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Quotes
“Think of creativity as applied imagination...”
—The Element, 2009 by Ken Robinson
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Research and Policy
A Creative Approach to Improvement Planning
A Powerpoint presentation by Education Scotland...
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Research and Policy
The Creativity Post
The Creativity Post is a non-profit committed to sharing the very best content on creativity, in all of its forms: from scientific discovery to philosophical debate, from entrepreneurial ventures to educational reform...
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Quotes
“I believe Scotland stands on the threshold of becoming a world leader in creativity, if, and only if, the education sector embraces the challenge of creativity across the curriculum to realize the Curriculum for Excellence...”
—Eric Booth, international creative learning consultant and author of The Everyday Work of Art
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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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Creative Partners
National Theatre of Scotland
Our mission is to make exceptional, audacious, collaborative theatre that represents the complexity of modern Scotland, and to take that theatre to our communities and to the world...
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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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Creative Partners
Glasgow Film Theatre
The Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) is an independent cinema and educational charity located in the heart of Glasgow...
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Research and Policy
Scotland's Creative Learning Plan at a Glance
A summary of Scotland's national plan for embedding creativity across Scotland's education system, designed as a printed booklet...
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Quotes
“It goes far beyond the traditional world of art and music...”
—Shantanu Narayen, Adobe President and CEO
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Creative Partners
Making Music
Making Music is the UK’s membership organisation for leisure-time music, with over 3,600 groups representing around 200,000 music makers across the UK...
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Creative Partners
Youth Theatre Arts Scotland
Youth Theatre Arts Scotland (YTAS) is the national development organisation and umbrella body for Scotland’s youth theatre sector...
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Creative Partners
Scottish Music Centre
The Scottish Music Centre is a key player in developing Scottish talent both locally and internationally...
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Research and Policy
Why Preschool Shouldn't Be Like School - direct instruction versus exploration and play
MIT and UC-Berkeley research into learning poses the following questions and provide scientific support for the idea that direct instruction can limit young children's learning...
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Research and Policy
Creative Blueprint: Think Pieces
Articles about education, skills and the creative and cultural industries answer 'What does the education and skills system need to look like in order for people to lead fulfilled creative lives, and for the creative and cultural industries to thrive...
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Research and Policy
Into Z Future - Meet Generation Z, the next generation of super creatives
Into Z Future is a new study by Snapchat and JWT Intelligence revealing gen Zers as the next generation of Super Creatives...
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Research and Policy
Paul Collard's slides from the Attaining Creative Solutions event
Paul Collard from Culture, Creativity and Education brought his international experience and unique interpretation of the PISA statistics to bear on the attainment and equality issue here in Scotland as part of the Attaining Creative Solutions event in Edinburgh (June 2015) as part of the National Creative Learning Network annual events and the Emporium of Dangerous Ideas...
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Quotes
“We work a lot with the arts at the observatory, in many ways...”
—Dan Hillier, Edinburgh Observatory
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Quotes
“Creativity...”
—D.W. Winnicott
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Research and Policy
Film Education
Film Education is a charity supported by the UK film industry that promotes and supports the use of film within the curriculum...