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It’s about seeing things differently. It’s about finding new approaches to the challenges we face. Creativity can shape our future for the better. Blue Skies Festival - a project led by Dundee Contemporary Arts with partners from across the city Photo: Alan Richardson Partners 1

Partners

Creative Scotland College Development Network Education Scotland The General Teaching Council for Scotland Scottish Qualifications Authority Skills Development Scotland Association of Directors of Education in Scotland Scottish Government 2 Contents

A more creative Scotland can only be realised through creative responses to all challenges, across society, at every level. Achieving this will take the efforts of everyone who is passionate about learning, from policy-makers and teachers to professional creative people. Contents 3

Contents

Welcome from the Chair 5 Ministerial Foreword 7 Our Vision for Creative Learning in Scotland 9 Making our Vision a Reality 10 The Partners and Case Studies 16 Governance 44 Scotland’s Creative Learning Plan 2012-2014 Aims 46 4 Welcome from the Chair

The Big Concert in Raploch Photo: Marc Marnie Welcome from the Chair 5

Welcome from the Chair

The eminent educationalist Sir Just as crucial is the impact on helping them embed creativity in Kenneth Robinson is quite clear people’s lives and those of their every aspect of their work. Already about it: creativity is not a special communities. Untapped potential 1,300 unique users visit the Portal quality bestowed on special people. is unforgivable human wastage every month in term time. “If you’re human,” he says, “It comes on a grand scale. That potential, with the kit.” released and harnessed, is nothing Creative Learning Networks mean less than transformative. we have a champion in almost every That is a belief shared by the local authority area. A cheerleader Scottish Government who have Any rain sodden member of the whose raison d’etre is to build been working across departments audience at the Big Noise concert creative collaborations across to embed creativity in every aspect in the Raploch, Stirling last summer schools, the arts, and communities. of our experience, most especially could be in little doubt of that, as Now College Creative Learning learning and teaching. children who had barely seen a Networks are being funded to musical instrument a year before, replicate that ideal in their sector. And a belief common to the group played with the legendary Simon of national leaders in education Bolivar orchestra. What we need now is for you to and creativity who have been work with us, helping to create a in partnership for the last three In 2010 the Scottish Government dynamic, inspiring and creative years sharing their vision of (Education and Culture), Creative educational environment for every placing creativity at the very heart Scotland and Education Scotland - learner; helping us shape the of every place of learning in every in partnership with the GTCS, SQA, policies to support that nationwide local authority. ADES, College Development Network creativity and develop imaginative and Skills Development Scotland - approaches for its delivery. Part of this is no more than began work on an ambitious Creative enlightened self-interest. A nation Learning Plan for Scotland. The ambitious aim is to allow which nurtures and encourages our young people to be the best creativity is one that produces Throughout this publication you they can be in a new curricular citizens able to rise to the will find myriad examples of how environment where innovation is challenges of the global economy. and where the work of the action cherished, change is embraced plan group is bearing fruit, and and we celebrate the fact that every Business leaders worldwide have building confidence. child is a creative child. As the man repeatedly advanced the view that says: it comes with the kit. the 21st century belongs to those Among the tangible results of this who are creative, collaborative, and ongoing exercise is a Creativity Ruth Wishart intensely curious. People in love Portal, which allows educators Chair of the Creative Learning Plan with ideas. access to cultural organisations and Strategic Group practitioners all over Scotland

6 Ministerial Foreword

It’s All About You, Creative Learning Family Days by Edinburgh City Council Photo: James Robertson Ministerial Foreword 7

Ministerial Foreword This Plan is a clear statement that we as a country value creativity. It brings greater opportunities to both individuals and society, makes learning more satisfying and enhances wellbeing.

We know that creativity is vital in the world of work, We want to thank all those who have recognised this with greater opportunities for those who bring a ambition and are making it their business to increase creative approach. The country as a whole stands to opportunities for creativity throughout learning in benefit significantly from the great wealth of creative Scotland. They have developed a bold and meaningful talent that our people can bring to bear. The video vision that acts as backbone for the four workstreams, gaming industry is a particularly striking example of which will support a continual growth of creative skills a relatively recent and burgeoning creative industry, within learning. We have high hopes for the success of but of course creativity is relevant to so many types this Partnership in helping to make creativity the norm of work and aspects of life. The ability to solve within excellent learning. problems by approaching things slightly differently, the readiness to discover new things for yourself, We encourage you to use this plan to spark your own an openness to new ideas – these are all aspects of creativity and we look forward to witnessing the many creativity which stand people in excellent stead in positive impacts on learning and teaching in Scotland. their lives as a whole, within work and beyond. Michael Russell MSP Creativity in learning has a particular place within Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning Curriculum for Excellence. Scotland’s Creative Learning Fiona Hyslop MSP Plan will bring opportunities for creative learning to Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs a broad audience and provide inspiration to teachers Dr Alasdair Allan MSP and other educators to embed creative approaches, Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland’s Languages in schools and elsewhere. 8 Our Vision for Creative Learning in Scotland

The Wigtown Book Festival Photo: Zvonko Kracun Image provided by Dumfries and Galloway Council

Our Vision for Creative Learning in Scotland 9

Our Vision for Creative Learning in Scotland

At the heart of our Creative Learning false demarcation lines between curiosity and exploration. Curriculum Plan is this, our vision for a more the expressive arts and every for Excellence is very clear that all creative Scotland: to shape our future other subject. Creative learning learners have personalisation and as a country, we need to create and and teaching is the most fulfilling choice in learning and that they have be creative. route to both deep learning and a chances to design and shape the rounded adulthood. tasks that they undertake. Knowledge Our society in Scotland shares a is important, but it is not enough. commitment to build a better future, We need to feel confident in our right Creativity shapes what we do next characterised by greater equality, and ability to influence change, that and our knowledge is advanced and enhanced opportunity and a vibrancy we are people of potential with the secured through the doing. that makes Scotland an exciting place vision, courage, attributes and skills to to live. We need an economy that make that potential a reality. We will work with all partners to offers the potential to create new make sure that creative learning wealth and security for those who are This is what creativity is: the capacity is encouraged and rewarded, that vulnerable. We need a culture that to generate ideas that have value assessment at all levels demands is rich, varied and stimulating. We to the individual, to look at familiar creativity and allows us to be clear need politics that are open to debate, things with a fresh eye, to examine about the progress that we have reflection and ideas. We want to be problems with an open mind, make made. The Partnership is working proud of who we are and where we connections, learn from mistakes and to recognise the good work that is live. We want to feel fulfilled, healthier, use the imagination to explore new already being done and encouraging happier and stronger as a community. possibilities. Ultimately creativity is the sharing of creative practice. the ability to make the world anew, To achieve this, we need to be to shape the future and enrich the Our vision and ambitions are creative. We need to generate the here and now. bold, and through collaboration, ideas that will allow us to rise to partnerships and by building upon the challenges of a global economy A broad range of partners led by the strong foundations that exist they and an endangered environment. Creative Scotland is building on all are achievable. Scotland’s Creative We need to be able to invent that has been achieved in Scotland Learning Plan will set out the detail and develop our science and and will ensure this leads to the of how these aspirations will be technology. We need to be able to transformation that we are aiming for. realised and we look forward to write the poems and stories that the reality of a Scotland capable of reflect and enrich who we are. We We need to develop our creativity dealing with change and uncertainty, need to express that through the through learning and also learn shaping its own destiny, contributing visual arts, music, through theatre through being creative. This means internationally and releasing the and dance, through film. And in that in all contexts for learning potential of its people. doing so, we need to eradicate the we must encourage questioning, 10 Making our Vision a Reality: The 4 Workstreams

Making our Vision a Reality: The 4 Workstreams

So what are our plans? Our activities are divided into these four workstreams. On the next few pages you can see examples of how we are all working to help bring about change.

