Making Space For Creativity

Making Space For Creativity: How Teachers And School Leaders In England Navigate Mixed Policy Message - "Since the publication of the report of the National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education (NACCCE, DfES 1999), there has been a steady flow of government policies and advisory documents which refer to the importance of developing the creativity of children and young people in England. These have been rooted in a range of interpretations of creativity and creative learning as well as sitting alongside a powerful policy narrative which focuses on school improvement, achievement of quantifiable performance targets and a strong audit culture. By analysing the experience of practitioners in the three-year action research awards programme Creativity Action Research Awards (CARA), this paper examines the ways in which teachers and school leaders have been able to reconcile these conflicting demands and shares some of their approaches and responses to the dilemmas that they face."

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