Creative Partnerships schools have higher GCSE results and lower levels of truancy, says new research

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 today.

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Creative Partnerships schools have higher GCSE results and lower levels of truancy, says new research

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...

Game up Event - Would Shakespeare write games?

The 21st Century narrative landscape is changing with new communities of readers and writers emerging. On Tuesday 2nd December, Channel 4 hosted a Reading Agency event in collaboration...

The Cre8us Team

New partnership to boost young people’s creative skills

An exciting new partnership has been formed that will boost the creative skills of many of the region’s young people. Cre8us, the new organisation responsible for delivering the...

Children at The Hewett School in Norwich celebrate being selected as a Change School in December 2008.

Creativity in Norfolk schools gets £315,000 boost

Over 13,000 Norfolk schoolchildren in 45 schools will take a fresh approach to lessons as they benefit from a share of £315,000 funding, by taking part in a groundbreaking national...

Creative Partnerships schools are visiting prospective partner secondary schools in Poland to develop a Commenius funded exchange trip in 2009.

Creative Partnerships schools head for Poland

Three Black Country Creative Partnerships schools are heading for Środa Wielkopolska in a unique Global Citizenship initiative to promote creative cross curricular teaching.

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1 Dec 2008

Animate IT '09

Love animation and reading books?

Make an animated trailer for your favourite book to win...

16 Jan 2009

Cre8us's Roadshow launching 09/10 Change School & Enquiry School programme

Come and find out what the programme can mean for your school at Cre8us’s Roadshow event launching...

27 Jan 2009

The 8th Annual Arts Conference 27th-28th January 2009, BT Convention Centre (ACC), Liverpool

The 8th Annual SSAT Arts Conference

For staff in all schools affiliated to the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.

Join fellow...

27 Jan 2009

Cre8us's Creative Partnerships surgery sessions

We are holding surgery sessions throughout the region where you can book a slot to discuss your...

30 Jan 2009

Cre8us's Creative Partnerships surgery sessions

We are holding surgery sessions throughout the region where you can book a slot to discuss your...