It's been a very busy year and we hope everyone gets a chance to rest over the holidays. The ELEVATE schools newsletter will be back in January with details of the next Cultural Connections meeting.
Before the year draws to a close, fill in our short survey to help us understand the challenges and opportunities of ensuring your students have equitable access to creative activities, artists and venues.
From Streatham to the Southbank, Lambeth is the home of world class creativity and innovation, and we want to support your school to access the incredible opportunities in our borough.
Your input will feed into the Council’s new Creative Strategy that will include commitments around school engagement.
This survey is aimed at Headteachers in Lambeth, but please also share with teachers who lead on accessing creative opportunities for your school.
Deadline: Friday 20 December.
Use the link below for the online form for the survey
Read on for a range of opportunities from our creative network.
As part of the Family Hubs programme, Lambeth invites community organisations to submit bids for capital funding to create sensory rooms in our five town centre (Brixton, Norwood, Streatham, Clapham and Stockwell and North Lambeth) localities in the borough, for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), targeting the 5 – 25-year-olds age group.
Application process is live now and all applications will need to be submitted by 12 noon on 7 January 2025 to youthandplaytender@lambeth.gov.uk.
Up to £20,000 is available per each of 5 town centres in Lambeth. Organisations can apply for up to this amount.
You can see the guidance document below or email youthandplaytender@lambeth.gov.uk
Lambeth's Winter of Food and Fun runs from Monday 23 December 2024 to Friday 3 January 2025
The programme is aimed at helping local families with children and young people aged 4 to 16 who are eligible for benefits-related free school meals.
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fun physical activities to suit different tastes and ages
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guidance on food and nutrition for the whole family
The activities and services are intended to be inclusive to children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Use the link below for more information on Lambeth website:
Brixton House are inviting your school along to matinee performances of the multi-award winning, five-star festive show Alice in Wonderland. The poltergeist production weave rap music together with the sights and sounds of Brixton into a hundred mile an hour Christmas adventure.
Families are also invited to work with an artist to create magical and surreal sculptures inspired by the London Underground map at Brixton House.
All Underground Wonderland – Festive Family Workshops are free to attend – drop in at anytime or book to reserve your spot! Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
Use the link to Brixton's House's website for more information and how to book:
London Screen Academy is partnering with the National Saturday Club to run a FREE 20-week Film and Screen Club. This is for young people aged 13 - 16. Whilst LSA is based in Islington, young people from any borough can apply.
You can find more information on Saturday Club's website:
Join Lambeth Libraries to be part of the Winter Mini Challenge, a free online digital challenge encouraging children between the ages of 4 to 11 years to keep up their reading habits over the winter months. Participants just sign up online to take part. Children read three or more books of their own choice and add them to their Challenge website profile. Reaching their online reading goal will unlock a limited-edition virtual badge and a special Winter Mini Challenge certificate to print off and keep. There are videos, fun games and activities children can play when they join the online Challenge.
The challenge runs from 1 December 2024 to 20 February 2025.
You can find more information on reading challenge website below:
You can discover the 64 Million Artists January Challenge and Creativity Champions Pack for Schools - a free resource designed to support teachers and students alike.
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Learn how to use the Creativity Champions Pack to nurture creativity in your school.
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Discover practical ways to weave quick, fun, and accessible creative activities into your classroom.
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Hear from Elizabeth Church, teacher and School Improvement Advisor, on how creativity supports learning and engagement.
You can find more information on 64 Million Artists website by clicking the link below:
Fuel Theatre will be opening an exciting and fun new play for children (2-7 years old) at the Southbank Centre in February 2025: There’s a Bear on My Chair, the first ever stage adaptation of Ross Collins’ much loved books. Award-winning Toby Olié (Spirited Away, Animal Farm, War House) will be bringing the production to life through lovable life-sized puppets.
They are offering your school tickets for Friday 14 February 2025 performance at 11 am and a resource pack and free workshop.
To find out more, please email Todun to book a ticket: todun@fueltheatre.com
A free opportunity for primary and secondary school groups to explore the current Hayward Gallery exhibition, Haegue Yang: Leap Year.
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Primary schools: Wednesday 11 December 2024, 10 am.
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Secondary schools: Thursday 12 December 2024, 10 am.
The Southbank Centre Schools Team and National Poetry Library are looking for up to six Primary School teachers based in Lambeth schools to support the development of their poetry education offer by providing insights, testing ideas and giving feedback to activities and resources designed for schools. In return teachers will be paid £50 per session, given skills and knowledge in delivering poetry in the classroom, and free tickets to selected events at the Southbank Centre.
For further information and to express interest please contact Lily Dettmer, Creative Engagement Producer (Schools) by 9 December, 2024. lily.dettmer@southbankcentre.co.uk
Young Playwrights Award is the Royal Court’s new playwriting competition for young people aged 13 – 18 years old.
They support and discover the most promising talent and uplift new voices by giving them the opportunity to write about what matters most to them and develop their creative writing skills.
The Award will open for entries between 24 March to 2 May 2025 with winning plays performed in a festival at the Royal Court from 10th – 12th July and published by Nick Hern Books. Our team will read every play we are sent and respond with feedback, plus all shortlisted writers will be invited to attend the festival.
You can read more about the Festival and Prizes on Royal Court Theatre's website below
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