Teach Inspire Create Summit

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Teach Inspire Create Summit 2026

UAL Awarding Body is delighted to announce the return of the Teach Inspire Create Summit this November 2026.

About the Summit

The Teach Inspire Create Summit brings together creative arts educators, education leaders and industry professionals. The event serves as a dynamic space to share ideas, examine evolving curriculum practices and engage with the tools and topics reshaping the future of creative education.

Why attend?

Creative education is constantly evolving. Rapid advancements in technology, shifting industry standards, and changing economic landscapes present both unprecedented challenges and vibrant opportunities for educators.

The Summit is a chance to step away from the day-to-day, explore new perspectives and think about how we can support learners to experiment, take creative risks and develop through the process of making.

Whether you’re looking to gain fresh ideas for your teaching, connect with a national network of peers, and leave equipped to guide the next generation of creative thinkers, Teach Inspire Create Summit 2026 offers a space to learn, make and be inspired.

Save the date!

Join us at The Brewery, London on Friday 20 November, from 8.30am–5pm!

Places are free but limited, so register now via Eventbrite to secure your place.

What to expect

We have put together a dynamic programme packed with:

Inspirational keynote speeches.
Practical teaching and learning strategies.
Insights into the future of creative education.
Exhibitors from across the creative industry.
Networking with peers from around the UK.
Creative sessions led by industry experts, exploring different ways of making, thinking and learning:
- Visual Literacy, Identity and Storytelling through portrait photography with National Portrait Gallery.
- Drawing in Motion with Joe Richardson, educator and multidisciplinary artist.
- Curation, Culture & Access with V&A East.
- Roland Education Jam, with Jared Selter: educator and Music Director for HBO Max’s Legendary.
- Creative Technologies for Every Classroom, Designing Tomorrow with Sarah Selby.
- Fail better, the courage to get it wrong - a panel discussion: with David Curtis-Ring, Yansé Cooper, Hannah Karpel and Marc Mollica.

What you'll take away:

Build confidence in delivering UAL Awarding Body qualifications.
Explore developments in creative education, curriculum and qualifications.
Discover new approaches to teaching and learning.
Gain a deeper understanding of development in creative education.
Enhance your skills through hands-on creative sessions led by industry experts.
Connect with colleagues and industry professionals.
Ask questions directly to UAL Awarding Body team.
Who can attend?

The Summit is open to staff at centres delivering UAL Awarding Body qualifications.

If you are not a staff member at a UAL Awarding Body approved centre, but you would like to attend, please email comms.awarding@arts.ac.uk for further information.