Sam Cairns

Sam has worked in the cultural sector for over 20 years – starting in museum education and then working in libraries, archives and the arts. She ran the Cultural Learning Alliance 2011-22 and led the development of its Key Research Findings: the case for cultural learning (2017) and authored the most read CLA blog: What is Cultural Capital? Sam project managed and compiled Space for Learning: a new handbook for creating inspirational learning spaces (2015) and Space for Learning Covid Guidance (2020). She was Project Manager of RSA Learning About Culture for a year in 2019 and is working with Art Fund on their Teacher Art Pass R&D Year and The Great Escape project. She is a member of the Artsmark Assessment Panel, a Heritage Fund mentor and a primary school governor.