Resources

 PDF file: Creativity Counts - A Report of Findings from Schools (963 KB) 
Publication providing a framework for assessing and evaluating creativity. It describes a range of assessment methods that teachers have deployed and the roles that learners, teachers and others play in the assessment process.

 PDF file: Creativity Counts - Portraits of Practice (292 KB) 
Practical examples of how local authorities, schools and teachers have gone about fostering creativity. These innovative portraits cover early years, primary and secondary schools.

 PDF file: Learning, Thinking and Creativity - A Staff Development Handbook (228 KB) 
Handbook providing opportunities for teachers to discuss aspects of thinking and thinking skills and to offer practical strategies to take these forward. Critical thinking, creative thinking and problem solving are all explored.

Enterprising Schools: 







Case Studies of Successful Scottish Schools 
This collection of case studies from Scottish schools explores the topic of enterprise education and what it means to be enterprising in the widest sense of the word.

Work Experience: 







Case Studies of Scottish Schools 
This IDES Network publication exemplifies good practice in a range of settings.

Creativity in Education:







Discussion paper
This discussion paper explores a range of questions about the nature and importance of creativity and the ways it can be nurtured in young people.