Teacher Development Fund

The Teacher Development Fund supports teachers to develop arts-based approaches which create equitable classrooms where all children learn and thrive. The fund envisions a more equitable school system where high-quality arts-based learning is a core part of all children's education. Projects focus on pupils who experience systemic inequity, enabling them to access and make progress in their learning. The fund supports arts organisations and schools working in equal partnerships to exchange and enrich their expertise, recognising that teachers are critical to pupils' outcomes. It creates high-quality inspiring professional learning for teachers and enables teachers and artist practitioners to learn and work together in the classroom. The program builds a body of evidence and practice, understanding how the work improves equity for pupils while generating sustainable changes in teaching and learning in schools for the long-term. All projects must include a two-year professional learning programme for teachers, co-constructed with partners and focusing on arts-based approaches to teach the curriculum across all subject areas.