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
Five-Point Framework
Our qualification has five learning outcomes based on a simple creative process. Learners will research, conceptualise, reiterate, communicate, and evaluate their responses to unique challenges and be assessed on how well they engage in each stage of the process, not just what they produce at the end of the project.
Ready-to-Teach Resources
We provide fully designed and uniquely engaging learning resources, organised in themed Creative Playlists and developed in collaboration with highly creative and industry-leading teams of professionals from various fields. They include everything a teacher needs to encourage learners to think differently, break the rules, fail, collaborate and dream up innovative ideas.
Assessment Tools
We have developed innovations in assessment to support our challenge-based learning approach. Putting the emphasis on formative feedback allows learners to develop their creative process and learning power every step of the way. Our simple, transparent tools have proven to cut marking time in half and are applicable across the curriculum with STEAM subjects.
How do I start?
If you are new to the qualification or wondering what it feels like to take part, start by downloading our Creative Bravery Playlist – a perfect introduction to the experience. On your second year of delivery, you can download any of the playlists below to deepen and diversify the experience.
Our qualification is built to fit your academic year. The three challenges vary in length and depth, allowing you to tailor projects to fit your students and institution, maximising the potential for creative learning.
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.
Clicking the add to toolkit button will add the playlist to your personal toolkit, which you can access from the top right corner of the page. From there, you can download all the resources and start exploring, collaborating, and enhancing your teaching and learning experience.
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!
Playlist 4
Dreamers & Doers
Imagine a world where every young mind is equipped not only with knowledge but with the skills and confidence to shape the future. This is the vision behind our innovative new Playlist - an immersive educational journey designed to foster creative thinking and innovation.
Projects included
- Sparks
- Joy in a Box
- Snack to the Future
*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.
What happens next?
We’ve designed the Creative Thinking Qualification to be easy to deliver, accessible to all educators, and truly supportive of the creative process. With clear registration, simple tools, and a transparent assessment system, everything is in place to help you focus on what matters most, developing confident, curious, and creative learners.
Registration
Registration is open to any educator in Scotland interested in delivering the Creative Thinking Qualification. The next registration window opens in September, and if you’re keen to get involved, we’d love to hear from you and support you on your journey. By getting in touch, you’ll receive helpful resources to get started, key dates and guidance, and an invitation to join our social channels and wider community.
Receiving the Qualification
After successfully completing our Creative Thinking Qualification, learners will receive a certificate Credit Rated by Edinburgh Napier University which details their level and overall grade.
Got any questions?
We would love to hear from you and get you started.
