Teach Inspire Create Conference 2025: meet the exhibitors!
- Written byUAL Awarding Body
- Published date 14 October 2025
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As the countdown to this year’s Teach Inspire Create Conference continues, we are excited to announce some of the leading organisations involved in our exhibitor fair! Alongside a varied collection of keynote speakers and breakout sessions, the exhibitor fair is your chance to meet with these change-makers across the creative education and industry sectors.
Here’s a first look at who you’ll be meeting:
Abacus Creative Resources
A trusted name in creative education, Abacus Creative Resources supplies art, design, graphic, photography, printing, ceramic and modelling materials to schools and institutions across the UK. They offer customised solutions for the unique needs of each level of learning – from early years to higher education.
CREATE Britain
Described as a ‘more punk LinkedIn’, CREATE Britain is a free portfolio platform for students and emerging creatives to showcase their skills without fancy job titles or years of experience. Working with over 90 institutions and 20,000 creatives, the platform connects talent with industry using digital badging and super-niche filters – not algorithms. CREATE also builds creative communities across the UK, like CREATE Leeds and CREATE Sunderland, to support local talent.
Creative Debuts
Launched in 2013, Creative Debuts is an innovative platform disrupting and democratising the art world. Through sold-out exhibitions and high-profile brand partnerships with adidas, Disney and Spotify, they push creative boundaries and drive cultural conversations. Founder Calum Hall - a Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree - has become a recognised figure for his leading work in community building and reshaping contemporary arts and culture.
Film & TV Educators Network
The Film & TV Educators Network is a lively community of over 700 educators across the UK who teach film, TV and screen subjects. Members gain access to specialist resources, opportunities and both in-person and online events – all designed to promote collaboration between educators and industry experts. It’s free to join, and built around an ethos of supporting excellence in screen education.
Into Film
Into Film is the UK’s leading charity for film and education. Their work involves careers advice, young filmmaker support and bringing film into classroom teaching. Their programmes like the Into Film Festival and the Into Film Awards accommodate to young talent and make moving image storytelling accessible to all. Their core programme is free to UK state schools and colleges.
National Saturday Club
The National Saturday Club gives 13-16-year-olds free access to creative education at local colleges and universities. They cover subjects such as Art and Design or Science and Engineering. It’s also a national network of educators and professionals sharing knowledge and shaping the next generation of innovators and imaginative thinkers.
National Theatre
The National Theatre brings creativity to schools, cinemas, theatres and online. Through the National Theatre Skills Centre, young people or freelancers can explore career pathways in theatre and the wider creative industries. Their work opens access to world-class training and development, helping build future talent across the sector.
National Youth Arts Trust
The National Youth Arts Trust works to make performing arts accessible to all, regardless of background. They offer bursaries for music, dance and drama training, support drama school audition and tuition fees, run youth theatres in underrepresented areas and bring children to the theatre – often for the first time. Their work is focused on breaking down barriers and ensuring the arts reflect the diversity of society.
NSEAD (National Society for Education in Art & Design)
As the trade union and professional association for art, craft and design educators, NSEAD has been championing creative education since 1888. Their community includes educators at all levels, supported by exclusive resources and advocacy. Recent campaigns include Save Our Subjects, Arts & Minds and Raw Marks, alongside Special Interest Groups focusing on key issues like climate education and anti-ableist pedagogy.
University of the Arts London (UAL)
Ranked 2nd in the world for Art and Design (QS Rankings), University of the Arts London is a global leader in creative education. Comprising six distinct colleges - including Central Saint Martins and London College of Communication - UAL inspires students at every level, all through pre-degree to postgraduate. Their teaching and innovation help shape the creative industries of tomorrow.
YCUK
YCUK agency is reimagining creativity by removing barriers to creativity for underrepresented young people through access to training and paid opportunities. They’ve launched hundreds of careers, provided over 10,000 items of professional kit and created 3,000+ days of employment. They’re not interested in developing young creatives to be ‘another cog in the flawed creative system’, rather they’re working towards disrupting the sector completely – changing it for the better.
This year’s exhibitor line-up is a direct reflection of the vibrancy and diversity of the creative education community. Make sure to visit the Exhibitor Fair at Teach Inspire Create 2025 – you never know where a conversation might lead!
Stay tuned for more updates in the lead-up to the event, including our final speaker.