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Curious Minds

  • 75%

    of schools working with us report stronger strategic focus on arts and culture

  • 3000

    hours of poetry workshops delivered by our network of teaching artists through Rhyme and Reason

  • 700+

    hours of paid work experience in creative workplaces sourced for young people in 2025

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The education sector

We work shoulder to shoulder with schools to put arts and culture at the heart of learning. From teacher training to creative partnerships, we help schools unlock imagination, raise aspirations and give every child the chance to flourish.
Education

The cultural sector

We work with cultural organisations and teaching artists to open up creative opportunities for young people. From bold partnerships with schools to programmes led with care and imagination, we help you put learning, inclusion and artistry at the centre of your work.
Creative & Cultural

Young people

We walk alongside young people as they shape their creative futures - building skills, finding mentors and discovering careers in the arts and culture that feel possible, purposeful and real.
Young People

Current programmes

Leading the Arts In Your School

A professional development programme for teachers who want to embed creativity, culture and the arts across their school. Applications now open for 26/27 cohorts.
Education School Improvement Leadership Training & CPD

Curious Works

Curious Works offers creative sector-focused, practical, skills development and work experience opportunities for young people in Wigan and Leigh. Running for a second year in 2025-26.
Young People Programmes Careers & Skills

Rhyme and Reason

A creative wellbeing programme for secondary schools which utilises the art of poetry to boost wellbeing in children and young people
Education Young People Creative Wellbeing Programmes

Upcoming events & courses

A diverse group of people with the title: 'The Hour' laid over it.

The Hour

A bi-monthly, one-hour gathering for artists, educators, producers, creative and cultural workers.

For Everyone
11 Sep and 24 Sep
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CultureEd Impact Network

Network meeting to connect, learn, and grow your confidence with impact evaluation

For Everyone
25 Sep 15:30 - 17:00
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Curiosity Outside The Classroom (Trips & Visits)

Unlock the potential of school trips

For all school staff
9 Oct - 14 May
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Your State of Mind Matters

Come join us in a space to reflect, recharge and connect with your peers navigating a freelance career.

For Freelancers
10 Oct and 6 Feb
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I'm a Teenager, Get Me Into There!

Ensure teenagers feel welcome in your venue

For cultural sector
20 Nov 09:30 - 16:30
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Latest news & opinion

Creativity, curiosity and professional artists in schools

The first instalment of a blog by Saul Argent, a doctoral researcher supported by Curious Minds and Goldsmiths UoL, sharing insights from his research into how artists working in schools can spark creativity, critical thinking and curiosity in pupils.

Get involved with Curious Works

Are you aged 16-25 and based in Wigan Borough? Looking for a creative part-time job? Curious Works could be right up your street.

The art of empowerment

Falinge Park High School in Rochdale delivered data-informed creative wellbeing activities with its pupils and community as part of Curious Minds’ Artsmark #Beewell programme.

A second year of Curious Works for Wigan and Leigh

Curious Minds is delighted to have secured funding to run its Curious Works programme in Wigan and Leigh for a second time.

Reimagining child wellbeing: A call to action for the UK

The latest UNICEF Innocenti Report Card offers a stark wake-up call for anyone invested in the future of children in the UK.

Remembering Jude Bird

The professional legacy of Jude's time at Curious Minds remains woven through much of our current work. She was a dedicated mentor, a trusted advisor, a fierce advocate and her impact will be felt for a long time to come.

Demonstrating social value with Theatre Porto

In this blog we explore an evaluative framework called Social Return on Investment - a clear, credible way to confidently communicate value.

Who gets to be creative

Emma Bush reflects on the findings of the CLA's 2025 Report Card, and the growing inequality in arts education

Rebalancing the Curriculum

A Curious Minds response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review Interim Report – March 2025

Tuning in, giving back

The recent spotlight on Ezra Collective at the BRIT Awards reminds us of something fundamental: early access to arts and culture transforms lives. Thats why we co-created the Chance to See Fund with The Lathums. Can you be part of the change?

Harnessing the power of poetry

As we mark Children's Mental Health Awareness Week, we're pleased to share an update on Rhyme & Reason - a Curious Minds programme designed to support the mental well-being of young people in school.

Responding to the Curriculum and Assessment Review

We are pleased to see recognition of the urgent need to reverse the decline in creative and arts learning in schools, particularly the state school sector. We think it important to acknowledge there are no easy fixes for complex challenges.

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