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This section looks at how teachers can promote pupils’ creativity. It includes short video clips of teachers discussing their approaches to promoting creativity and putting these approaches into practice in the classroom.
When planning…
When introducing activities…
When teaching…
When reviewing work…
Build creativity objectives into your planning (you could integrate these with subject-specific objectives).
Look for opportunities to promote creativity in your existing schemes of work and lesson plans. Could you adapt any activities so that they offer more potential for creativity?
Devise activities that are personally and culturally authentic. Try to build on pupils’ interests and experiences (both in and out of school).
Plan for a range of teaching and learning styles so that as many pupils as possible have the opportunity to show their creativity. Role play can increase pupils’ imaginative engagement and give them freedom to explore ideas. Hands-on experimentation, problem solving, discussion and collaborative work all provide excellent opportunities for creative thinking and behaviour.
Never lose sight of the importance of knowledge and skills. Pupils are only able to engage creatively and purposefully with the challenges they encounter if they have a solid base of knowledge and skills.
For example
A teacher talks about how to build in opportunities for creativity through planning.
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