Workstream 1 (WS1) Workstream 3 (WS3)

Share our vision of a more creative society and ensure Develop a strategic approach to pathways for lifelong that all Partners are committed to its fulfilment. creative learning for all.

Workstream 2 (WS2) Workstream 4 (WS4)

Build capacity and expertise of learning practitioners Develop approaches to assessment of creativity, and creative partners to support the development of including certification. creative skills through learning and teaching.

Key to following pages. Each coloured ring represents the work of each organisation.

Creative Scotland The General Teaching Council for Scotland Scottish Qualification Authority College Development Network Education Scotland Skills Development Scotland Making our Vision a Reality: The 4 Workstreams 11

Workstream 1: Share our vision of a more creative society

Raise Creativity awareness Portal Creative of the value & Glow careers - My of the arts & World of Work creativity

Creative Learning Networks Developing qualifications WORKSTREAM 1 Share our vision of a more creative society Professional recognition Remove awards barriers to high quality creative engagement

Festival of Dangerous Ideas

Creativity Reach Across Learning justice sector, Review Good creative older people practice & the under represented 12 Making our Vision a Reality: The 4 Workstreams

Workstream 2: Develop creative skills in all learners and build practitioners’ expertise

Lifelong Develop professional creativity National learning for Creative learning Young artists and Learning resources practitioners People’s Arts Infrastructure Networks

Partnering creative employers WORKSTREAM 2 New National Qualifications Develop creative skills in all learners and build practitioners’ Flexible expertise assessment methods Moving Image Education

Support ArtWorks learning in and Scotland through performing arts, visual arts, literature and film Implement Sector Review Actions Early Years Initial Teacher Education creativity skills Emerging Film education Leaders Programme Making our Vision a Reality: The 4 Workstreams 13

Workstream 3: New strategic pathways for lifelong creative learning

Creative practice Creative Creative Learning Learning in the Networks new Professional Standards for Teachers

WORKSTREAM 3 New strategic Time to Shine – Pathways for pathways for lifelong Scotland’s Youth disabled people creative learning Arts Strategy for ages 0-25

Creative Learning in Creative Professional Industries Skills Updates for Investment Plan teachers

Creativity Portal & Glow Youth Employment initiative 14 Making our Vision a Reality: The 4 Workstreams

Workstream 4: Develop ways to assess creativity

Time Certificate of to Shine – Work Readiness Scotland’s Youth Arts Strategy for ages 0-25

Adaptive Comparative Judgement pilot More flexible assessments WORKSTREAM 4 Develop ways to assess creativity

How good is our Culture and Sport?

Arts CPD

Online Creativity Tool – Professional Brewstometer recognition in Creative Learning Making our Vision a Reality: The 4 WorkstreamsIntroduction 15

Paperbelle by Frozen Charlotte Productions Photo: Colin Hattersley 16 Partners

Partners On the following pages, each organisation explains their commitment to Scotland’s Creative Learning Plan. We subsequently show how we’re helping to make this happen through a variety of case studies.

Creative Scotland

Creative Scotland (CS) is the national agency for Our commitment to the vision Scotland’s arts, screen and creative industries, funded by the Scottish Government and the We want Scotland to be a country where artists, National Lottery. filmmakers, creative individuals and organisations feel supported, valued and free to develop great work. A country where art and creativity can flourish and Money is distributed through direct awards and play a part in the life of everyone who lives, works open programmes for artists and organisations or visits here; a country whose cultural excellence is to apply for support with their projects. recognised at home and abroad; where the work of artists and creative people is valued by national and local Government and by broader society; and where creative individuals and organisations want to work.

College Development Network

The College Development Network (CDN) Our commitment to the vision supports the sector in delivering best practice, sharing innovations and developing colleges At CDN we’re aiming to ensure creativity is present in and their staff. all service design and delivery, and we’re encouraging colleges to capitalise on opportunities to develop creativity and critical thinking in all their learners. Partners 17

Education Scotland

Education Scotland is Scotland’s key national Our commitment to the vision agency for promoting improvement in the quality and effectiveness of education. Education Scotland will provide the best blend of national support and challenge and will seek to embed creative and innovative approaches to inspire and secure continuous improvement.

The General Teaching Council for Scotland

The General Teaching Council for Scotland Our commitment to the vision (GTCS) is the independent professional body that maintains and enhances teaching The new GTCS Professional Standards for teachers standards and promotes and regulates the outline the values and personal commitment a teacher should hold throughout their career to develop areas teaching profession. The Council strives to such as creative learning. We support teachers in be a world leader in professional education this process and award those who embrace and issues and to promote equality, diversity and successfully promote creative learning with the award sustainability in all its activities. of Professional Recognition.

Scottish Qualifications Authority

Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) is Our commitment to the vision the national accreditation and awarding body in Scotland. At SQA we acknowledge the important role of creativity in learning, for life and work. We already provide a very wide range of qualifications in creative areas in National, Higher National and Scottish Vocational Qualifications, and, in Scotland’s new National Qualifications, we have included appropriate creative skills across subject areas. 18 Partners

Skills Development Scotland

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is the Our commitment to the vision national skills body supporting the people and businesses of Scotland. Working in partnership at a national and local level, Skills Development Scotland (SDS) supports individuals to reach their potential through developing the skills they need to progress effectively in their working and learning lives.

Association of Directors of Education in Scotland

ADES is the Association of Directors of Our commitment to the vision Education in Scotland, an independent professional network for leaders ADES shares a commitment to improve the and managers in education and educational outcomes of all our children and young people. We believe that creativity in the classroom and children’s services. beyond contributes to this aim. Developing creative approaches to learning can support the ambitions of a curriculum that seeks to instil self-confidence, self-resilience and ambition in our young people.

