Creativity has been defined by the National Advisory Committee on Creativity and Culture in Education (NACCC 1999) according to 4 main characteristics. The first is the use of imaginative thinking or behavior related to original or unusual ideas or actions. The second is using imagination to pursue a purpose related to using imagination for a purpose and having resilience to keep reinventing it. The third is originality; this is not just in reference to the historical originality of anything that came before, but can be personal originality or peer originality. The fourth is to judge the value; explained as the evaluation of the value of an imaginative activity in relation to a task. Wilson (2009) notes the rising stature of creativity in education and pedagogy beyond the core subjects and arts during the last century. Robinson (2013) argues that modern education is still based on conformity and does not promote children's natural curiosity or creativity. My view is that education has progressed from Victorian pedagogical modes of teaching, heavily influenced by the behaviourist theorist Skinner (Moore & Quintrel 2000). We are now concerned with developing the whole child instead of simply imparting knowledge, repeating and demanding a correct response. This notion of the development of the whole child, concerned with social and emotional qualities as well as academics, has been central to the highly influential Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda (DfES 2004). The outcomes and goals of ECM, with respect to children's enjoyment and achievement, highlight the importance of personal and social development. Teaching using creative methods can help develop the whole child. It can make learning experiences more exciting, more relevant, create different contexts for learning, all... halfway through the article......3) Ken Robinson: How to escape the valley of education death. [Online] Available from: http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_how_to_escape_education_s_death_valley.html. [Accessed 4 December 2013].Taylor, K. & Woolley, R. (2013) Values ​​and Vision in Primary Education. Maidenhead, Open University Press.Thomson, P. & Sefton-Green, J. (2011) Creative learning research: methods and issues. Oxon, Routledge.Waks, L. (2013). John Dewey and the challenge of progressive education. International Journal of Progressive Education. [Online] 9 (1), 73-83. Available from: http://www.tandfonline.com.atlas.worc.ac.uk/doi/pdf/10.1080/03004279.2013.819618 [Accessed 6 December 2013].Wenger, E. (2000) Communities of practice and social learning Systems. Articles about the organization. 7(2), p225-246Wilson, A. (2009) Creativity in primary education. 2nd edition. Exeter, Learning Matters Ltd.