Call for Proposals: Teacher Development Fund (United Kingdom)

Aims

• They envision a more equitable school system where high-quality arts-based learning is a core part of all children’s education. They believe that arts-based teaching and learning can add value and help schools achieve their aspirations for pupils. This fund achieves this by:
  • Focusing on pupils who experience systemic inequity and enabling them to access and make progress in their learning;
  • Supporting arts organisations and schools working in equal partnerships to exchange and enrich their expertise;
  • Recognizing teachers are critical to pupils’ outcomes;
  • Creating high-quality inspiring professional learning for teachers;
  • Enabling teachers and artist practitioners to learn and work together in the classroom;
  • Building a body of evidence and practice and understanding how the work improves equity for pupils; and
  • Generating sustainable changes in teaching and learning in schools for the long-term.

Funding Information

• Amount: Up to £165,000 per application
• Duration: Projects should last for two academic years

Eligibility Criteria

• Either a primary school or an art ​cultural organisation may be the lead applicant.
  • All applications must have solid partnerships in place
  • Each partnership must include one or more arts cultural organisations
  • A minimum of six and a maximum of ten schools should be involved in each project, regardless of whether the lead applicant is either an art ​cultural organisation or a school
  • Each participating school should commit at least two teachers and one senior leader to the project, though flexibility can be offered to small, rural schools
  • Arts organisations can be charities, community organisations, social enterprises and not-for-profit companies active in the arts and culture sector
  • Participating schools can be mainstream, SEND or Alternative Provision settings, working with primary-age children
  • Projects may include teachers of Nursery and Reception classes in primary schools
  • All schools must be operating in the state sector.

For more information, visit Paul Hamlyn Foundation.