Cultural Learning Directory
Find the right cultural partner to support your class’s learning objectives
The Cartoon Museum: Young Cartoonist Awards 2024
The Young Cartoonist Awards 2024 are now open to anyone under the age of 30 who is resident in the UK. We are accepting submissions of gag cartoons, political cartoons and short strip cartoons. We are looking for a wide range of cartoonists from different regions within the UK, and with different backgrounds.
Creative Futures: The Word
Whether you want to put on a Poetry Slam or a more reflective poetry project, we have numerous spoken word artists on our books who are experienced in delivering inspiring and thought-provoking poetry and spoken word workshops. Projects can be linked to (e.g.) specific curriculum themes, milestone events or Year 6 transition and can conclude with outputs such as a printed anthology or performance event.
Creative Futures: Musical Games
Musical Games is a vocal improvisation and body percussion project designed to build children’s self-confidence and resilience. It is delivered by two Creative Futures musicians who are respectively also a Speech and Language Therapist and Music Therapist. Participating children will work together to create rhythms, songs, collective movement and sound which will support physiological wellbeing.
Creative Futures: Sound & Symbol
Sound & Symbol is an early years music project designed to support social-emotional development, communication, language, and emergent literacy. The project is rooted in research and practice and includes child-initiated play, and group activities with story books, singing, instruments, movement and mark-making.
English National Ballet: My First Ballet - Swan Lake
A first introduction to the magical world of ballet. Experience the thrill of the world’s most famous ballet in this specially adapted version for children aged three upwards.
English National Ballet: Relaxed Performances
At our relaxed performances of Nutcracker and My FIrst Ballet: Swan Lake, the environment supports and accepts noise and movement within the auditorium, there is access to a chill-out space outside of the auditorium, and re-entry as and when needed. The house lights and sound levels may also be adjusted throughout the production.
English National Opera: Relaxed Performances
Relaxed Performances, suitable for those with sensory sensitivities and anyone who might benefit from a more informal, relaxed environment.
Fuel Theatre: There’s a Bear in my Chair
In this first ever stage adaptation of Ross Collins’ much-loved books, Toby Olié brings Bear and Mouse to life through loveable, life-sized puppets. Enter the mischievous world of Bear and Mouse for a show packed with laughs and surprises.
The Cartoon Museum: Spider Potato
A special session for early years children, where they draw some famous superhero faces and then create a silly superhero and draw it onto a blank Marvel-style comic cover.
Two Temple Place: Activity Trails
Follow one of our two family trails, one for older explorers and one for younger, to take an adventure through the entire building!
Royal Ballet & Opera: Live Lessons
Bring the Royal Ballet & Opera LIVE into your classroom with these free, short, digital live lessons - held every term.
Wallace Collection: Visits and Workshops for Primary Schools
Connect with The Wallace Collection’s world-class art collection through interactive museum visits and online sessions designed for KS1-2.
Serpentine: Self-Guided Group Visits
A free, pre-booked school visit to Serpentine where you and your students can independently explore at your own pace.
Royal Academy of Arts: Young Artists' Summer Show
An annual, free, open submission exhibition for young artists aged 4–19 years studying in the UK.
Royal Academy of Arts: Primary School Workshops
The Royal Academy's primary school workshops are thematic, cross-curricular and revolve around the creative thinking process.
The Science Museum: Group Visits
Science themed activities for different ages at the Science Museum, the home of human ingenuity, igniting curiosity about science.