Creative Schools

The biggest partnership of arts, culture, and schools in East London.

Creative Schools + Creative Colleges is a free subscription service that supports education establishments directly in Newham, Tower Hamlets, Barking & Dagenham, Hackney, Redbridge and Waltham Forest

The programme explores the national conversation on creativity in education, infrastructure and partnership development within East London and beyond through large scale collaboration projects, as well as teacher CPD and networking events.

Since December 2021, Eastside has been the host of the Creative Schools Programme.

Creative Schools Symposium

Creative Schools Symposium 2024

We’re thrilled to bring a series of online and in-person events, for our 2023 annual Creative Schools + Creative Colleges Symposium

What other people say

Don’t take our word for it. Hear what teachers have to say about Creative Schools.

“We had the whole school exploring culture through dance last week. We could never have achieved this and all the other connections without the support of Creative Schools. Our approach now feels much more cohesive. We are connected as an arts(mark) team, as a whole school and actually beyond. We are now part of something bigger’

“We were genuinely thrilled to have participated in such an exceptional project, which offered a diverse range of hands-on activities for college students. [...]students had multiple opportunities to showcase their skills and unleash their creativity. These experiences, [...] not only allowed them to flourish but also contributed to their further development.”

“What an amazing event. Super useful information, presentations, connections and advice. Absolutely LOVED the exhibition. I hadn’t heard of it before and I’ll try going myself every year now. As a primary art teacher I was totally inspired.“

Creative Schools Symposium

Creative Schools Symposium 2024

What other people say

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