Making Space for Creative Thinking in Schools

Schools carry a great deal: Curriculum demands, assessment frameworks, safeguarding, wellbeing, budgets and expectations from every direction.

Within all of that, finding time for open-ended creative thinking can feel difficult - even when everyone agrees it matters.

But creativity doesn’t need to be an “extra”.

When structured carefully, it strengthens what schools are already doing: It builds confidence, encourages resilience, connects subjects and helps pupils think more independently - and more collaboratively.

Architecture is one way into this.

It brings maths, science, literacy and design together in a tangible process. Pupils don’t just learn about ideas - they test, model and refine them.

It’s practical, grounded and curriculum-aware.

If you’re exploring how creative design thinking could support your school - whether through workshops, enrichment days or cross-curricular projects - our Architecture Kids brochure outlines how this can work in a structured, supportive way.

👉 Download the brochure to see what might be possible.

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Architecture Kids CIC Brochure - How We Work in Schools