arts leadership

April 2, 2025
April 2, 2025

Who Gets to Be Creative?

Reflections on the Cultural Learning Alliance’s 2025 Report Card by Emma Bush, Director of Education and Leadership, Curious Minds. The findings confirm, with evidence, that the arts are disappearing from the lives of young people. Emma discusses the impact on young people and what this means for education.
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March 20, 2025
Image shows a Teaching Artist in a primary school classroom. The artist is in full flow, with arms outstretched, and a happy smile. The school pupils are engaged and enjoying their art lesson.
March 20, 2025

Rebalancing the Curriculum

Derri Burdon outlines our response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review Interim Report, highlighting the urgent need to place creativity at the heart of education. She argues that turning ambition into action needs more than vision - it demands leadership, infrastructure and courage.
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October 3, 2024
Young people in school uniform are doing a drama workshop. Two of them are using the comedy and tragedy muses masks.
October 3, 2024

Apply now for Leading the Arts In Your School

We’re thrilled to announce that applications are now open for the 2024-25 cohort of our popular CPD programme, Leading The Arts In Your School. This opportunity is for teachers within any education setting or phase, who are based in the North of England.
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March 22, 2024
March 22, 2024

Active Listening

In 2022, Curious Minds worked with seven early career professionals under the Kickstart scheme as Creative Youth Voice Champions. In this short blog, one of these Champions, Faisal, looks back on his experiences and how he saw his work directly benefiting young people in Bolton.
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January 16, 2024
January 16, 2024

Awards 2024 Launched

The Northern Cultural Education Awards shine a light on best practice, innovation and activism in the field of creative and cultural education across the North of England. Taking place on May 24th 2024, the Awards Ceremony will bring together teachers, cultural organisations, artists and leaders to celebrate their commitment and impact.
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Read more - The Northern Cultural Education Awards
November 8, 2023
A group of young people engaged in conversations around a table.
November 8, 2023

Young Associates Recruitment 2024

We are recruiting the latest cohort of Young Associates. We are looking for ten young leaders from creative backgrounds, aged 18 to 25 years old, who are ready to take on a new challenge and become the next generation of leaders and change-makers.
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