Bespoke Consultancy

The beautiful thing about creativity is that it helps us see our potential from new perspectives, to see opportunities we might never have thought of. 

Informed by neuroscience, the arts and early education research, Ruth and her team bring over 30 years of expertise to find the right approach to fit your brief.

In any area of arts, creativity and early years provision, we can help as a critical friend, evaluator, experimenter, quality assessor, advisor, researcher, writer, speaker or consultant.

Whether it’s designing family strategies for theatres, galleries and museums, thinking through creative environments and pedagogies for your setting, reviewing arts approaches for SEN-D provision, or advising national artform, education or government bodies, contact us to discuss your ideas and we will help you think through the best outcomes for your values and vision.

Specialist Expertise

Research and Development:

  • Pedagogies of Body-Listening - exploring movement and embodied approaches to young children’s learning and being

  • Practical ways of engaging without words through sensory and kinaesthetic languages, generating affirmative touch and expressive communications

  • Exploring intra-active relationships between children, environments, objects and materials using posthuman, materialist approaches

  • Enjoying spontaneous attunements using improvisation as a teaching method

Creative Leadership:

  • Using creative approaches to lead with authenticity, passion and purpose

  • Developing your team’s social and emotional intelligence

  • Active listening, communicating and relational coaching

  • Teamwork and creative conflict resolution

Family Friendly Environments:

  • Engaging and supporting family learning in theatres, museums & galleries

  • Transforming programming and environments for younger audiences

  • Understanding sensory and additional educational needs

  • Observing and documenting the learning taking place

  • Effective communications with early years partners

 
 
“You are the most incredible speaker, I could listen to you all day and it was so wonderful to have your insight and expertise on key issues. I really look forward to working with you more in the future.”
— Kate Catling, Lime Music for Health
“Thank you, Ruth, for this amazing consultancy. It has transformed our work, our leadership approach and our relationships within our team. We will never be the same again!”
— Mohammed AlMuhairi, UCL Qatar
“A huge thank you for this week’s training, I found the experience extremely valuable both as an educator and parent. I’m really looking forward to putting it all into practice!”
— Jonny Hill, Learning Coord, MK Gallery

Previous clients include

  • A New Direction (London Bridge Organisation)

  • Academies Enterprise Trust

  • Al Jalila Cultural Centre for Children, Dubai

  • Artswork (South East Bridge Organisation)

  • Arts Council England

  • Arts Council Ireland

  • Assessment Foundation (formerly Incerts)

  • Birmingham Repertory Theatre

  • Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

  • Blackheath Conservatoire

  • Bright Start Foundation, Abu Dhabi

  • Book Trust, Cymru

  • Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

  • Cambridgeshire County Council

  • Camden and Islington Borough Councils

  • Canterbury Children's Centre and Nursery

  • Creation Station Ltd

  • Demos

  • Department of Education

  • Dynamic New Animation Theatre Company

  • Early Excellence

  • Emneth Nursery School

  • ENGAGE

  • Eureka! The National Children's Museum

  • Fundacíon Botín, Santander

  • Grendon Billesley Nursery and Family Centre

  • Helium Arts and Health

  • Hull City Council

  • Independent Schools Association

  • Infinite Learning, Dubai

  • International Early Years Ltd

  • Istanbul Foundation for Culture and the Arts

  • IVE Ltd (formerly CAPE UK - Yorkshire Bridge Organisation)

  • Kirklees Teacher Network

  • Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

  • Learning Outside the Classroom

  • Learning Partnership (Wales) Ltd

  • Leeds Pre-School Learning Association

  • London Borough of Camden

  • London Early Years Foundation

  • Liverpool Culture Company

  • M6 Theatre Company

  • Manchester City Council

  • Manchester City Galleries

  • Milton Keynes Galleries

  • Montessori International

  • Museum of London

  • Museums, Libraries and Archives Council

  • National Children's Bureau

  • National Day Nurseries Association

  • National Museums Liverpool

  • NESTA (Wales)

  • Oakwood Primary School

  • Pastures Way Nursery School

  • People Dancing, Foundation for Community Dance

  • Pre-School Learning Alliance

  • Royal Opera House (East / South East Bridge Organisation)

  • Scarisbrick Hall School and College

  • Science Museum Group

  • Sharjah Museums Department

  • St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council

  • Stockport Council Childminding Network

  • Sunderland City Council

  • Sutton Council

  • Take Off Festival

  • Talk Derby Champions Network

  • Telford and Wrekin Council

  • Thurrock Cultural Education Partnership

  • UCL Qatar

  • Vonklein Auf Theatre Festival

  • West Lodge School

  • Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

  • Wokingham Borough Council

  • Woldgate School Arts Academy

Previous grants projects

  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation

  • Arts Council England

  • Youth Music

  • Futurelab

  • Exemplas Limited

  • The Enhancement Fund

  • Grundtvig

  • Big Lottery Fund

  • UK Trade and Investment

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