Many of our most popular programmes come about as a result of direct requests from schools and individual teachers. And CSI: Storyland is just such a case in point – with Servite Primary in London asking if we could develop a version of our successful CSI: Maths programmes for EYFS and KS1 back in 2017. … Read More
It’s well known that there’s a clear connection between achievement and attainment in maths and parental support. So our Family Maths workshops are designed to provide a fun environment in which parents/carers can work with their children in exploring why maths is important, what maths means in the 21st century – and how easy it … Read More
We’re well aware that schools often want large numbers of their pupils to share the experience of participating in our Creative Maths workshops – so we’ve specifically designed programmes such as The Pirate’s Challenge, The Captain’s Conundrum and The Trading Game to cater for up to 60 pupils per workshop. But as the challenge from schools … Read More
Specifically designed to interest all children and young people in science, this exciting and engaging workshop cements pupils’ understanding by harnessing a metaphor involving animals to illustrate our set of six Science Skills. Except that it’s the pupils who provide the illustrations – and in a robustly physical way, as we use drama techniques to … Read More
Specially developed for large (three or four-form entry) schools wanting all their pupils to enjoy a shared maths experience in a single day, The Captain’s Conundrum creates a genuine “buzz” about maths – because it’s not every day you’ll have a real, live pirate in school. And in the school year 2016/17 alone, more than … Read More
St John Bosco is an Arts specialist college, so it is no surprise that they value arts activities and outcomes. Our geodesic domes are rather impressive both in structure and in size, so one can make a brilliant way to display work done by students, both individually and as a finished collaborative artwork in itself. … Read More
The last full week of the summer term saw Whitmore High School in Harrow collapsing the timetable in favour of “Achievement Week” – five days devoted to offering Year KS3 students different approaches to their learning. And, as staff wanted to include some creative approaches to maths, two of our facilitators joined the school for … Read More
Over the summer term, Achieving Aspirations saw us working with 45 Year 9 students from the Hope Academy in Newton-Le-Willows. As part of the Academy’s wider programme with Achievement for All, we were asked to support the cohort in exploring the futures they wanted for themselves – and the skills and achievements they would need … Read More
After delivering an interactive whole-school INSET exploring the Davies Review of Enterprise Education and looking at enterprise skills, we worked closely with twelve teachers to investigate ways of incorporating enterprise across the curriculum. Following more in-depth examinations of “enterprise in action”, these Enterprise Ambassadors undertook small scale action research projects tracking the impacts on students … Read More
We worked with GTP trainees to explore key aspects of the 14-19 reforms and their implications for teaching and learning. During a two day programme trainee teachers explored creative and innovative approaches to planning and delivering the diplomas. Trainee teachers worked individually, in pairs, in small groups and in large groups in being introduced to the following … Read More
We worked with 50 year 9 students from St Julie’s Catholic High School (who had all recently opted to study GCSE Business studies) on an interactive and fast paced workshop day exploring the advantages of enterprise in education. The sessions were inspired by the Davies Review of Enterprise Education- an independent review that explores the … Read More
As Creatives in conjunction with Liverpool John Moores University has been working with senior teachers from primary and secondary schools to explore how entrepreneurial characteristics can be nurtured throughout the school community in order to increase learner attainment. The event was a CPD opportunity for school leaders and teachers who engaged in a quality, interactive … Read More