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Research and Policy
Creative Little Scientists
Creative Little Scientists aims to bring together creativity and science and mathematics in preschool and first years of primary education (up to the age of eight)...
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Research and Policy
Understanding How to Frame Your Creative Expertise
Again and again I see talented people with ideas they want to share – books they want to write, talks they want to give, businesses they want to launch – holding back because they think they "don't know enough" about their topic...
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Research and Policy
Scotland 2030: Leadership in EducationScotland’s Futures Forum / Goodison Group in Scotland Forum De
The Futures Forum and the Goodison Group in Scotland continued their exploration of schooling and learning in the future with a debate looking at the role of leadership, particularly leadership of change...
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Research and Policy
Paul Collard's slides from the Attaining Creative Solutions event
Paul Collard from Culture, Creativity and Education brought his international experience and unique interpretation of the PISA statistics to bear on the attainment and equality issue here in Scotland as part of the Attaining Creative Solutions event in Edinburgh (June 2015) as part of the National Creative Learning Network annual events and the Emporium of Dangerous Ideas...
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Research and Policy
The Periodic Table of 21st Century Play
An infographic that sets out the research by Laura Richardson, who has spoken on the subject at MIT, in a clear and inspiring way...
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Research and Policy
Raising Attinment through Pupil Engagement - a report of an experiment
An action research project which took place in primary schools across Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire Councils, in partnership with the Creative Learning Networks and Hidden Giants...
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Research and Policy
Social Rejection Can Fuel Imagination - John Hopkins University Research
A new study by a Johns Hopkins University business professor finds that social rejection can inspire imaginative thinking, particularly in individuals with a strong sense of their own independence...
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Research and Policy
Radio #EDUtalk: Creative Learning
Stephen Bullock and Julia Fenby, development officers with Education Scotland, talk about Creative Learning...
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Research and Policy
Career Education: A World of Possibilities
National Parent Forum of Scotland guide to career education...
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Research and Policy
Creative Blueprint
Creative Blueprint provides research and analysis in to the skills needs of the creative and cultural industries and their contribution to the UK...
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Research and Policy
Foundation Apprenticeships in Creative and Digital Media
Tom Harley, Education Programme Manager from Skills Development Scotland explores Foundation Apprenticeships in Creative & Digital Media...
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Research and Policy
Skills in a Nutshell
The National Parent Forum of Scotland Summary of Skills, published as part of their Curriculum for Excellence in a Nutshell series, lays out the basics behind skills across the curriculum in two sides of A4...
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Research and Policy
5 Creativity Myths You Probably Believe
Misconceptions cloak creativity in mystique and they foster elitism—the idea that the potential for innovation and imagination is a rare gift enjoyed by only a select few creative types...
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Research and Policy
SQA Qualifications - Creative and Cultural Skills
There are approximately 3,000 businesses in Scotland employing 57,000 people within the Creative and Cultural Skills sector...
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Research and Policy
Creative Blueprint: Think Pieces
Articles about education, skills and the creative and cultural industries answer 'What does the education and skills system need to look like in order for people to lead fulfilled creative lives, and for the creative and cultural industries to thrive...
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Research and Policy
Creativity and Learning: what is the connection?
A thought piece by Paul Collard, Chief Executive of Creativity, Culture and Education, that argues creative learning has a positive impact on learning and attainment because it inherently develops the executive functions of the brain...
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Research and Policy
7 skills your child needs to survive the changing world of work
In his book The Global Achievement Gap, Wagner identifies seven core competencies every child needs in order to survive in the coming world of work: 1...
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Research and Policy
The #creativity Daily
An online newspaper collating articles tweeted by creative Twitter users from across the globe...
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Research and Policy
The Future of Work: Jobs and Skills in 2030
What will jobs in the UK look like in 2030...
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Research and Policy
Re-Imagining the Future keynote
The NCLN Annual Event in 2016 took place at the Hotel Colessio in Stirling and was entitled Re-Imagining the Future...