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The ‘silent’ launch of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in the main hall of Kevingrove Art Gallery and Museum, hosted by College Development Network and Glasgow Life Photo: Courtesy of College Development Network 20 Creative Scotland

Creative Scotland

We’re supporting the excellence of the A commitment to education underpins all our creative industries through funding, objectives. For instance, we are leading the development and advocacy, helping to delivery of Time to Shine – Scotland’s Youth ensure that people and organisations Arts Strategy for ages 0-25. We also support continue to thrive and achieve their full professional development for artists and other potential. Working in partnership with creative professionals, who also benefit from a others across all of the four Workstreams dedicated professional development fund. (WS), we are opening up experiences and opportunities for everyone. In partnership with Education Scotland we’re launching the online creativity tool We lead the governance of Scotland’s called the Brewstometer in September Creative Learning Plan and we carry out 2013. Anyone can use this to help evaluate many activities to help achieve its vision performances, workshops and other (WS1). We’re raising awareness of the value activities; arts organisations can use it to of arts and creativity, including harder to join the Creative Directory on the Creativity reach groups such as the Justice sector, Portal. people with disabilities (WS4) and engaging older people in a wide range of arts programmes. We’re also working internally with all our colleagues to embed creativity and learning across all aspects of Creative Scotland’s work. Creative Scotland 21

Case Study 1: Professional development

At Creative Scotland we support professional development and skills for a wide range of arts and creative professionals. Beyond individual awards to creative people, we work closely with other organisations to develop training and professional development opportunities for all learners. The following are just a few examples of the projects we support. a) ArtWorks Scotland Developing practice in participatory settings

ArtWorks Scotland is one Models for organisation-based Partners: Paul Hamlyn Foundation, of five UK-wide professional mentoring are being developed, Creative Scotland, Royal development initiatives for and many opportunities are being Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow artists working in participatory provided for knowledge exchange. School of Art, Motherwell College, Shetland College, Gray’s School of settings. It’s a special initiative Research and learnings are being Art, Edinburgh College, Edinburgh from the Paul Hamlyn disseminated to the HE/FE sector College of Art, Moray House, Foundation and is partnership and other partners. We are also Dancehouse, Screen Education funded by us. embedding this learning into Edinburgh, RSNO, Traditional Music our funding programmes at Forum, 5 artists networks, 4 other Following extensive research and Creative Scotland. pathfinder projects across UK, consultation, ArtWorks Scotland Education Scotland. is now delivering its Action Plan The result will be a greater through a series of pilot projects understanding of the needs Artist participants: 500+ until October 2014. It is supporting in artists’ training and skills quality by building connections, development, greater connectivity Length / cost: £600,000 over 3 years developing skills in young and quality of work. undergraduate artists and through More information: CPD for more experienced artists. www.creativescotland.com/artworks 22 Creative Scotland b) Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Thinking Dangerously in Teacher Education? Walking, Drawing and Extending Sites for Learning – University of the West of Scotland pilot

We are supporting pilot What were the results? What did people say? projects in 5 universities: Strathclyde, Aberdeen, The result was a one-day University staff commented Dundee, Stirling and the conference in partnership with that it was the most useful CPD the Festival of Dangerous Ideas. opportunity that anyone could University of the West of Participants co-designed a creative recall. It was an opportunity to Scotland. Together we’re intervention that challenged work across academic disciplines aiming to cascade professional existing pedagogic practice within and very strong and sustainable development through the Education module for which academic relationships were ITE institutions, learning they were responsible. formed. Participants maintain that providers, arts organisations, these groups will go on working Several further sessions were long after the funding has ceased. artists, community learning delivered such as at the Olivia development and colleges. Plender exhibition ‘Rise Early, The students involved in the The following case study is Be Industrious’ at the Centre project found that the creative one of these projects. for Contemporary Art Glasgow. interventions met the needs of These prepared the participants Curriculum for Excellence in so to undertake an action research many ways. What took place? project and share approaches to creative curriculum design. The School of Education partnered Numbers of participants: with the School of Creative and The entire project will be presented 100 students Cultural Industries and the wider as a symposium at the Scottish 24 staff university to research recurring Educational Research Association’s problems such as knowledge annual conference in November 2013. Partners: University of the West fragmentation and learning in of Scotland, Creative Learning isolation. Rooted in the philosophical Findings will be used in the Teams at East Ayrshire and West principles of John Dewey, Herbert revalidation of School of Education Dunbartonshire Councils, Read and Tim Ingold, the project programmes over the course of the Glasgow Museums, Room 13, drew on ‘Art as Experience’ and academic year 2013/14. the Festival of Dangerous Ideas ‘Education through art’ and ‘ Lines’ as and Creative Scotland. well as more recent debates including embedding creativity across the Length / cost: 1 academic year, whole curriculum from the arts to £23,000 sciences and humanities. It explored how creativity can be developed within emerging models of ITE and teachers’ CPD, and delivered through the recommendations of ‘Teaching Scotland’s Future’. Creative Scotland 23 c) Bookbug Train the trainer

Supported by the Youth Music This project, with funding from What did people say? Initiative (YMI) at Creative Scottish Government, also Scotland and managed by supported the training of Health “Bookbug Sessions fit in very well Scottish Book Trust, Bookbug Visitors across Scotland to enable with my health visitor’s role, as Health Visitors to lead mini most of the parents, grandparents Sessions are song, story Bookbug Sessions in vulnerable and babies are clients of mine and and rhyme sessions for families’ homes. the sessions give me a valuable parents and children from opportunity to support, observe birth to four years old. In and assess them in a relaxed this project, training and What took place? setting. This helps to strengthen on-going support is given to my relationship with parents and 50 new people from different sometimes parental concerns are representatives from all local local authorities were trained and addressed at the end of the session.” authorities so that they can 28 others who had previously Jayne Turner, Health Visitor, become Bookbug Session attended the programme gained Scottish Borders Leader Trainers. In turn, these top-up tuition; they have all people train other staff within subsequently trained more than their local authority with 300 further Bookbug Session “People continually comment on Leaders across Scotland. 90 Health Lucy’s speaking. She knows so the goal of delivering more Visitors were also trained, with many words, words you would Bookbug Sessions in different more planned for 2013/14. not expect a 3 year old to use communities. Ultimately, it’s or understand. I’m sure that’s the pre-school children and because she’s been coming to their parents who benefit. Bookbug from 5 weeks old.” Parent, Library Services, South Ayrshire

Number of participants: 168 direct participants at the end of 2012/13

Partners: Scottish Book Trust, Youth Music Initiative Creative Scotland, National Youth Choir of Scotland who helped deliver the training, and Local Authorities who participated in the training.

