Fostering Creative Thinking in Schools: Insights from UWINAT

Over the last 3.5 years, the University of Winchester Academy Trust, University of Winchester and local Hampshire schools have been working together to develop teaching for creativity across the school curriculum. This Creativity Collaborative is part of a wider national programme funded by Arts Council England and the Freelands Foundation to develop and test a range of innovative practices in fostering creativity and creative thinking in education.

Learn about:

· the benefits we have seen for pupils’ well-being, engagement, creativity and learning

· the impact on teachers’ practice and job satisfaction

· the global movement to widen creativity in schools

List of Speakers:

Paul Sowden, Professor of Psychology, Cognition & Creativity, University of Winchester

Nicola Wells, CEO University of Winchester Academy Trust

Marnie Seymour PhD, Senior Fellow in Knowledge Exchange

Bronte Bailey, Creativity Lead, Teacher Stoneham Park Primary

Frances Warren PhD, Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology

Bill Lucas, Professor of Learning and Director of the Centre for Real-World Learning, University of Winchester.

Ellen Spencer PhD, Senior Researcher at the Centre for Real-World Learning, University of Winchester

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