Teaching for creativity using the five creative habits of mind at primary and secondary

RUTH BROWN, FACULTY LEAD CREATIVE ARTS, DUCHESS’S COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, UK RYAN LONGSTAFF, DEPUTY HEADTEACHER, CAMBOIS PRIMARY SCHOOL, UK NIA RICHARDS, PROGRAMME MANAGER, CREATIVITY, CULTURE AND EDUCATION (PARTNER TO THE NORTH EAST CREATIVITY COLLABORATIVE), UK The North East Creativity Collaborative is one of eight cohorts in Art Council England’s three-year programme, testing practices in teaching for creativity. The initiative responds to the Durham Commission’s Creativity and Education report (Durham University, 2019), which suggested that knowledge and creativity shouldn’t be in conflict within our education system; rather, they are both equally imperative and, indeed, are synergetic. Creativity is a vital real-world capability but it’s also a bridge that supports learner curiosity, engagement and ability to leverage ownership over their learning. Our research as a collaborative of eight schools began by agreeing a common understanding and definition of creativity