Cost: £97,083 over 2 years from YMI at Creative Scotland

More information: www.scottishbooktrust.com/bookbug 24 Creative Scotland

Case Study 2: Creative Learning Networks (CLNs)

Partners Creative Scotland, Education Scotland CLN coordinators are also leading 5 pilot projects and College Development Network are working through the Professional Development fund for together to embed creativity in learning in Artists and Learning Providers in partnership with CS, schools, colleges and communities, across all ES and ArtWorks Scotland. the ages. Together we are supporting local The following examples typify the activities taking authorities and colleges as they develop Creative place across Scotland. Learning Networks (CLNs). These networks form new partnerships and ultimately ensure that learners enjoy the best possible creative learning Aberdeen College at Castle Fraser experiences, in the context of the Curriculum This project is challenging each curriculum area in for Excellence, which increase their confidence, Aberdeen College to respond through creative learning achievements and skills for life and work. opportunities to the theme of Natural Scotland. The students’ work will be exhibited in November 2013. CLN Coordinators are working to champion creativity by building Scotland’s creative capacity, developing innovative practice and partnerships, and encouraging Aberdeen - Serious Play: the interface collaborative working. between creativity, play and learning

This interdisciplinary conference increased engagement Aims with and ownership of the creative learning agenda by drawing parallels with play and linking with early years • Develop a shared language and understanding and outdoor learning practitioners. Practitioners shared around creativity theory and practice and develop new ideas, creative • Cultivate creativity as a cross-cutting theme across approaches and partnerships. the Curriculum for Excellence • Position CLNs across Scotland within a local strategic context Angus - Artists Leading the Learning • Raise levels and standards of creativity in formal and community learning contexts A training course for artists who work with children • Lead on national priorities in creativity in learning and young people in formal and informal settings. for local and national partners Sessions for College staff highlighted open and fixed mindsets and promoted enterprise and creativity. It CLNs across Scotland bring together local inspired teaching staff to develop their own practice practitioners, creative partners and learners, providing and promote creativity in the classroom. high quality learning experiences, practical support and discussions on creative teaching, creative learning and the conditions in which they can Edinburgh - Creative Conversations flourish. CLNs are organising creative conversations, creativity conferences and seminars, networking/ Events engaging education managers, practitioners sharing practice CPD events, action research projects, and partners in conversations about creativity across partnership initiatives and resource development. learning. This also builds a community of practice, developing greater capacity for leadership, creative learning and thinking. Creative Scotland 25

Forth Valley College What did people say?

Creative learning was developed as part of the “I learned how creativity can be achieved in all areas learning strategy for the college. An arts practitioner of the curriculum and activities that I can use with led a cohort of curriculum managers and heads of the children to help them to be inquisitive, open- departments as they explored creativity to find a minded, imaginative and solve problems.” common understanding and language. Participant Creativity Across Learning CPD, Shetland

Highlands/UHI - Days of Danger “I liked the way students were part of each stage of This is demonstrating alternative ways to develop planning and helping the day run.” enterprising skills in young people. Groups of lecturers Participant take part in an immersive theatre piece with built-in Pupil Council Conference, Edinburgh learning outcomes.

“This event provided an extremely valuable Scottish Borders opportunity for local people to come together and talk about creative learning… The networking The Scottish Borders authority CLN and college opportunities undoubtedly strengthened links CLN are working in partnership to bring together between parents, schools and the artist community.” primary, secondary, FE and HE practitioners to explore Councillor Stephanie Primrose creativity in teaching and learning, and to reflect on East Ayrshire and develop their practice.

South Ayrshire and East Ayrshire - Creative Participants: 14,000+ Industries Conference for pupils Partners include: Creative Scotland, Education This opportunity gave senior pupils interested in Scotland, College Development Network, GMAC and working in the arts and creative industries the chance local authority and Creative Learning Networks. to explore their options. In partnership with the University of the West of Scotland, Ayr campus. Length / cost: In 2010 the CLN Fund was launched with £300,000 awarded annually; funds up to £10,000 are awarded to local authorities. A colleges CLN was What were the results? launched in 2012 with a total fund of £50,000; each region was awarded £3,000. • 30 local authorities received CLN funding 2012-13 • 7 college regions received CLN funding 2012-13 More information: • Increased recognition of the value of CLNs and the Creative Learning Networks on the Creativity Portal: NCLN in local authorities, college regions and nationally www.creativityportal.org.uk • Increased capacity to provide high quality creative and cultural learning experiences and develop creativity skills in learners • Increased awareness of creativity and its practical application as a higher order thinking skill and crosscutting theme of Curriculum for Excellence • Sustained strategic partnerships between the sectors, locally and nationally 26 College Development Network

College Development Network

We’re demonstrating our commitment To help develop strategic pathways for through a variety of methods. lifelong creative learning (WS3), we’re developing the College Sector Creative To help share the vision (WS1), we developed Industries Network. We are also developing the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, which the work of the Creative Learning Networks will be expanded both nationally and in our sector in partnership with Education internationally. We’re also embedding Scotland and Creative Scotland. an understanding of creativity across the Scottish college sector, even to the extent of We’re piloting Adaptive Comparative organisational design. Judgement as a radical, creative approach to assessing and disseminating evaluation To build capacity and expertise in and findings (WS4); it was conceived mid-level managers (WS2), we’re running during the Festival of Dangerous Ideas. If an Emerging Leaders professional it’s successful, we shall roll this out across development programme. This develops the whole sector by the end of 2014. their creative leadership skills, which are needed to support delivery of a And by the end of 2014, our Emerging more innovative curriculum, with the Leaders programme will include participants help of creative and arts organisations. from the creative and cultural sectors. This is in addition to a range of training opportunities for staff and their creative partners. College Development Network 27

Case Study 1: Festival of Dangerous Ideas

The Festival of Dangerous an Emporium of Dangerous Ideas, Numbers of participants: 1,200+ Ideas is a national education where there was an auction of festival that takes place dangerous ideas. Partners: Creative Scotland, across Scotland during June. National Museums Scotland, Visible Fictions, Fishbowl Theatre Anyone who is passionate What were the results? Co, Ragged University. 2013 about education is welcome partners include GTC, Glasgow Life, to attend. New partnerships were created Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, and developed over the following and Ellen McArthur Foundation. Dangerous ideas are all about year. Ideas that were created taking risks and exploring what during the festival were supported Length / cost: can be possible; the Festival is by CDN; some such as Adaptive 2012 festival: 5 days here to help transform ideas into Comparative Judgement have 2013 festival: 9 days practice, avoiding the mediocre. been piloted with the sector. Days We founded it to ensure learners of Danger have been created The majority of the costs were can enjoy lifelong education across to stimulate creativity and subsumed into the colleges’ the curriculum that supports their Emporium Revisited days have operational plans. Additional imagination and innovation. It been developed to share the funding of £5,000 was awarded by provides unique opportunities developments from the festival and Creative Scotland. to debate what the future develop new partnerships. for education could be, while More information: developing networks with potential www.scotlandscolleges.ac.uk/ partner organisations in the arts What did people say? development-projects/fodi/festival- and creativity and education. By of-dangerous-ideas working with others, we can create ‘Felt like being a true academic educational experiences that are again – loved the bohemian, free cost-effective and are truly put the flowing feel to the discussions’ learner at the centre.

