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Research and Policy
A Culture Strategy for Scotland
A Culture Strategy for Scotland shows how important culture is to Scotland’s prosperity and sets the future direction for supporting culture in Scotland...
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Research and Policy
Eric Booth Website
As "one of the 25 most important people in American arts education" Eric Booth has influenced our own thinking about creativity across teaching and learning here in Scotland...
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Quotes
“An inherent link seems to exist between creativity and science and mathematics education...”
—Creative Little Scientists, EU Funded Research Project
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Videos
Creativity Toybox #10 - how many ways to catch a bear?
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Research and Policy
GTCS Professional Recognition Award - Creative Learning
GTC Scotland's Professional Recognition Award in Creative Learning recognises the enhanced, significant and sustained enquiry a teacher has undertaken and the development of their professional learning in this area...
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Research and Policy
A Creative Approach to Improvement Planning
A Powerpoint presentation by Education Scotland...
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Videos
Creativity Toybox - Introduction
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Videos
Creativity Toybox #4 - a million metaphors
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Videos
Creativity Toybox #7 - change as many things as possible about your day
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Research and Policy
Coffitivity
A team of researchers, led by Ravi Mehta at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign tested the effects of varying levels of noise on participants’ creative thinking skills, proving that moderately loud background noise boosts creative thinking...
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Research and Policy
Creative Thinkering
A psychology based blog resurrecting your natural creativity through inspiring techniques and practical examples...
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Research and Policy
The Glow Professional Learning Community for Creativity
Engage in conversation around creativity with educators right across Scotland by using the #creativity hashtag in the National Professional Learning Community...
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Research and Policy
How to Inspire Creativity in Your Kids
An Expert Reviewed WikiHow resource that offers three different approaches to developing creativity in your children and learners...
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Quotes
“Science and arts are not an either/or...”
—Creative Industries Federation
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Videos
Creativity Toybox #6 - invent your own ritual
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Research and Policy
Foundation Apprenticeships in Creative and Digital Media
Tom Harley, Education Programme Manager from Skills Development Scotland explores Foundation Apprenticeships in Creative & Digital Media...
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Videos
Creativity Toybox #2 - invent your own sport or game
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Videos
Creativity Toybox #16 - evolving animals
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Quotes
“The high-skilled minority (characterised by their creativity, analytical and problem solving capabilities and communication skills) will have strong bargaining power in the labour market, whilst the low-skilled will bear the brunt of the drive for flexibility and cost reduction...”
—The Future of Work: Jobs and Skills in 2030 (UKCES)
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Research and Policy
The traditional office is dead. Here's why
Innovative companies have embraced the theory that playful features within an office can boost creativity...