The Clore Duffield Foundation is delighted to welcome Cara Williams, new Schools Programme Manager.
With previous experience of working at the V&A, Tate Modern, Wellcome Collection and Southbank Centre, Cara’s career has centred around developing innovative and sustainable creative learning programmes for children and young people.
During her time at the V&A as Senior Producer: Schools & Colleges, Cara built the Schools programme from the ground up, developing an offer for Primary, Secondary and SEND students and teachers. Cara was also responsible for establishing the V&A’s first national Schools programme, DesignLab Nation, working in partnership with regional museums in areas of low cultural engagement and low uptake of creative subjects. The project has now entered its eighth year and reached ten regions around the country.
At Southbank Centre, Cara was responsible for developing an externally funded youth inclusion programme supporting young people from under-represented backgrounds to build their awareness of careers within the arts and archives, which has since been recognised by the National Archives as an example of innovative creative learning practice.
Previous consultancy roles have included developing NLHF activity plans to meaningfully engage schools, young people and communities with major redevelopment projects.