Wild Hampshire

Teaching For Creativity

Wild Hampshire

Teaching For Creativity

In collaboration with the University of Winchester and as part of the Arts Council England-funded Creativity Collaborative, Teaching for Creativity builds on our Wild Hampshire project, which introduced a structured creative process—Explore / Ideate / Evaluate—to add value and embed learning in primary education.

Our creative artists and primary teachers will co-develop an arts-integrated teaching framework specifically for PHSE (Physical, Health, Social, and Economic education) for Key Stages 1 and 2. Together, they will design and deliver a unique teaching unit that incorporates drama, music, and design, engaging children in three-dimensional learning.

To support sustainable creative teaching, we will provide educators with a comprehensive toolkit including lesson plans, hands-on arts activities, techniques, and tutorials. This toolkit is designed to build teachers’ confidence in integrating the arts and empowers them to inspire curiosity, imagination, and foster creativity across the curriculum.

Wild Hampshire project has been shortlisted for the Music and Drama Education Awards for Excellence in Primary/Early Years (Music & Drama.)

Wild Hampshire


In collaboration with University of Winchester, our Wild Hampshire project showcased Professor Paul Sowden’s investigation into nurturing creativity across primary education. Part of the University’s three-year creativity collaborative research funded by Arts Council England, the aim is to empower children, fostering confidence, curiosity, and develop imaginative problem-solving.

Led by our outstanding creative team, 350 children from eleven primary school groups explored their local Hampshire sustainability challenges. From the loss of local woodlands and fields to the Solent coastline and our unique chalk streams, they discussed and debated the environmental challenges. Using music, creative writing, design and dance as vehicles for expression, they shared their opinions and ideas for a more sustainable future.

The project culminated with the children’s original songs, designs and choreographed dances filling our Grange Theatre to celebrate their learning and creativity.

March 2024

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Creative Team

  • Karen Gillingham Director

  • Richard Taylor Composer

  • Rhiannon Newman Brown Designer

  • Natasha Khamjani Choreographer

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I have never been on such a fantastic course that will make such a difference to the learning experience.

– Primary Headteacher

This session really made me think about the ways in which we can deliver knowledge and skills to our children in a more exciting and creative way using methods that I wouldn't have considered before.

– Early Year teacher

All schools should have the amazing opportunity to work with the Grange Festival Learning. This is gold 5 star teacher development

– Primary Head teacher
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Support our Education Fund

Inspiring the next generation of music lovers and mentoring young artists is an important part of our mission to share our expertise. Our Education Fund supports a range of imaginative year-round activities.

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