The Paul Hamlyn Foundation Teacher Development Fund

Funding: The Paul Hamlyn Foundation : Teacher Development Fund

Partnerships consisting of arts/cultural organisations and primary schools have until the 23rd March 2018 to apply for grants of up to £150,000 to support the delivery of effective arts-based teaching and to embed learning through the arts in the curriculum. The aim of the funding is to fund projects that help teachers and school leaders to develop the necessary skills, knowledge, confidence and experience to deliver effective arts-based learning. The funding is being provided through the Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Teacher Development Fund and the Foundation expect to make 5 grant awards in 2018.

The focus is on:

Primary Schools
Approaches which involve learning through the arts
Long-term, inquiry-based projects which support teachers’ professional development and learning
Promoting effective and equitable partnerships between schools and arts/cultural organisations and artist practitioners
The contributions of school leaders and artist practitioners as both professional learners and as supporters of embedding learning through the arts in the curriculum
Approaches which involve any of the following art forms:
Crafts
Creative writing, including poetry
Dance
Design
Film
Music
Opera
Photography
Digital arts and media
Theatre and drama
The visual arts
Cross-arts practices.

Either a primary school or an arts/cultural organisation may be the lead applicant for this fund. Read more at the website.