{"id":2764,"date":"2026-08-07T14:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T14:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=2764"},"modified":"2026-08-07T14:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T14:13:10","slug":"paul-hamlyn-foundation-teacher-development-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=2764","title":{"rendered":"Paul Hamlyn Foundation &#8211; Teacher Development Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"447\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/phf.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2765\" style=\"width:281px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/phf.png 447w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/phf-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/phf-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funding for partnerships of arts\/cultural organisations and up to ten schools to support delivery of effective <strong>arts-based teaching and learning opportunities<\/strong> in the primary classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The purpose of this award is to support teachers to develop arts-based approaches which create equitable classrooms where all children learn and\u00a0thrive. It is focused on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pupils who experience systemic inequity and enabling them to access and make progress in their\u00a0learning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supporting arts organisations and schools working in equal partnerships to exchange and enrich their\u00a0expertise.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recognising teachers are critical to pupils&#8217;\u00a0outcomes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating high-quality inspiring professional learning for\u00a0teachers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enabling teachers and artist practitioners to learn and work together in the\u00a0classroom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Building a body of evidence and practice and understanding how the work improves equity for pupils.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generating sustainable changes in teaching and learning in schools for the\u00a0long-term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A range of applications are welcome, including those working on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Equity &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>all projects should focus on how arts-based approaches can build equity in schools so that pupils who experience systemic inequity can access and make progress in their\u00a0learning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Arts-based approaches<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; learning\u00a0experiences which use arts-based content and\/\u200bor approaches to teach the curriculum. These can involve the following art forms: crafts; creative writing, including poetry and spoken word; dance; design; film; music; opera; photography; digital arts and media; theatre and drama; the visual arts; and cross-arts\u00a0practices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Curriculum<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; supporting arts-based approaches in all subjects, from literacy, to humanities, to STEM.\u00a0Some funded work has a broader focus, for example critical thinking; speech language and communication skills; or mental health and wellbeing. PHF does not prioritise, or have a preference for, any curriculum area or artform over\u00a0another.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Spreading practice<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; where teachers, senior leaders and arts partners collaborate to disseminate practice more widely in the schools, beyond participating teachers, to embed the approaches in colleagues&#8217; practice and the curriculum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">ELIGIBILITY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lead applicants must be one of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Primary schools operating in the state sector. They can be mainstream, SEND or\u00a0Alternative Provision\u00a0settings, working with primary-age children.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arts organisations can be charities, community organisations, social enterprises and not-for-profit companies active in the arts and culture\u00a0sector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following criteria also apply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All applications must have solid partnerships in\u00a0place.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each partnership must include one or more arts\/\u200bcultural organisations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>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\/\u200bcultural organisation or a\u00a0school.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each participating school should commit at least two teachers and one senior leader to the project, though flexibility can be offered to small, rural\u00a0schools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Projects may include teachers of Nursery and Reception classes in primary\u00a0schools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All schools must be operating in the state\u00a0sector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#fcb9003d\"><strong>Applications will not be accepted directly from universities. However, universities may be a project partner \u2013 e.g. for evaluation purposes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">VALUE AND DURATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grants of up to \u00a3165,000 are available per application. They support both activity costs and core organisational costs which relate directly to the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Projects should last for two academic years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">KEY DATES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Call opens: end of August 2026 TBC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Outline application deadline: 11 November 2026 (decision within three weeks)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Full application deadline: 20 January 2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information including full guidelines and FAQs can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phf.org.uk\/funding\/teacher-development-fund\">opportunity webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#fcb9003d\"><strong>The Paul Hamlyn Foundation has two funds focused on arts education. If the Teacher Development Fund isn\u2019t the right fit for your project, it might be more suited to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phf.org.uk\/funding\/arts-based-learning-fund\">Arts-based Learning Fund<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funding for partnerships of arts\/cultural organisations and up to ten schools to support delivery of effective arts-based teaching and learning opportunities in the primary classroom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opportunities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2764"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2774,"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2764\/revisions\/2774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}