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Creative Pedagogies with CLCL

Find out about a thriving community of CLCL creative pedagogues researching and experimenting with pedagogical approaches which are creative in themselves and teach subjects creatively.

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Creative writing pedagogies, and more generally creative pedagogies, has developed as a rich and dynamic strand of CLCL research.

Creative pedagogies research brings together academics, writers, teachers, and students through a wide range of innovative activities, publications, and partnerships. 

Establishing strong partnerships

Creative pedagogies work in CLCL has led to the establishment of strong partnerships with leading national organisations in the field of creative writing with young people including First Story and Ministry of Stories.  

CLCL researchers collaborating with these partners have helped to support young and marginalised writers through creative writing workshops, mentoring, and community-based storytelling projects. 

These activities reinforce Creative Pedagogies with CLCL research as a national and international hub for rethinking creative writing education and advocating for inclusive, dialogic, and reflective practices that transform both classroom and community. 

If you would like to know more about Creative Pedagogies with CLCL, please contact Dr Francis Gilbert f.gilbert (@gold.ac.uk)

Creative Pedagogies with CLCL Anthologies 

Goldsmiths-led CLCL Creative Pedagogies Anthologies showcase original writing and reflective pedagogies that explore creative processes in depth: 

  • Sweeney, Carrie; Januchowski-Hartley, Stephanie and Gilbert, Francis, eds. 2024. Freeing Creative Voice. London: Centre for Language, Culture and Learning. Goldsmiths, University of London. ISBN 9781913694098 [Edited Book] URL: https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/35734/ 
  • Friedland, Deborah; Troiano, Gabriel and Gilbert, Francis, eds. 2022. Diversity and Inspiration. London: Gold Publishing (Centre for Languages, Culture and Learning). ISBN 9781913694074 [Edited Book] URL: https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/34442/ 
  • Gilbert, Francis, ed. 2022. Creative Power: Investigating Creative Writing & Its Value. London: Gold Publishing (Centre for Languages, Culture and Learning). ISBN 9781913694081 [Edited Book]  URL: https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/34443/ 

These anthologies document the work of our students and staff, highlighting how creative writing can be both a powerful pedagogical tool and a mode of personal and cultural expression.

Creative Pedagogies with CLCL Workshops

Figure 1: Creative Writing Comes Alive 

Only Connect: Creative Writing Comes Alive at the British Library (2025)

A creative pedagogies CLCL workshop in collaboration the British Library. Goldsmiths’ MA Creative Writing and Education students, alumni, and staff curated and led workshops for teachers, students, and members of the public using archival material from the library’s extensive collections. The event celebrated how creative pedagogies can empower diverse voices and drew on the rich traditions of working-class, diasporic, and multilingual writing.

Find out more about the event.

 

The Park Life Toolkit 

This Creative Pedagogies project seeks to empower communities and young people to become researchers into their own local parks, and lobby when/if appropriate for environmental and social change. This toolkit is designed to support communities and teachers working with local people and school children of all ages to improve their local green spaces and parks.