Reframe: Inspire Schools

Reframe: Inspire Schools is a creative multimedia project for KS3 pupils in schools Birmingham, London and Manchester.

Aimed at inspiring young people’s interests in different creative fields, the Reframe: Inspire Schools project gets pupils working collaboratively with artist-educators on a digital ‘zine’. They’ll be weaving together poetry, visual art, and digital skills to create their own online publication, supported by Apple technology, and taking their creative brief from the Southbank Centre’s artistic programme.

This project is a unique opportunity for pupils to explore their creativity across different mediums, work with world-class artists, and share their work with performance and exhibition opportunities.

As part of the project, participating teachers receive free Continuing Professional Development (CPD) sessions on taking creative and digital skills into the classroom.

On 10 July 2023, every school that took part in the first year of the Reframe: Inspire Schools project was invited to the Southbank Centre to celebrate the launch of their printed zines, the unveiling of the online library and to take part in a day full of activities.

These activities included a panel discussion from climate activists including Tori Tsui and Love Ssega; a visit to the Hayward Gallery and a tour of our Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden; performances from artists and a zine fair featuring their finished zines.