Arts and Education - Key Organisations
Some of the key organisations working in arts and education are listed here alphabetically.
If you are part of an organisation not listed here, please submit your details to the Arts database.
If you do not find what you are looking for here, try the links page.
CfBT Action Zone - Brixton and North Lambeth
Rectory Centre
Rectory Grove
Clapham SW4 0EL
CfBT Action Zone – Brixton and North Lambeth is an Excellence in Cities initiative supporting 12 schools (2 Secondary, 9 Primary and 1 Nursery) in and around Brixton. The Action Zone has 3 key strands; to support underachieving groups, to help schools in delivering a broad and creative curriculum and to engage hard to reach carers and parents in their child’s learning.
Camerson Mackintosh LTD
Tel: 020 7439 3062
Email: education@ballet.org.uk
Offers a range of opportunities to schools and teachers at all stages to become involved in musicals, including workshops, education packs and special school rates.
Engage
108 Old Brompton Road
Basement Office
London
SW7 3RA
Tel: 0207 373 7223
Website: www.engage.org
Engage is the international membership body for educators, artists, curators and teachers. Engage promotes understanding and enjoyment of the visual arts by gallery education and mediation programmes, and is currently working on:
- A new professional development programme for people in gallery education
- A database of other professional development opportunities
- Guidance sheets for professional development
- A quarterly newsletter (engagements) and a biannual magazine (engage)
- Regional networking events, seminars and conferences
ENO Baylis Programme
Tel: 0207 739 5808
Website: www.eno.org
Encourages access to the English National Opera’s productions, artists and resources. They also offer online educational resources.
Lambeth College
Block D, Lambeth
45, Clapham Common
London SW4 9BL
Tel: 020 7501 5010
Website: www.lambethcollege.ac.uk
Educational college.
London Schools Arts Service (LONSAS)
25 King’s Terrace
Camden
London NW1 0JP
Tel: 020 7387 8882.
Email: info@lonsas.org.uk
Website: www.lonsas.org.uk
A initiative set up jointly between DfES London Challenge and Arts Council England to provide London's Schools and teachers online information on artists and organisations who work in schools, and give 'how to' advice on setting up arts projects, applying for funding etc.
Morley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7HT
Tel: 020 7450 9232 or 020 7928 8301
Website: www.morleycollege.ac.uk
The Mousetrap Foundation
Tel: 020 7836 4388
Website: www.mousetrap.org.uk
Brings schools in closer touch with the West End through in-depth education programmes in collaboration with directors, playwrights, actors, theatre critics and other artists/art organisations stimulated by a theatre visit.
The Really Useful Group
For further information on education programmes run by the Really Useful Group, contact: www.reallyuseful.com
Tel: 020 7240 0880
Royal National Theatre
The RNT offers work packs, INSET courses, set texts, storytelling, backstage tours and much more. You can also apply for Education Membership
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
Royal Shakespeare Company
Talks, discussions and special events are arranged wherever the RSC performs. For details of the education dept programme call: 01789 403 462
Email: education@rsc.org.uk
Website: www.rsc.org.uk
Shakespeare’s Globe
Actors, directors, musicians and designers share their insights and practical experience of the Globe in workshops, lecturers, seminars and master-classes.
www.shakespeares-globe.org
Theatre Museum
The Education Department runs an annual programme of activities and workshops designed to support teachers and students in Performing Arts subjects at all Key Stages. Sessions are led by experienced actors, directors and educationalists and include material from our extensive archives and National Video Archive of Performance – the only resource of its kind in the country. www.theatremuseum.org
For details on a variety of London Education programmes: www.theatreforschools.co.uk