Daydream Believers Creative Thinking Qualification

Our unique qualification is designed to provide interactive and immersive project-based learning to help young people improve their creative, problem-solving, and critical thinking abilities and become more resilient in overcoming future challenges. The learning and teaching occurs across an academic year in approximately six timetabled hours a week and is fully supported by our unique learning resources aka "Creative Playlists".

  • For learners aged 15 and above.
  • Takes place over an academic year.
  • 24 SCQF credits at levels 5 & 6.
  • Level 6 has UCAS tariff points.
  • Ready-to-teach learning resources.
  • Credit rated by Edinburgh Napier University

How it works

The Daydream Believers Creative Thinking Qualification, warmly embraced by an increasing number of universities for admissions, is accessible to all schools and colleges throughout Scotland*. Esteemed for its creative emphasis, this qualification is recognised with INSIGHT points, showcasing its value in the educational landscape.

Upon registration, our team at Daydream Believers is dedicated to equipping you with a comprehensive suite of tools and resources, ensuring you have everything required to help guide your students towards the successful achievement of the qualification. We offer a free Teachers' Handbook packed with detailed information on delivery, an array of teacher resources, and insights into the assessment, moderation, and verification processes.

Learn more about the methodology

Download our Creative Playlists

All Playlists are free to download and ready to teach even if you are not participating in our Creative Thinking Qualification. Individual projects included can also be found on our resources page.

Playlist 1

Creative Bravery

Created in collaboration with Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Studio LR, Acrylicize and Edinburgh Napier University, learners are encouraged to think differently, break the rules, fail, collaborate and generate creative, innovative solutions and ideas. These resources can support creative thinking across the curriculum and helps to remind ourselves of what makes us uniquely human, creative and brave!

Projects included
  • Circular Brand
  • Van of Dreams
  • Campaign for Kindness
Warm-ups included
  • Redesign Jeans
  • Something from nothing
  • Introduction to Branding
  • Question your teaspoons
  • Things mean things
  • Push your ideas
Playlist 2

Spaces & Places

What if the way we live and how we build the habitats around us would be created with empathy, responsibility and respect for nature? In this playlist, learners are encouraged to reimagine a wellness area in school, a new theme park that mimics a forest ecosystem.

Projects included
  • The Idea Process by LEGO
  • A State of Being
  • Forestopia
Warm-ups included
  • Sliding Scale Workshop
  • "What if..." ideation
  • Experience forest
  • Build your audience profile
  • Ideas on fire
Playlist 3

Survive & Thrive

Developed in partnership with D&AD, Dentsu, and Acrylicize, this collaborative initiative fosters a mindset that challenges conventions, embraces failure, promotes teamwork, and cultivates imaginative and ground breaking concepts. These valuable resources not only nurture creative thinking across various disciplines but also serve as a reminder of our distinctive human qualities—being creative, courageous, and unafraid to push boundaries!

Projects included
  • A New Way To Play
  • Get On With It
  • Music of Your Soul
Warm-ups included
  • Creating Audience Profile
  • Rapid 8s exercise for weird sports
  • Creating mood boards
  • Emotion Diary
  • Idea Quick-Fire
  • and many more!

*We're actively exploring ways to provide our qualification globally and are interested in talking with all educational institutions ready to collaborate on this mission.