combination of:
- artist and teacher CPD sessions
- co-planned and co-facilitated in-school workshops
- reflection sessions
- resource development
- teacher-led INSETs
Our aim is to empower teachers to embed creative habits into their practice as well as to share their learning around developing cross-curricular, oracy-led teaching with wider school staff.
For further information or press enquiries, please contact: fliss@eastside.org.uk
*From Bill Lucas’ ‘Creative Thinking in Schools’. Broken down into the following categories: inquisitive, persistent, collaborative, disciplined, imaginative.
“Learning through the arts can engage and inspire young people, support key educational outcomes and develop skills that prepare them for the next phase of their lives. For many young people, particularly those experiencing inequity and disadvantage, the only opportunity to gain access to arts education is at school. That’s why we are delighted to announce the seven partnerships that have a received a grant from our Teacher Development Fund Round 7. We were impressed by the quality of applications and look forward to seeing how the projects equip teachers with the skills and confidence needed to provide quality and impactful education and learning through the arts.”
– Moira Sinclair, Chief Executive at Paul Hamlyn Foundation
