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Art and Design Workshops for Schools

Creative arts and performing arts

Looking for art workshops that bring creativity directly into your UK school for inspiring hands-on sessions?

Art workshops delivered in-school feature drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, and mixed media projects, encouraging self-expression, technique development, and links to history or science topics while giving every child a chance to shine artistically.

The art themed workshops on this page are designed to allow your children to explore their creativity and self expression. These workshops often cover a wide range of topics including painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, collage, graffiti, theatre, drama, dance, beatboxing, DJing and music, allowing children to explore different forms of artistic expression.

These workshops offer plenty of opportunity to get their hands messy with different media, or get energetic with movement. Topics may also include exploring famous artists and artistic movements, helping your budding artists to further their understanding of art history.

These hands on art workshops include activities that not only encourage them to work on their artistic flair, but also encourage them to think critically, to problem solve and to tell stories with their work. The workshop companies who run these courses will help make are fun, engaging and meaningful.

The value of these workshops to children extends beyond developing technical skills, they also help with confidence and self expression, allow them to think imaginatively and to express themselves confidently.

Find a workshop to visit your school to learn about following Art topics: Animation, Bookbinding, Comics, Craft, Design, Drawing, History of Art, Multimedia, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textiles, Urban Arts, and more.

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Popular school workshop September 2026 !

Preparing for Panto!

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apple iconEnglish, Performing Arts, Christmas


Art During this Drama Hut Workshop, let us take the children on a behind the scenes exploration of this very British tradition! Dust off your jokes, crack open the dressing up box and join us for an opportunity to laugh, create and have some festive fun!

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Olympic Games
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All our workshops use drama, dance and/or movement to stimulate learning and capture children's imaginations. Our team of performing arts professionals have a range of activities up their sleeve to...
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Roald Dahl
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All of our activities are designed to support children's learning in Drama and Performing Arts. Through carefully planned activities and exercises, children use their bodies and voices expressively, develop their imaginations and learn new theatrical vocabulary.
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Titanic
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We use engaging and fun drama activities in our workshops, which support pupils' learning about this important piece of history, helping them to understand how and why it happened as well as learning...
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Maypole & Traditional Dance Workshops
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British traditional dance is an excellent way of introducing children to performing arts! Something that we have always appreciated about dance is that you don't need a tremendous amount of skill...
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Stone Age
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All our workshops use drama, dance and/or movement to stimulate learning and capture children's imaginations. Our team of performing arts professionals have a range of activities up their sleeve to...
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Stone Age Thrive or Survive Specials - Starring your class, in your school
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Art is the expression of what the world means to us as individuals, communities and cultures. It is our story and an echo of our souls which resonates for ever onwards throughout history. So within...
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Viking Workshops
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Our workshops include tailored, fully interactive, drama games, role play, teamwork exercises, songs, movement and more, led by a professional costumed actor.
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Mental Health & Wellbeing Workshops
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Our Mental Health and Wellbeing Workshops are delivered by professional performers, in the workshops we use drama, storytelling, and role-play to help students explore emotions and build resilience in...
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Charles Darwin
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Drama days and workshops are a great way for children to make memories and retain topic information for years to come! Drama allows children to explore scientific discoveries and theories through the use of creative roleplay, enabling a clear understanding of how things are discovered.
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Anti-Bullying Workshops - Online
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OpenView Education are a team of professional performers who are also subject specialists. Drama is embedded throughout our approach and delivery. All online anti-bullying workshops and shows are full interactive. Students will take part in role-play and group activities.
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Beauty versus Bounty - A Bronze Age passion
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Art is the expression of what the world means to us as individuals, communities and cultures. It is our story and an echo of our souls which resonates for ever onwards throughout history. So within...
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Rainy Rainforest
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All our workshops use drama, dance and/or movement to stimulate learning and capture children's imaginations. Our team of performing arts professionals have a range of activities up their sleeve to...
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Anglo Saxons
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All our workshops use drama, dance and/or movement to stimulate learning and capture children's imaginations. Our team of performing arts professionals have a range of activities up their sleeve to...
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World Book Day
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Our workshops include tailored, fully interactive, drama games, role play, teamwork exercises, songs, movement and more, led by a professional costumed actor.
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Theatre Workout Education
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Our workshops are practical, participatory drama and performing arts workshops led by industry professionals who will help students develop new skills, develop a greater understanding of productions you're going to see, or expand the curriculum projects you're working on.
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Victorians
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During the workshop the children will design and paint their own Victorian penny (over sized) to be able to use later in the day to access the Victorian penny school class. The children are also shown what the writing and numbers around the 'old penny' mean.
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British Values
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All of our activities are designed to support children's learning in Drama and Performing Arts. Through carefully planned activities and exercises, children use their bodies and voices expressively, develop their imaginations and learn new theatrical vocabulary.
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3D design technology workshop
Early Engineers Express
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Expressive Arts & Design (EYFS) Creating with materials; building structures and exploring mechanisms Our Workshop emphasies exploration, sensory experience, and fine motor skill development....
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Roald Dahl- 12 days of Christmas
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Our workshops include tailored, fully interactive, drama games, role play, teamwork exercises, songs, movement and more, led by a professional costumed actor.
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To be or not to be a Roman - You decide
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Art is the expression of what the world means to us as individuals, communities and cultures. It is our story and an echo of our souls which resonates for ever onwards throughout history. So within...
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We’ve reached that point in the academic year where lessons need freshening up, and taking learning outdoors is the perfect way to add excitement to National Curriculum topics. Take a read and...

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Theatre Workout turns 20 in 2026. We met up with Adam to discuss theatre, education & travel

Theatre Workout is a unique company, spanning the education, theatre, and travel industries, creating unique opportunities for schools to engage with creativity and culture first-hand. Their energy, passion, and expertise has won...

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