Opportunities -
Opportunities -
Jobs, events and other creative opportunities from our trusted partners
April/May 2024
These easy-going sessions are a great opportunity to try out different art mediums, develop your artistic practice and discover highlights from the city's art collection in a relaxed setting each week.
Springtank Studios are reaching out to young local musicians in Sheffield to understand their practice, creative processes, and what kind of opportunities and support they would appreciate from a community-based music studio.
The Montogomery love hosting schools at the theatre and would like to offer schools the chance to come to the theatre for £800* per day.
Whether you are totally new to maker education or looking for the next step, the Maker{School} programme offers a range of pupil activities and staff training opportunities -from online twilight sessions to whole school INSET days.
Brightbox have funding to host 3 workshops for your pupils and their parents to learn DIY and improve their maths skills.
Sheffield Museums are developing an exciting new suite of object handling boxes for schools.
Music in the Round is launching a new project especially for Key Stage 2 students, combining a fun and educational concert at the Crucible Theatre with a programme of weekly sessions for teachers to learn a host of new approaches to music-making in the classroom.
The Festival of Creativity showcases the work of Sheffield Hallam University’s graduating students, including artists, designers, filmmakers, animators, writers, architects and performers. We ask emerging creatives to show us the future through exhibitions, events, performances and screenings.
Have you ever wondered...
Would I like a robot servant? Can humans control nature? Is it ever right to give up on something? If you could swap brains with anyone, who would it be and why?
If so, why not join Philosophy for Children (P4C) After-School Club for 10 – 13 year-olds?
Registered Charity Sheffield Futures produce a 50-page A5 independent Options guide each year for all Sheffield schools.
Music in the Round invites Sheffield schools to take part in a brilliant music project, culminating in a live concert at the Crucible Theatre this October.
Celebrate the end of the school year with a fun-filled educational visit to The National Videogame Museum.
Are you a parent or carer who wants to improve your skills to support your child at school?
March/April 2024
Join artist Foka Wolf for a poster making workshop exploring activism through subversive graphic design.
Shovel Dance Collective are a group of nine musicians brought together by a communal passion for the folk music of the British Isles, Ireland and beyond.
New and exciting scratch night with 12 pieces of new writing responding to themes within Sheffield Theatres Bank Cohort supported play Virtuous by Eleanor May Blackburn.
Join the secret organisation that protects Spring from Yuki-onna, a terrible wintery spirit. Learn the ancient ways of the Ninja guardians - master the EGGstraordinarily difficult task of Kung Fu, whittle a most EGGcellent Ninja Staff, take part in the mud EGG splatting challenge and much more EGGcitement!
Are you a child looking to entertain your adult during the Easter school holidays? Why not take them to the National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield for a fun-filled family day?
Join The National Videogame Museum to explore experimental videogames in our Lab this Easter.
The session is for engaging young minds with the wonders of nature through play and bushcraft. With activities such as firelighting, creating with natural dyes, whittling wood and other nature-based activities. Plus a warm drink and campfire snack.
Visit the National Videogame Museum this Easter to explore experimental videogames in their Lab.
Back by popular demand, this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a FREE, city-wide P4C club for 10 - 13 year olds.
As part of the Sheffield Sessions Festival there's a youth folk music session at the Perch, from 12-2:45, run by Soundpost but open to any young musicians! Free to attend, just turn up :)
Book a place on Amazelab’s spectacular STEAM workshops this Easter and gain Children’s University credits!
Miniver Academy is an after-school drama club based in Dronfield just outside Sheffield who run a variety of sessions including Drama Classes, Show Classes, Mini Miniver Drama Classes and Musical Theatre Workshops.
Calling all community groups and schools! Brightbox have funding to host 3 workshops at to engage your pupils/attendees and their parents in learning DIY and improving their maths skills.
A full day of aerial and floor based circus skills. You'll have the chance to try aerial hoop, silks and trapeze as well as dance, acrobalance and manipulation circus skills including juggling and diablo.
February/March 2024
Job Opportunity: Learning Facilitator - National Videogame Museum
The National Videogame Museum is recruiting a Learning Facilitator to support our Learning programme through planning, creating and facilitation of workshops, supporting informal and formal learning activities.
School workshops with Summer Term at Sheffield Museums
Summer Term School Workshops at Sheffield Museums
School workshops in Grimm & Co’s Brand New Writing Centre: The Emporium of Stories
The Emporium of Stories is now open and Grimm & Co cannot wait to welcome school groups back to participate in their in-house workshops.
New schools workshop: Flood, fire and the environment - National Emergency Services Museum
From summer term 2024, the National Emergency Services Museum (NESM) is launching a new schools workshop, 'Flood, fire and the environment'.
Gender Action Schools Award - DECSY 'Gender Action'
Gender Action empowers teachers to create positive change, using a whole-school approach so that pupils of all genders and ages can feel safe and thrive in school.
Philosophy for Children (P4C) Club - Kate Halliwell
Have you ever wondered... Would I like a robot servant? Can humans control nature? Is it ever right to give up on something? If you could swap brains with anyone, who would it be and why?
Educational Visits at the National Videogame Museum
National Videogame Museum host a range of workshops and self-guided visits providing an enriched, fun and engaging experience which is linked to the curriculum for all learners.
Unlocking: The Crucible School Trip - Sheffield Theatres
Teachers and students are invited to meet the cast and crew of our next production in the Crucible, Arthur Miller’s enduring classic, The Crucible
Maker{School} programme for educators - University of Sheffield
The Maker{School} programme provides opportunities for children and teachers in primary and early years settings to develop the skills, knowledge and mindsets for future success - inspiring creators, innovators and problem solvers through maker education.
The Quest for Starry Night Flurry - The Blanket Fort Club
Welcome to The Blanket Fort Club, a wondrous place where the possibilities of invention are limited only by the imagination.
Job Opportunity: Chol Theatre Strategy and Development Lead
Chol are seeking a highly collaborative individual ready to help shape the future of the organisation. As the Strategy and Development Lead, you’ll be pivotal in co-crafting the company’s strategic vision and development.
Can we make every Sheffield Child a Published Author?
Empowering every child in Sheffield to become a published author
New Culture Strategy for Sheffield - get involved!
An invitation to a series of conversations and workshops to develop Sheffield’s Cultural Strategy
Curious About...HAF? A free online briefing with Curious Minds and the Department for Education
On Thursday 7 March 12:30 - 13:30pm, Curious Minds are hosting a free online briefing and Q & A with DfE colleagues.