Z-arts is dedicated to inspiring creativity in children and young people. We do this through an exciting programme of Creative Learning, working with nurseries, primary schools and secondary schools to deliver workshops and projects across the arts.

All our Creative Learning activity is delivered by experienced artist educators and freelance professionals who share our passion and enthusiasm.

Click here to check out and follow our Z-arts Schools Instagram account for updates, new initiatives and a behind-the-scenes look at what happens in our Creative Learning Department!

Theatre Show Bookings for Schools! Join us for our next theatre show! These are the shows we currently have on offer for schools: Click here to find out more!

Fairy Tales on Tour! We are super excited to bring you a NEW venture… Fairy Tales on Tour for schools!   We are sending our ‘Story Investigators’ out to schools to deliver part performance, part creative workshop!   A playful way to encourage children to interact with books, stories and creative writing for KS1 and KS2.  Find out more and book here.

The 100 Story Hotel We are now taking school bookings for our brand new world of play and storytelling, The 100 Story Hotel! Click here to find out more!

Terri and the Time Machine Find out more about our NEW ambitious experiment in creative curriculum: Terri and the Time Machine!  With the aim of bringing the science curriculum to life, the creative team will deliver memorable experiences via the power of vivid story-telling, hands-on practical challenges & horizon-widening field trips, with the aim of building pupils’ science capital.

What we offer

We work in partnership with schools to develop projects which complement the national curriculum and other school topics. We offer a bespoke service to tailor workshops or projects to the needs of your learners.  

Our offer includes: Masterclasses, Creative Classrooms, After-school Clubs, Cultural Diversity, Bright Ideas, SWITCH Transitions, Family Engagement, Work Experience, immersive exhibition and a year round programme of Big Imaginations theatre shows and events. 

We are proud to be an Arts Award Centre and an Arts Award supporter. Through our programmes, we can support individual pupils to achieve accreditation through Arts Award at Discover, Explore, Bronze, Silver and Gold level. 

Our Creative Connections schools annual membership programme enables us to work with teachers and leadership staff to plan and deliver a bespoke 12-month Action Plan.

To find out more about our Creative Learning programme, get in touch with Gill Balfour, our Creative Manager : gilly@z-arts.org