Business Secretary John Hutton visits 'Ormsgill Outdoors'
Business and Enterprise Secretary Rt Hon John Hutton MP recently visited Ormsgill Primary School, Barrow-in-Furness, to offer support for Ormsgill Outdoors, a Creative Partnerships project.
Over the course of a year-long collaboration, artist Maddi Nicholson worked with pupils to design plans for an eco centre, weather station and outdoor learning facility. A 3D visualisation of the design was developed by Cumbria Institute of the Arts and can be seen at www.artgene.co.uk.
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Creative Lessons: What did we learn?
Earlier this year 150 young people took part in Creative Lessons, a conference held by Creative Partnerships to debate how creativity is best used in the classroom. We are now publishing the ideas that were voiced by pupils in the conference in a series of reports, booklets and posters, some of which were created by the pupils themselves. This publication is available for download here.
Children's Minister launches research report on parental involvement
Children's Minister, Beverley Hughes, visited Jubilee Primary School in North London to launch a research report on the way Creative Partnerships involves parents in their children's learning. The Minister has contributed a foreword to the research, which was conducted by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education and involved interviews and questionnaires with hundreds of parents across the country. A full research report and case study pamphlet for schools are available to download here:
Creative Partnerships is the Government's flagship creative learning programme, designed to develop the skills of young people across England, raising their aspirations and achievements, and opening up more opportunities for their futures. This world-leading programme is transforming teaching and learning across the curriculum.
Four years since the start of the Creative Partnerships programme, what has been the impact so far?
These four publications summarise the research and evaluation carried out between 2002 and 2006.
Earlier this year 150 young people took part in Creative Lessons, a conference held by Creative Partnerships to debate how creativity is best used in the classroom. We are now publishing the ideas that were voiced by pupils in the conference in a series of reports, booklets and posters, some of which were created by the pupils themselves. This publication is 
