'through these awards we can champion the people who aren’t waiting for creative learning to climb to the top of the political agenda but are getting on with it now'- Ben Sandbrook, founder of World Pencil.Nominate in 4 easy questions: buff.ly/2DB8MSe CL Guild UKEdChat

Amazed to hear #Otley teenager #EmiliMumford's inspirational story. Her single #DearSanta has been released to raise money for #SaveTheChildren. She wrote it herself and provides lead vocals backed by a children's choir!! Please share this and help her raise funds for #CHRISTMAS

Hitting the spot: #Musicandsocialimpact is a new toolkit designed for, and co-produced with, music organisations and Hubs who want to better understand and develop their social impact of their music activities. Please share and let us know your feedback! worldpencil.net/music-and-soci…

#Musicandsocialimpact toolkit, musicsocialimpact.org, co-designed with 100 music organisations and Hubs, produced by World Pencil, SoundLincs @Musinc_ & Brighter Sound with support from Youth Music. Please share, and share feedback too!

National Creative Learning Awards deadline this Friday, 14th December 2018 for creative projects which make a difference in people’s lives. 4 questions and your nomination's in. Great way to get recognition for powerful creative learning work! creativelearningguild.co.uk/national-awards CL Guild

I've been discovering the value in spontaneity this week. Here's a guy that took it to an unbelievable level: how you trade a red paperclip for a house. Fantastic. youtube.com/watch?v=8s3bdV…

Creative learning for the future, young people using the arts to change the world, early years research, the future of music & the arts economy... Please join our World Pencil mailing list so we can keep you posted with all the things we're working on worldpencil.net

The House of Commons printer has broken down so they can't print the Cooper Bill. So now MPs are not sure what they are now debating.

youtube.com/watch?v=2nQgLI… I'm jumping out of a plane to raise money for the @ForeverFriendsA's new cancer treatment centre. Please sponsor me whatever you can! Thanks! justgiving.com/bensandbrook

Fundraising sky dive for RUH Hospital Bath youtu.be/2nQgLISbZ6w via YouTube

Update video on my training for jumping out of a plane on Sunday for @ForeverFriendsA for a new cancer centre. Please sponsor (justgiving.com/bensandbrook) me if you can! youtu.be/U2bbNEPdJZY

Calling Primary Schools! We're running a Creative Impact campaign encouraging children in primary schools to create paper-based artworks and Christmas cards that can be sent to isolated older people through frontline organisations. creative-impact.org/coronavirus/he…

Just published an article series on #cultureonpurpose: opportunities for harnessing arts, culture and creativity to address social, economic and environmental challenges looking forward into the 21st century. worldpencil.net/content/cultur…. Publ with Nordicity 4 British Council Arts.

We're hiring World Pencil! If you want to help children and young people harness #culturallearning in their own projects to make a difference in the outside world: PT #creativeimpact Programme Coordinator 2 work with CYP, schools & arts orgs worldpencil.net/jobs

In the last few minutes of #PianoDay2022, here’s something I made for a friend: Improvising on a doorstop youtu.be/pG3ys2cYyEU

Nothing like a bit of Vivaldi played by The Goede Hoop Marimba Band to bring joy to any day #WednesdayMotivation

Young Voices for Nature: what’s your story? youtu.be/dhe3lvDpYQY via YouTube We're looking for 300 13 to 25-year-olds from across the UK to join us in making change, telling stories & producing films to support nature and wildlife. WWF UK National Trust RSPB

Our Beautiful Wild, 200 young people's collective story about supporting UK nature, premieres tonight at 5pm online. Get your free ticket at youngvoicesfornature.org. World Pencil RSPB National Trust WWF UK

Nick Gibb on the Today programme: "you become creative by reading the best literature, listening to the best music, seeing the best art". Explains a lot about Tory policy. Yes, it feeds on stimulation, but to nurture creativity, you need to create, with purpose, reaction & play.

If you're involved in performing arts touring - music, theatre, dance, outdoor and combined arts - help us design what the sector needs at worldpencil.net/touringresearc…