‘I came away with some fantastic What took place? new ideas, information about wonderful organisations that I Last year the first festival was a didn’t know existed and lots of huge success with 20 events taking enthusiasm for the future and place across Scotland, hosted and joined up thinking’ created by different organisations. The launch was hosted by National Museums Scotland and was ‘We made contact with some followed by a variety of events great people and it could lead including a Night of Dangerous to explosive collaborations in Theatre, philosophy cafes, a the future!’ research and enterprise conference, as well as Breakfast at the Royal Botanical Gardens, and the finale: 28 College Development Network

Creative Industries staff sharing dangerous ideas with David Cameron at the Emporium of Dangerous Ideas Photo: Courtesy of College Development Network College Development Network 29

Case Study 2: Emerging Leaders

If you want creative young partnerships; this is very much in “At a time when the FE sector people, you need to develop line with the Scottish Government’s is experiencing an incredibly organisations that nurture a desired outcomes for: challenging/difficult time, this culture of creativity, challenge course has personally come at Public services in Scotland just the right time for me… The and innovation for staff. And ensuring access to high quality two days in Glasgow were great for staff to think and act multi-disciplinary learning and ... from the initial ‘days of danger’ differently and encourage development opportunities which: (which I thought was brilliant) creative contributions by to the speakers who were learners, they themselves need • Engage and motivate staff interesting, thought provoking to be supported by imaginative around outcomes delivery and and promoted creativity.” policy priorities Curriculum Manager and empathic leaders. This is • Build capacity to collaborate Angus College the core belief of the Emerging • Create confidence to work across Leaders course. organisational boundaries “Speakers, activities and networking Middle managers often find it a have all been invaluable and left a struggle to lead from the middle, so What took place? lasting impression. I doubt I’ll ever this very different type of leadership forget sneaking in to ransack a course tackles things in a new way, Together with a range of artists and Govanhill flat in latex gloves! Upon connecting strategy to everyday creative people, we delivered two reflection, I reckon I learned (and work. Our own CDN leadership team courses to almost 40 staff from most thought!) more in two days than I delivers the programme together colleges in Scotland. Each comprised have done in a long time - and that with practising artists. six sessions and one residential is already feeding into my work experience, spread over six months. here and hopefully having a real impact at both department and Project aims college level.” What did people say? Curriculum Manager The programme helps leaders to Creative Industries become transformational in their “I am enjoying exploring lots actions by empowering them of new challenges and already through creative thinking, capacity feel I have learned a lot and am building and solution-focused still processing more! I have felt Numbers of participants: 39 models. This brings optimism and supported, encouraged, pushed creative thinking to challenging and am already feeding some of Partners: Paul Gorman, Fishbowl situations, and results in new this back into work.” Theatre Co, David Ross (Keppie solutions that can spread across Course Leader Design) and Hanneke Scott-van Wel organisational boundaries. Care and Supported Education (Stone Opera)

We help managers to increase their Length / cost: 2 courses running organisation’s capacity and develop over six months. Emerging Leaders supportive external networks and programme is part of our overall offer in Governance, Leadership and Management, funded through the Scottish Funding Council. 30 Education Scotland

Education Scotland

To share our vision of a more creative society supporting access for creative partners to (WS1), we will embed creative approaches the Glow intranet so that effective practice in our work to improve outcomes for learners can be shared and communicated across and communities. We will continue to work education sectors. in partnership with Creative Scotland to develop and promote the Creativity Portal We are exploring ways in which we can and also the Creative Learning Networks support creativity and lifelong creative across Scotland. We are also working with learning for example through community Creative Scotland to support the National learning and development approaches. A Creative Learning Network in its leadership key part of this is developing the Creativity role in championing and promoting national Portal (WS3) and its resources for priorities for creativity across learning. In practitioners, and awarding small grants September 2013 we will share our 3-18 to Community Learning and Development Curriculum Impact Project in Creativity partner organisations that demonstrate Across Learning with recommendations that creative approaches to lifelong learning. will support education practitioners and creative professionals to enhance approaches An important part of our remit is encouraging to creativity in their work. better self-evaluation, so we’re promoting the Online Creativity Tool – Brewstometer, A key part of our contribution is the which was developed by Creative Education Scotland strategy on Building Scotland, to help learners reflect upon Capacity for Continuous Improvement, their development. We are also supporting which we shall be publishing in the autumn providers through the implementation of of 2013. We will be working with our staff ‘How Good is our to develop understanding of how creative Culture and Sport’ approaches can be used to bring about (WS4) as a improvement in learning. This strategy will self-evaluation define how Education Scotland willbuild toolkit. capacity for creative, innovative, continuous and sustained improvement - and support its implementation by increasing the expertise of practitioners through career- long professional learning. We are also Education Scotland 31

Case Study 1: 3-18 Curriculum Impact Project Creativity Across Learning

This project is culminating The report will be available for all What took place? in the report’s launch at the on the web, to make it an easy- Scottish Learning Festival to-use resources hub for ongoing A project team, comprising HM in September 2013; it is discussion and career-long Inspectors of Education and professional development. development officers, carried out one of a series focusing on a comprehensive literature search specific themes across the A collaborative approach has been to establish a working definition curriculum, gauging the taken to the project. Key partners in of skills in creativity. Working in impact of emerging practice Creative Scotland helped to scope pairs, the team subsequently made on learners’ experiences and out its remit, building on several approximately 35 focus inspection achievements. successful joint initiatives; the visits to schools and pre-school Creative Learning Implementation centres to observe episodes of It evaluates current practice in the Group is acting as a reference learning and carry out structured development of creativity skills in group for the project’s messages; discussions with staff and learners. children and young people, across local authorities have also These formed a significant part of the all subject areas. A definition of contributed their expertise. It also evidence base and were designed creativity skills has been formulated builds on national and international to stimulate discussion and provide and good practice has been research into creativity; this will support for emerging practice. identified, together with areas for continue to influence thinking further development. within Scotland about creativity as knowledge and expertise develops What next? across the world. The key messages will influence developments of the Creative Learning Implementation Group. The report will recommend ways of improving the development of creativity skills and support this by developing resources, including in partnership with other organisations.

Ages of participants: 3 – 18 in schools and pre-school centres, colleges and other partnerships

Partners: Education Scotland

Length: May 2012 - September 2013 32 Education Scotland

Case Study 2: Creativity Portal

The Creativity Portal is a What took place? What did people say? website with a wealth of resources and links. There’s Initially launched at the Scottish “The wealth of content is very so much content that the Learning Festival in 2010, the apparent on the site and I like Creativity Portal was redesigned the way it feels like a noticeboard user can now tailor their in 2012, based upon user feedback. with categorised information.” experience of the site Now, creative partners can use according to relevance and the News feeds to share learning interests, and recommend opportunities with practitioners “Some really exciting stuff on it content to similar users. and across the sector via email, that I can’t wait to explore!” The Portal was designed Facebook and Twitter. Targeted video resources were also to transform approaches produced to enrich the portal, “Could spend hours and hours to learning and teaching, including examples of creativity losing track of time on this. It’s and close the gap between in the classroom and at work, great CPD” Scotland’s cultural resources and a Creativity Toybox of skills and education; both support focused exercises. the entire Curriculum “Browsing the Creative Portal & some great stuff here. Delighted for Excellence. What were the results? Science is getting a profile - what could be more creative?” Thousands of practitioners have Project aims received access to over 1,000 learning opportunities through • Making a greater breadth nearly 1,500 creativity news feeds Number of participants: 30,000+ and depth of lifelong creative and viewed nearly 100,000 search unique visitors to date learning opportunities more results on the Creativity Portal. widely available Over 500 people have signed Partners: Education Scotland, • Deepening understanding up as registered users of the Creative Scotland and 85 quality about creativity in the arts and Creativity Portal. assured Creative Partners. across the wider curriculum • Increasing practitioners’ skills Length / cost: £20,000 for and confidence in teaching and redevelopment of Creativity Portal; learning, including career-long £12,000 for Creativity Challenge professional learning film; £12,000 for Creativity in • Personalised, relevant the Classroom film; £9,000 for opportunities, resources and Creativity Toybox films. inspiration for cross curricular and active learning More information: www.creativityportal.org.uk Education Scotland 33

