We have been working with the Paul Hamlyn Foundation to plan, consult about and launch the pilot of its new Teacher Development Fund to support CPDL for embedding learning through the arts in the primary curriculum. We will be meeting the first seven providers from the pilot programme which spans all four UK home nations in London in just two weeks time!
This is exciting at lots of levels.
- First the focus is on CPD and Learning not just CPD.
- Second there is such deep enthusiasm for focussing on learning through the arts and lots of obstacles so support for ensuring teachers have access to the CPDL experiences and specialist support they are thirsting for matters.
- Third, because the arts have very different places in the curriculum and a diverse cultural infrastructure in the four nations, the learning from across all the pilot sites will be very rich. I'm really looking forward to great, arts rich curriculum narratives.
- Fourth because the providers invited to submit proposals based on expressions of interest really did have exciting and different ideas!
- Last but not least - this is that rare thing - a pilot preparing for a long term roll out at scale! What luxury to learn deeply and at a measured pace!
We feel very privileged to support PHF and the pilot sites and will keep you posted!