Helping ambition meet opportunity

Our Skills Workshops

These flexible sessions help young people explore creativity, entrepreneurship, and digital storytelling – perfect for drop-down days, enrichment programmes, and PSHE sessions that inspire and engage.

  • 🎭 Builds confidence & public speaking
  • 💡 Encourages creativity & innovation
  • 👥 Perfect for Years 9–13

Sample Sessions

All sessions are adaptable to KS4 or KS5, can be delivered online or in-school, and run by our trained student mentors and creative facilitators.

Social Media Campaigns

Half-day or full-day workshop

Teach students how to plan and execute a social media campaign from start to finish. Covers target audience research, content calendar creation, message crafting, platform selection, and measuring impact.

  • Target audience & platform choice
  • Content planning & scheduling
  • Creating engaging posts & visuals
  • Tracking engagement and impact

Introduction to Graphic Design

1-2 hours workshop

Help students develop basic graphic design skills using free tools (like Canva). Perfect for creating eye-catching visuals for campaigns, presentations, or personal projects.

  • Design principles (color, layout, typography)
  • Hands-on graphic creation
  • Branding basics
  • Using free design tools

Podcasting Basics

Half-day workshop

Students learn how to plan, record, and edit a short podcast episode. Great for storytelling, interview skills, and creative audio production.

  • Podcast planning & scripting
  • Recording techniques
  • Basic audio editing
  • Publishing & sharing

Data & Digital Literacy

1-2 hours workshop

Introduce students to understanding data—how to collect it, analyse basic stats, and present findings clearly. Useful for any research or campaign work.

  • Basics of data collection
  • Intro to spreadsheets and charts
  • Interpreting and presenting data
  • Ethical data use

How to Hack: Ethical Hacking & Cybersecurity

1.5-2 hours workshop

Introduce students to the world of cybersecurity through ethical hacking principles, showing how hackers think, the importance of digital safety, and how to protect personal data online.

  • Understanding cybersecurity basics
  • Ethical hacking principles
  • Digital safety & data protection
  • Hands-on security exercises

Flexible Format Options

  • Workshop Length — 1–2 hour sessions or half/full-day intensives
  • Year Groups — Suitable for Year 9–13 with age-appropriate adaptations
  • Delivery Method — Online, in-school, or hybrid options available
  • Group Size — Works with class sizes or larger groups for assemblies
  • Facilitators — Led by trained student mentors and creative professionals
  • Combination Sessions — Can be paired with our academic workshops for full-day programmes
Students engaged in creative workshop activities

Why Schools Book These Sessions

Our creative enrichment sessions deliver measurable impact on student confidence, engagement, and future aspirations.

Builds Voice in Underrepresented Students

Particularly effective for students who may lack confidence in traditional academic settings, helping them discover and develop their unique strengths.

Encourages Leadership & Self-Belief

Students develop leadership skills and increased self-confidence that transfers to academic work and future opportunities.

Low-Pressure, High-Impact Learning

Non-assessed environment allows students to take creative risks and build skills without the pressure of grades or formal evaluation.

Fits Easily Into School Timetable

Flexible timing works perfectly for drop-down days, enrichment periods, or special focus weeks without disrupting core curriculum.

Frequently Asked Questions

Sessions are £200-400 depending on length and complexity, with free or discounted rates for schools serving high proportions of Pupil Premium, FSM, or POLAR4 Q1/Q2 students, and those in Priority Education Investment Areas.

Student Voice & Impact

Hear directly from students about how our creative sessions have impacted their confidence and aspirations

“I never thought I could speak in front of people, but after the workshop I felt like I actually had something interesting to say. Now I put my hand up in class more.”

Maya, Year 10 — After ‘Speak Up with Confidence’ session

“The startup workshop made me realise I could actually start my own business one day. We’re still working on our idea from the session!”

James, Year 12 — Student Startups participant

“Learning about storytelling and making our own videos was amazing. It’s made me think about studying media at university.”

Aisha, Year 11 — Tell Your Story workshop

92%

Feel more confident speaking in groups

85%

Say sessions inspired creative thinking

78%

More likely to take on leadership roles

Let’s Shape Something Together

Tell us what your students need and we’ll create a session that fits perfectly with your enrichment programme and school culture.

These sessions are part of our wider schools & professionals offer. You might also be interested in our workshops or in-school tutoring. Prefer to talk it through first? Get in touch.

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