YDance, part of the Creativity Portal Photo: Courtesy of YDance 34 The General Teaching Council for Scotland

The General Teaching Council for Scotland

Ultimately, by the end of 2014, we want to have we work with a wide range of bodies, substantially increased the number of teachers including YDance, Scottish Ballet, Scottish awarded the Creative Learning category of Book Trust and National Theatre for Scotland. Professional Recognition (WS4). And for those who are at the start of their teaching Moving Image Education is being promoted careers, we are developing the General through exemplary case studies and working Teaching Council Scotland (GTCS) website for with arts organisations, encouraging teachers probationer and student teachers to bring to use creative learning approaches (WS2). examples of good practice and innovative learning. By the end of 2014, we want to have The new GTCS Standards for all teachers encouraged more arts organisations’ CPD support and develop the continuous programmes to be put forward as facilitators commitment of teachers across their careers for Professional Recognition (WS2 and 4). so that they enhance and deliver creative lessons in a creative manner (WS3). Likewise, To share our vision (WS1) we use our the new Professional Update process National Magazine ‘Teaching Scotland’ to expects all teachers to update their skills and highlight good practice and engage with partnerships, and include new ideas in the creative learning. And to help teachers classroom. We’re supporting this by working understand the wealth of opportunities with new creative partners to develop new, for bringing arts organisations into the innovative and inspirational events. classroom to support creative learning, The General Teaching Council for Scotland 35

Case Study 1: Professional Recognition in Creative Learning

All subjects can be taught What took place? organisations were encouraged to creatively; creativity is send in applications; they came in not just the domain of the Throughout the Year of Creative from across the country, covering expressive arts. We created a Scotland, 2012, we supported a wide range of creative ideas. schools in working with many arts We are now working with these new category of Professional organisations to deliver high quality teachers to encourage a roll out of Recognition in Creative CPD to staff, ensuring a cascade of this award. Learning to support and new learning approaches for pupils. recognise teachers who are using creativity to deliver Five editions of our national What did people say? the whole curriculum. The magazine profiled organisations such as Scottish Opera, YDance, “Above all my learning has taught new award celebrates those RNSO, Lyceum Theatre, Scottish me to be an expert in exciting teachers who have already Book Trust and The National possibilities and to lead young transformed their teaching with Theatre for Scotland. The articles people in a world of creative more imaginative approaches encouraged teachers to reflect challenge with success.” - and inspires others across the on their own engagement with Lalaina Tremmel profession, in all sectors. creativity as well as highlighting Woodmill High School. Awarded these organisations’ very high Professional Recognition in quality engagement with schools, Creative Learning 2013 giving teachers and schools ideas about what can be possible.

A partnership was developed with Participants: 25 teachers Creative Scotland and Education Scotland to highlight the award. It Partners: Education Scotland, culminated with a launch event at Creative Scotland, Scottish Opera, the Scottish Parliament in January YDance, RNSO, Lyceum Theatre, 2013, sponsored by Joan McAlpine Scottish Book Trust and The MSP, where the first teachers were National Theatre for Scotland. awarded the new category. Length: Over 4 months

What were the results? Cost: £2,000 for the event

The Professional Recognition More information: application process encourages www.educationscotland.gov.uk, self-evaluation, professional www.creativescotland.com and discussion, enhanced practice and www.gtcs.org.uk sharing insights with colleagues in the area of creativity. Teachers working in partnership with arts 36 The General Teaching Council for Scotland

Case Study 2: Creating a School Radio Station Live@Lourdes

When considering the wider A one-year course was developed What were the results? achievement projects for her S3 exploring working with radio pupils and ways to creatively equipment, learning to produce Live@lourdes enabled pupils to develop her CPD, Rebecca radio shows, inputing and editing take responsibility for a project and, music, podcasts and interviews. using a creative medium, develop Oliver, a drama teacher at Pupils became confident in using important skills for learning, life and Lourdes Secondary School in radio equipment and improving work such as communication skills Glasgow, went big and decided presentation styles. The wider and team work. Many areas of the to create a radio station. school was involved in making curriculum were covered - music bigger decisions about the station. and drama, health and wellbeing, This resulted in a live broadcast for numeracy and literacy. What took place? pupils to 70,000 local listeners. As pupils move into their fourth year Rebecca gained funding from they will train up the new intake to What did people say? Accenture and Oxfam’s Skills to deliver the radio station, which is Succeed Programme and partnered now live and broadcasting in the “The project began as a small with their local station, Sunny school each day. There was also idea and developed and grew Govan Radio. She worked with her CPD set up for staff in the school into creative events with endless pupils and partners to build a radio wishing to gain experience in possibilities for staff and pupils. It station from the ground up. working in radio. demonstrated my creativity and strength outside my subject.” Rebecca Oliver

Participants: Around 60 pupils and 10 staff

Partners: Local Radio Station- Sunny Govan Radio.

Length / cost: One year, continuing with new pupils into a second year. Cost: £6,000.

More information: www.oxfam.org.uk, www.sunnygovanradio.com and www.gtcs.org.uk The General Teaching Council for Scotland 37

Case Study 3: Learning about children’s rights in partnership with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Preston Street Primary School What were the results? “I was able to deliver CPD to collaborated with the Scottish practitioners across my authority Chamber Orchestra (SCO) in Compositions were performed having the opportunity to an imaginative project that at the concert by the pupils promote the effectiveness of and SCO musicians together. using the expressive arts to helped pupils develop a deeper Photographs and artwork were achieve an award.” understanding of the United created to enhance the messages Laura Cassidy Nations Convention on the of children’s rights, and a Rights of the Child (UNCRC). programme accompanied the event. Professional development for staff was developed on rights and the Number of participants: 20 What took place? creative skills learned in the project were delivered in workshops to Partners: The SCO began their residency in other teachers in the school. Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the school by running workshops Preston Street Primary School. for pupils. As the pupils began This highly effective and imaginative to compose their music, ‘Stories project was internationally Length / cost: Over one year, SCO of Preston Street’ developed as a recognised and the school was investment of £15,513.84, and theme: it demonstrated the diverse awarded Level 1 of the UNICEF the cost of staff time at Preston cultural identities created by the Rights Respecting School Awards. Street Primary School. It has been pupils. The music and final concert Music had truly been used as a tool determined through the SROI included five pieces created by the for promoting global citizenship. Analysis that for every £1 invested pupils directly relating to there has been £4.74 in return key articles of the UNCRC. What did people say? More information: www.sco.org.uk and “The SCO project has enhanced www.gtcs.org.uk the opportunities available to pupils and allowed them to gain new learning experiences which meet the principles of Curriculum for Excellence.” Ann Moore HT

