Promoting creativity for learning
Creativity is now recognised as playing an important part in effective learning. It is also central to the national education agenda that promotes ‘Excellence and Enjoyment’.
But:
- What is creativity for learning?
- How can schools introduce and sustain creativity for learning?
- How does it help schools achieve greater success?
Creativity for learning
Creativity for learning places the emphasis on the quality of learning. It is about developing and promoting an approach that gives learners ownership of their learning and their successes.
It is about developing life-long learners who enjoy the challenge of discovery, and who have the confidence to apply their learning creatively. It is about asking questions as well as finding answers.
A systemic approach to creativity is required for learning to be truly effective. For a school to achieve maximum success, creativity must become an integral part of the school’s philosophy and practice.
Benefits to schools
Creativity removes the limits of traditional thinking by promoting ‘possibility thinking’, which goes beyond simply finding solutions to problems.
It focuses on ownership, relevance and control as being essential to effective learning.
It is worth remembering that a lesson cannot be judged ‘outstanding’ unless it includes elements of creativity.
CCDU’s programme on creativity for learning feeds into school self-evaluation and Assessment for Learning.
Introducing creativity
CCDU’s creativity programme is designed to introduce creativity into the fabric of your school. All programmes are tailored to the needs of the individual school but include common elements:
- Defining what ‘creativity for learning’ means for your school
- Supporting staff in completing an audit and action plan
- Evaluating progress and assessing the impact on learning
Furthermore, all our creativity programmes are designed to be stimulating, rigorous, challenging, creative and fun!
Creativity for smaller schools
We can design creativity programmes for any type of school; primary schools and smaller schools may find it appropriate to join together to take advantage of our creativity services.
The next step
To find out how we can help you to achieve greater success through developing and sustaining creativity for learning in your school or schools, contact Sara El-Hassani on 0113 283 6174, email: sara (at) ccdu [dot] co [dot] uk or complete our online contact form.