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Research - how Creative Partnerships makes a difference
Since 2002, Creative Partnerships has worked intensively with over 2,700 schools across England, 90,000 teachers and over 1 million young people.
New independent research from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) reveals that Creative Partnerships, the government's flagship creative learning programme for schools, is expected to generate nearly £4 billion net positive benefit for the UK economy.Find out more.
Independent research and reports by many parties including leading universities, Ofsted and a Parliamentary Select Committee have shown that Creative Partnerships has a significant positive impact on everyone involved: young people, parents, teachers and schools as well as creative professionals.
Below is some of the key research around Creative Partnerships, but for more detailed and further research please see the Creativity, Culture and Education website.
(NFER) Creative Partnerships Attainment and Behaviour
NFER tracked 13,000 young people who had participated in Creative Partnerships programmes.
DSCF attainment data showed progress of those who took part in Creative Partnerships activities to be greater than those who had not. Despite coming from economically and socially challenged communities, those young people also out-performed the national average at Key Stages 3 and 4. Absence rates in schools participating in Creative Partnerships were found to be less than that of comparable non-engaged schools
(BMRB) Creative Partnerships: Survey of Headteachers
Headteachers thought that their schools involvement with Creative Partnerships had improved pupils’ confidence (92%), communication skills (91%) and motivation (87%).
Headteachers had also seen an improvement in the teaching skills of their teachers (94%) and saw their teachers to be more effective in using creative professionals in the classroom and more willing to take a creative approach (92%).
Ofsted report: Creative Partnerships Initiative and Impact
In 2006 the Ofsted report praised Creative Partnerships for improving pupils' personal and social skills, and generating good creative approaches and positive attitudes by teachers, school leaders and creative practitioners.
(CLPE) Their learning becomes your journey: Parents respond to children’s work in Creative Partnerships
The creative curriculum can have a positive impact on home-school communication. Parents believe creative projects can motivate children in school and have a significant, long-term impact on their confidence, skills, wider learning, overall development and life chances.
Creative projects also offer low-risk invitations which encourage some parents to engage with teachers and the whole school.
