Secondary Lead and Subject Reviewer
Clare Stanhope has been teaching in secondary art education for twenty five years in inner city schools in London. Having completed a doctorate in arts and learning, the focus of her practice research is around the decolonisation of arts education and how creative practice can support the empowerment of young people.
Clare founded of the Centre for Creative Explorations (CCE) to support practice research driven by young people for young people, whilst engaging with artists, academics, creative practitioners, and the local community.
This focus on collaboration is central to Clare’s practice and she has worked with various organisations who share this interest, including, the Anti-Racist Art Education Action group (NSEAD), Gender and Transformative Education group (NSEAD), the Making Sense project (SLG and UAL) and was part of the advisory board for the Visualise Project commissioned by Runneymede Trust and Freelands Foundation.
Website: www.centreforcreativeexplorations.weebly.com