Create Sheffield partners are organisations and practitioners who share our commitment to increasing, improving and equalising cultural opportunities for children and young people in the city.
Partnership is free and open to those working across the arts, cultural, community and education sectors who align with our mission.
Through the network, partners connect, share opportunities, collaborate and contribute to a collective voice and improved visibility for creative and cultural education in Sheffield. By coming together, we can do more together.
We are currently developing the way that we support and work with educational, community and strategic partners - if you’re interested in this kind of partnership, please contact us first.
Become a Partner
Quick Links: What Partners Receive · What We Ask in Return · How it Works
Partner benefits
Connect
Get regular updates including funding, training & development opportunities, research and sector news
Share and promote relevant activity, opportunities and projects on the Create Sheffield website, through our newsletters and on our socials
Collaborate
Attend our regular networking meeting Connecting Creatives
Get invites to take part in Create Sheffield events and, if there is a fit, Create Sheffield projects
Be introduced to other organisations, schools and practitioners for projects, if there is a fit
Influence
Be represented as part of a collective strategic voice advocating for children and young people’s access to culture
Get the chance to influence and become part of improved shared programming for children and young people across Sheffield
Beyond these core offers, our work is relational and relationship-centred. We seek to respond to partners’ individual context and, where capacity allows, offer tailored support and introductions to help them navigate the local cultural education landscape. If you have something specific in mind, please get in touch.
What we ask in return:
We invite partners to:
Share our commitment to improving cultural opportunities for children and young people
Contribute positively to the network by sharing their work and engaging where possible
Share information that benefits the wider ecosystem
And, before we signpost young people to their work, we ask them to confirm that they:
Have appropriate safeguarding policies and procedures in place for direct work with young people
Are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion
Manage personal data in line with UK GDPR
Carry out appropriate risk assessments and meet relevant health and safety legislation
Hold appropriate public liability insurance (and employer’s liability insurance where applicable)
How it works:
If you are an arts and cultural freelancer or organisation and are interested in partnering with us, you should:
Complete our partner sign-up form, sharing information about your organisation and your work with children and young people.
As part of the form, we’ll ask you to confirm that you have read and agree to our Partnership Agreement and safeguarding expectations.
We’ll review your application and, where we’re unfamiliar with your work, we will request a reference relating to your work with young people and potentially also contact you for an informal chat about what you do.
Once confirmed, we’ll email you to welcome you to the network, upload your profile to our website and add you to our email lists for updates and invites. We invite you to share the new partnership on social media, and we will do the same.
If you are interested in becoming a strategic, community or educational partner, please contact us for a chat about how we can work together.
In a recent consultation, 100 percent of participating partner organisations said they found the Create Sheffield network helpful.
They experienced better access to training or information, higher public awareness of their work, and found that people had more trust in their organisation.