“My creative role in the SCO Project allowed me to develop a Right’s Respecting School through a creative and more holistic approach.” Laura Cassidy 38 Scottish Qualification Authority

Scottish Qualification Authority

Helping to achieve our partnership vision of a and level and supports creative learning and more creative Scotland (WS1) is particularly teaching approaches. effective when delivered through our flexible framework of national qualifications:we develop Helping lifelong creative learning for and award qualifications that promote creative all (WS3), Skills for Work Courses are thinking in general and value the creative available in a range of vocational areas. industries’ contribution to Scotland’s economy. They promote creative delivery through partnership working and creative thinking in We have ensured the new National learners by developing employability skills. Qualifications supporting Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) promote approaches to We have also developed flexible Awards, creative thinking (WS2). The qualifications which allow for personalisation and choice so promote higher order thinking skills such they can be locally contextualised for more as evaluation, creativity and systems creative approaches to learning. The Unit on thinking. To help explain thinking skills Creative Thinking and Goal Setting at SCQF development in practice we have provided level 5 can be used in any context to develop, a leaflet on our website, a table outlining assess and certificate creative thinking within opportunities for Skills for Learning, Life and any area of learning. Work (SfLLW) development across subjects and case studies showing this in practice. In 2010 we introduced a new suite of More flexible assessment methods (WS4) qualifications to our catalogue, theScottish also encourage creativity in learning and Baccalaureates. A key element is the teaching. For example, Unit assessment is Interdisciplinary Project (IP), which offers based on open assessment standards and added breadth and value. It helps to equip evidence requirements, fewer and broader the learner with the generic skills, attitudes outcomes and more generic assessment and confidence to move into higher education criteria, a greater range of techniques and and/or employment, including creative methodologies is encouraged, ensuring that thinking skills. In 2012-13 we introduced the assessment is appropriate for the subject new Scottish Baccalaureate in Expressive Arts. Scottish Qualification Authority 39

Case Study: A candidate’s Interdisciplinary Project, ‘The Effects of Pantomime on Community Spirit and Children with Additional Support Needs’.

What took place? What were the results? What did people say?

An S5/6 candidate in Expressive Research provided key information “When we left the theatre we were Arts created a project to introduce on the understanding of the in a really good, light-hearted pantomime to children with success of pantomimes. Audience mood and feeling that it was a additional support needs. She surveys were extremely positive. good communal experience.” wanted to research all areas of A Pupil pantomime, produce meaningful Regarding the pantomime work information about the genre, with children with additional and study the positive effects of support needs, there were “Pantomime is a celebration of pantomime on various audiences. substantial positive effects on their local culture and you have to This took the form of trialling confidence, communication skills make it part of the local culture pantomime workshops and short development and enjoyment and and tradition for it to be a success” performances. Gathering feedback sense of fulfilment. They were fully Pantomime actor on the experience, the candidate engaged in activities and enthused arranged pantomime trips for pupils by the opportunity to perform from her own school and a nearby in front of an audience. This was school for those with additional something their teachers had not Numbers of Participants: support needs. She then designed envisaged; in fact, they were so Approximately 30 and ran pantomime workshops for impressed they intend to continue these other pupils, leading using the workshops as a teaching Partners: Williamwood High to a performance in front and learning tool. School, Isobel Mair School, Royal of a selected audience. Conservatoire of Scotland, His The candidate presented The pupil, through undertaking the Majesty’s Theatre, King’s Theatre the project findings project, developed a wide variety Glasgow, SECC, Harlequin Youth through a very of social skills such as research, Theatre, Perth Theatre, Citizen’s colourful, pictorial organisational and creative skills. Theatre, producers, designers and power point Furthermore the project helped the actors. presentation pupil develop and show evidence to an audience of initiative, responsibility, and Length: 6 months of senior independent working. management, More information: teachers and pupils, www.sqa.org.uk/baccalaureates and a promotional event run by SQA with an audience of 200 teachers and S5 pupils. 40 Skills Development Scotland

Skills Development Scotland

We are working with Creative Scotland to Together with SQA we are promoting promote the creative learning aspects of certificated/employer endorsed work our service model (WS1) and help more of experience via Certificate of Work Readiness our clients consider creative career options (WS4) and later this year will establish a through My World of Work which offers new Creative Industries pilot with Creative essential career tools to support people to Scotland. By working with others, we are achieve their work aspirations. contributing our knowledge in certification and assessment to support learners. Through In pursuit of its economic strategy and its implementing the new Skills Investment commitment to the growth and development Plan, the creative industries, public agencies of the creative sector (WS3), the Scottish and further and higher education institutes Government has asked us to work with will address industry skills and development employers to develop a Skills Investment priorities and support learners seeking to Plan for Scotland’s Creative Industries: work in this key sector.

• Advertising SDS leads on a range of programmes and • Interactive leisure software funds on behalf of the Scottish Government • Architecture including the Employability Fund, Modern • Music Apprenticeship Scheme and Scotland’s Best • Arts and antiques which could underpin support to include • Performing arts individuals and employers in future Creative • Crafts Industries work. We will look at how our • Publishing current range of support mechanisms can be • Design tailored towards this sector more effectively. • Software and computer services • Designer fashion • TV and radio • Film Skills Development Scotland 41

Case Study: Certificate of Work Readiness

In partnership with the SQA, As with all other participants, What did people say? we developed the ‘Certificate Kieron completed a minimum of of Work Readiness’ (CWR): 190 hours of work experience and “The CWR is excellent because it’s a new award aimed at 16-19 spent time with a training provider, assessed by employers. They are developing a wide range of skills. the ones who see young people year olds who need support These included customer care, in the work environment and can to move into their first job or responsibilities of employment and give feedback about real, on-the- further study. dealing with work situations. job attitude and things like time- keeping and attendance. Keiron CWR builds employers’ capacity and “It gets you down when you’re works really hard and has grown expertise to support young people via turned away from interviews in confidence since he joined us. work experience, by focusing upon and courses don’t lead to It’s great to be able to encourage employer endorsement. At SCQF level anything. I did the CWR thinking young people as they move from 4, it covers the whole curriculum and it would not lead anywhere, my school and college to the world of employment skills, work readiness motivation was so low, but it was work. It can be difficult for them and relevant vocational qualifications fantastic. I did my placement at at times, but it’s important to give customised to fit the context. We are Core and at the end of it; they them the support they need.” confident it will help young people to offered me a part-time job. It’s Kevin Battersby Core’s manager start careers in creative industries. really helped me build up my confidence again and now I can apply for full time jobs and feel What took place? like things will happen for me. Numbers of participants: 250 That’s all down to the support I A 25-week pilot phase was run across got on the CWR.” Partners: SQA, local authorities, 5 areas in Scotland, during which time Kieron, CWR participant colleges, third sector, employers we tested the Award in a wide variety and employer organisations. of regions and employer settings. The pilots were independently evaluated Length / cost: Each cohort to help position the CWR as a What were the results? takes about 14 weeks. Funded valuable addition to the skills and via national programmes e.g. employability landscape. Following the pilot, stakeholders Employability Fund (EF). Costs vary provided very supportive feedback. depending upon the route chosen. The CWR was launched by the For example, on the EF, the young Focus on participant Kieron Minister for Youth Employment person is given an allowance of £55 and the programme is now being per week. Staying positive during a time of rolled out across Scotland. It’s unemployment can be tough. 18 helping young people to achieve year-old Kieron from Motherwell ‘job ready’ status. enjoyed a very positive outcome from his CWR, and found that it gave him the motivation he needed to keep on track; as a result, he now has new confidence and enthusiasm - and a job to show for it. 42 Skills Development Scotland Skills Development Scotland 43

