Creative Partnerships schools have higher GCSE results and lower levels of truancy, says new research
16 Dec 2008
Schools involved with Creative Partnerships, the national creative learning programme, have reduced truancy by up to a fifth and pupils have gained better exam results by up to two and a half grades at GCSE, according to new research by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), published...
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About Creative Partnerships
Creative Partnerships is the Government’s flagship creative learning programme, designed to develop the skills of young people across England, raising their aspirations and equipping them for their futures. We foster innovative, long-term partnerships between schools and creative professionals, including architects, scientists, multimedia developers and artists.
Where we work
We have worked with over 2,700 schools in areas of deprivation across England, from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 4. We are managed by Arts Council England and funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
What we have achieved
- Schools that work with Creative Partnerships improve their GCSE results faster
- 7 out of 10 secondary headteachers say Creative Partnerships improves pupil behaviour in their school
- Academic evidence shows that Creative Partnerships increases parental engagement in children’s learning
Research at Creative Partnerships
Creative Partnerships research aims to evidence the range of impacts the programme has within schools and to explore in depth the unique contribution creative practice can make to teaching and learning.
Creative Partnerships research aims to evidence the range of impacts the programme has within schools and to explore in depth the unique contribution creative practice can make to teaching and learning.