Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Teacher Development Fund awards grants of up £165,000 to support teachers to develop arts-based approaches which create equitable classrooms where all children learn and thrive.

Aim of the fund:

The Foundation envisages a more equitable school system where high-quality arts-based learning is a core part of all children’s education. They believe that arts-based teaching and learning can add value and help schools achieve their aspirations for pupils.

This fund achieves this by:

• focusing on pupils who experience systemic inequity and enabling them to access and make progress in their learning
• supporting arts organisations and schools working in equal partnerships to exchange and enrich their expertise
• recognising teachers are critical to pupils’ outcomes
• creating high-quality inspiring professional learning for teachers
• enabling teachers and artist practitioners to learn and work together in the classroom
• building a body of evidence and practice and understanding how the work improves equity for pupils
• generating sustainable changes in teaching and learning in schools for the long-term

Who the fund supports:

Either a primary school or an arts/​cultural organisation may be the lead applicant.

• All applications must have solid partnerships in place
• Each partnership must include one or more arts/​cultural organisations
• A minimum of six and a maximum of ten schools should be involved in each project, regardless of whether the lead applicant is either an arts/​cultural organisation or a school
• Each participating school should commit at least two teachers and one senior leader to the project, though flexibility can be offered to small, rural schools
• Arts organisations can be charities, community organisations, social enterprises and not-for-profit companies active in the arts and culture sector
• Participating schools can be mainstream, SEND or Alternative Provision settings, working with primary-age children
• Projects may include teachers of Nursery and Reception classes in primary schools
• All schools must be operating in the state sector

Deadline: Currently closed. Open annually for applications from September to November.

This fund is not managed by Funding for All. Please click ‘Funder’s website’ above and contact the funder directly for more information.