Giants in the Forest Photo: Ian MacNicol 44 Governance

Governance, Monitoring and Implementation of Scotland’s Creative Learning Plan

Led by Creative Scotland, the partnership has recently developed implementation and strategic groups.

Strategic Group Implementation Group Implementation & Monitoring

The strategic group comprises The implementation group comprises Aims and objectives from the representatives of partner officers and representatives from Creative Learning Plan will be organisations who can make the organisations above, with addressed and discussed at policy changes to enable the occasional input from Creative each of the meetings and the Creative Learning Plan to reach Learning Network Co-ordinators. implementation plan will be its full potential and impact. The The group meets four times a year adapted accordingly to reflect any group meets two or three times a to implement policy and will make changes or developments. year. These organisations include, suggestions to the strategic group Education Scotland, Creative on key development areas. The partnership agreed that an Scotland, ADES, SQA, College independent evaluation be put out Development Network, GTCS, to tender in July 2013 to monitor Skills Development Scotland and and report on its progress and Scottish Government. The strategic impact. group oversees and directs the implementation group and approve its work. Governance 45

“…when we think about it, what is more creative than good science, technology, mathematics or language? Expert scientists, technologists and mathematicians are no less creative than talented artists or creative writers.”

Bloom’s Taxonomy 46 Workstreams with Aims and Responsibilities

Scotland’s Creative Learning Plan 2012-2014 Workstreams and Objectives

This section shares with you what it is that we want to do in Scotland’s Creative Learning Plan. To see the full Creative Learning Plan, please go to www.creativescotland.com/CLP

Workstream 1 Share our vision of a more creative society and ensure that all Partners are committed to its fulfilment.

What we want to do Partners

1.1 Develop a shared vision for creativity within learning and teaching in CfE & lifelong learning All 1.2 Raise awareness of the value of the arts and creativity in learning and teaching within CfE All & Lifelong Learning 1.3 Engage with international developments in creative learning and teaching raising All awareness of Scottish success and learning from good practice elsewhere 1.4 Develop an understanding in arts and creative organisations of key educational CS/ES developments and national priorities 1.5 Encourage older people’s involvement in a wide range of arts programmes CS 1.6 Remove barriers to engagement and increase participation in creative activity and high CS quality artistic work, supporting projects that target people from communities who are under-represented 1.7 Working with Scotland’s key dance organisations, development officers and artists in CS residence national network for skills sharing and development 1.8 Disseminate key messages about development in creativity through My World of Work and SDS undertake staff awareness across SDS at all levels Workstreams with Aims and Responsibilities 47

“The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect, but by the play instinct arising from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the object it loves.”

Carl Jung 48 Workstreams with Aims and Responsibilities

Workstream 2 Build capacity and expertise of learning practitioners and creative partners to support the development of creative skills through learning and teaching.

What we want to do Partners

2.1 Promote the importance and develop the capacity of creative skills in Initial Teacher CS/GTCS/ Education and early years workforce CDN

2.2 Develop a national strategic approach to professional development for artists working in CS participatory settings

2.3 Continue to support and develop a national infrastructure to build capacity for creativity CS/ES in learning across Scotland

2.4 Develop joint CPD opportunities for artists, creative practitioners and learning providers CS/ES/CDN

2.5 Support a strategic approach to film education CS

2.6 Support the implementation of education or lifelong learning actions from CS supported CS organisational Art Form reviews

2.7 Develop learning resources to support practitioners to develop creativity skills in learners ES

2.8 Support understanding of the Creative Industries’ skills requirements across learning SDS practitioners through My World of Work Workstreams with Aims and Responsibilities 49

Workstream 3 Develop a strategic approach to pathways for lifelong creative learning.

What we want to do Partners

3.1 Develop the Creativity Portal as a one-stop-shop, illustrating the education offer CS/ES available from leading arts/cultural/creative organisations

3.2 Develop resources and opportunities to promote good practice in Moving CS/ES/GTCS Image Education

3.3 Share good practice in creativity skills development across college sector CDN

3.4 Implement Time to Shine – Scotland’s Youth Arts Strategy for ages 0-25 CS

3.5 Support the development of the Youth Music sector for the benefit of young people CS

3.6 Disseminate Cashback for Creativity projects CS

3.7 Implement CS’ Youth Employment Plan CS

3.8 Work with Justice sector partners to ensure that creative learning opportunities are a CS valued option for offenders

3.9 Develop pathways for young people with disabilities CS

3.10 Implement and review the Creative Industries Skills Investment Plan’s impact on SDS enabling the growth and development of Scotland’s Creative Industries 50 Workstreams with Aims and Responsibilities

Workstream 4 Develop approaches to assessment of creativity, including certification.

What we want to do Partners

4.1 Encourage and support teachers in Scotland to apply for Professional Recognition in GTCS Moving Image Education

4.2 Profile MIE in all GTCS channels of communication GTCS

4.3 Promote approaches to creative thinking of learners within qualification development for SQA/ES/ the senior phase CDN

4.4 Ensure flexibility in assessment methods of National Qualifications to encourage SQA creativity in learning and teaching

4.5 Support the development and implementation of the new Scottish Baccalaureate in SQA Expressive Arts

4.6 Investigate the options for the development of a dance PGDE in partnership universities/ CS/GTCS colleges/private dance schools

4.7 Promote certificated/employer endorsed work experience within Scotland’s Creative SDS/SQA Industries through Certificate of Work Readiness

4.8 Support practitioners to identify and evaluate the development of skills in creativity and ES/CDN their impact across lifelong learning

4.9 Promote the use of the online creativity tool – Brewstometer for all learners and CS/ES organisations to evaluate creative activity What is creativity? [cre-a-tiv-i-ty]

noun 1. The capacity to generate ideas; things that have value to the individual. 2. Looking at things with a fresh eye; examining problems with an open mind; making connections; learning from mistakes and using the imagination to explore new possibilities.

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