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Insights: teachers workshops and programmes

Close up of a student's hands with a book in it, they are showing it to children. The children have clay materials to sculpt with in front of them.
Close up of a student's hands with a book in it, they are showing it to children. The children have clay materials to sculpt with in front of them.
CUIS workshop. Photograph, Thai Mahendrakumar.

Creative development opportunities designed with you and your teaching community in mind.

Take part in our workshops and programmes

Developed to say thank you to our network of teachers, tutors and community practitioners.

Our workshops will give you the chance to develop you own individual skills. You'll work alongside UAL tutors.

Invest in the development of your teaching department with our programmes. You'll get input from emerging UAL creatives, many of whom have taken part in Insights.

Who can apply?

If you’re a Greater London partner school / college / community group or new to us with students that fit our eligibility criteria, come join us.

Schools and colleges in priority postcode areas with students receiving above average free school meals will be prioritised.

Want to find out more before applying? Get in touch: outreach@arts.ac.uk

Professional development workshops

Specialist sessions for primary, secondary, FE college teachers/tutors and community practitioners:

  • learn new techniques and skills from UAL tutors and technicians
  • work together in UAL's traditional and cutting edge facilities
  • join a network of like-minded creatives, share your own knowledge and experience.

All workshops are free to attend. Lunch or refreshments are provided at in-person sessions.

Most sessions take place in-person at a UAL College. Some are 'external' or 'online'; check listings for full details.

Summer 2024

Creative Undergraduates in Schools (CUIS) programme

A bespoke programme for creative teaching departments working with students 16 and under:

  • undergraduates and UAL alumni (Outreach Ambassadors) can provide creative sessions in your primary or secondary school, inspired by their creativity and what your curriculum might require
  • through dialogue with you, the Outreach team will pair you with someone with the appropriate skill set to enrich your curriculum
  • you'll have a fantastic role model to help your students understand how university might support them in the future.

Example sessions: life drawing, costume design or material-led sessions (e.g. clay or printmaking).

Eligibility and practical considerations

This is a small programme with limited places:

  • schools in Greater London priority postcode areas with students receiving above average free school meals will be prioritised
  • Outreach Ambassadors have a full DBS and are paid via UAL Arts Temps recruitment agency
  • sessions take place at your school or college, and we can offer up to 3 visits over a short or extended period.

Interested in taking part in our Creative Undergraduates in Schools programme?

Get in touch: outreach@arts.ac.uk

Resources

Look out for more resources from UAL and beyond as we develop this page.

  • A collaged image with a blue background featuriing a person leaning to the right whilst wearing an angular structure
    Featured collage image, photograph from UAL Insights workshop, Jerry Florez.

    Insights: shape your portfolio

    A resource full of knowledge, skills and inspiration created by our community of tutors and students for your students.

  • Montage of images, in the background is a close up of the top of a house painted white with red and turquoise painted wood. In the foreground is a print of a person dressing in blue overalls wearing glasses.
    Home–body, Davinia Clarke, BA (Hons) Illustration and Visual Media, London College of Communication, 2023.

    UAL showcase  

    Discover new work from graduates across UAL.