‘Creativity in the Curriculum’ is a one-day national conference held in London on 26 May 2011 brought to you by Optimus Education, Teaching Expertise and Curriculum Management.
CapeUK’s Chief Executive Pat Cochrane will be chairing the Creativity in the Curriculum National Conference. In the afternoon Pat will also lead workshops around effective teacher CPD in relation to creativity and how to influence staff, school leaders, pupils, parents about the value of creativity.
According to Ofsted, embedding creative approaches to learning in school has the power to improve pupil performance, increase motivation and raise levels of absolute attainment amongst students. The report 'Learning: creative approaches that raise standards' Ofsted 2010, emphasises the need for schools to encourage dialogue with teachers and active participation in lessons to contextualise learning and maximise engagement.
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Those attending the Creativity in the Curriculum conference will gain practical strategies and ideas that will help design a toolkit for creative learning in schools. They will hear practical ideas for lesson planning, themed weeks, assemblies and collapsed timetabling techniques that provide coherent learning experiences and creative opportunities for students.
On the day Patricia Metham HMI, and author of ' Learning: creative approaches that raise standards' Ofsted report, January 2010 will discuss the research that Ofsted have carried out looking at how pupil performance can be raised by placing greater emphasis on experiential, creative learning.
Further issues to be addressed over this practical event include:
• Cross-curricular learning: identify creative links across subject areas to contextualise learning and promote achievement
• Professional development: boost creativity amongst staff to encourage creative teaching and learning approaches
• Planning: build creativity objectives into lesson planning to increase pupils' capacity for engagement and imagination
• Innovation in technology: reinforce pupils' creative development by harnessing ICT across the curriculum
• Assessment: embed creative, adaptable approaches to assessment to improve learning and raise achievement
