Creative Partnerships was designed and funded as a pilot programme, initially from April 2002 through to March 2004, with a budget of £40m. Funding from both DCMS and DfES has now been secured to take the programme forward until 2008.
- Since it began, Creative Partnerships has launched 2,516 projects
- 381 schools have been involved
- 1,991 creative organisations have been active
- 170,611 pupils have taken part in projects.
These activities included:
- 500 visits to arts/cultural centres
- 5,775,773 hours of student engagement
- 229 of the projects involved more than 200 participants.
The impact on teachers?
- 12, 194 teachers have been involved in projects
- 7,704 hours of professional development
- 675 projects which developed new approaches to teaching and learning
- 282 projects resulting in increased job satisfaction for teachers.
Figures don?t always tell the whole story: find out more in the online project gallery http://www.creative-partnerships.com/projects Your area office also produces newsletters and publications about its activities.
What is the value?
The value of creative learning is being recognised in terms of its impact on young people in the following ways:
- raising standards of academic achievement
- building self-esteem and confidence
- improving school attendance
- developing language and behaviour
- supporting different learning styles
- providing potential career paths.