The latest news, announcements and updates from shiftED, including our projects, programmes, partnerships, events and developments in creative education and making.
🔥 A great start offering projects at our new makerspace at Holborn library 📚 We are offering whole class projects to local schools up until the end of the summer and then launch our full programme offer from September – including after school projects for… Read More »Ready, Steady, Make – A New Chapter
We couldn’t have asked for better feedback! Huge thanks to Helen and Monique from Netley Primary School and Centre for Autism for their glowing testimonials about our schools programme. Many thanks @lexiegruberperez for capturing this 💬✨ #ShiftED #designeducation #camden #netleyprimaryschool #artseducationmatters
Finally, we’ve transferred all our equipment and materials from our meanwhile space in Mornington Crescent and are now setting up the workshop at Holborn Library @camdenlibraries. Nick and Adrian have been hard at work putting together the workbenches for our design and making zones. We’re… Read More »Workshop Fit Out
We’re excited to share that we’re in the process of transferring our Makerspace to The Clore Learning Space at Holborn Library, where we’ll be based for the next three years. So far, we’ve spent two long days with a large van, shifting furniture, tools, and… Read More »The Great Move
Last term, we ran our Fishy Waters project with Year 4 pupils from Primrose Hill and were delighted with the incredible work they produced. Their creations are now proudly on display at the school, where they can be enjoyed by the whole community. “I produced… Read More »Bringing Fishy Waters to Life: Behind the Scenes of Our Latest Display
We are proud to have been featured in this week’s Camden New Journal with a piece written by the editor, Dan Carrier. Check out page 12 on their online journal or click on the image below. ‘We want pupils to feel safe when they don’t… Read More »Stop the Press!
📢 We are very excited to announce that we have found a new long-term home on the third floor of Holborn Library. With support from the Clore Duffield Foundation, the library has renovated a space on its third floor to create a makerspace, which we… Read More »A Place to Grow: Our New Home at Holborn Library
We often talk about impact, but what better way to show it than by hearing directly from young people? Some of the quotes highlight just how meaningful these projects are – and many are also wonderfully funny. From dreams of building helicopters to an enthusiastic… Read More »Chainsaws and Helicopters: The Kids Have Spoken
On Thursday, 6th March, we hosted author and maker Ryan Jenkins, who led a ‘tinkering’ workshop for families in the afternoon and educators in the evening. Participants explored the simple challenge of creating a balancing sculpture using everyday recycled materials, resulting in a variety of… Read More »Tinkering Workshop
We have been accepted by The Big Give to take part in their Arts for Impact campaign. This means that any funds donated during the match-funding period (18th–25th March 2025) will be doubled by the charity’s champions and sponsors. If you can donate during this… Read More »The Big Give’s ‘Arts for Impact’
On Thursday, 6th March from 6-7pm, we will be hosting Ryan Jenkins from Wonderful Idea Co., author of The Tinkering Workshop, who will lead a session for teachers and educators interested in integrating elements of tinkering into their classroom practice. This event will follow a… Read More »Hands-On Learning: The Tinkering Workshop for Educators
We have an upcoming event on Thursday 6th March 2025 from 4.30-5.30pm for families that is being run by author and educator Ryan Jenkins from the Wonderful Idea Co. Find our more from our e-flyer below or sign up via our Eventbrite page.
The National Education Union (NEU) has launched the Arts & Minds Campaign in collaboration with major arts bodies and networks across the UK. The campaign emphasises the importance of keeping creative subjects as a core part of the curriculum. A recent NEU article in their… Read More »Arts & Minds Campaign
Year 4 pupils (8-9yo) have been exploring the importance of our rivers—once teeming with life but now increasingly polluted. While some efforts have improved water quality, many rivers remain unsafe for people and wildlife. To raise awareness, these young artists have created a stunning sculptural… Read More »Our Rivers Need Your Help!
Last month, our Co-Founder Nick Turner took part in the 2024 Ford RideLondon-Essex challenge to raise money in support of shiftED – helping to raise over £2,000 for our upcoming schools programme at our meanwhile makerspace in Mornington Crescent, Camden. The Ford RideLondon-Essex 100, 60… Read More »£2K Raised for Camden’s Young Makers
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