Penryn Creativity Collaborative: Developing teaching for creativity in primary and secondary schools through an action research model

URSULA CRICKMAY, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF EXETER, UK SARAH CHILDS, PENRYN COLLEGE, UK KERRY CHAPPELL, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF EXETER, UK Introduction Creativity has frequently been identified as a core skill that is necessary for the workforce and future citizenship, given the context of ongoing uncertainty and change across interconnected social, political, environmental, technological and economic domains (OECD, 2018). While challenges to the notion of teaching ‘soft skills’ such as creativity have also been raised – not least that they are often dependent on domain-specific knowledge - there is nevertheless a recognition that developing and nurturing creativity is important. The urgency of this is particularly notable in Cornwall, an area that has historically struggled disproportionately due to rural isolation, coastal deprivation and societal inequality (Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board, 2020). To respond to this need, schools in the