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🤩 Opportunities! 🤩

👉 WORK WITH MUSIC IN THE ROUND – few days left to apply!
Music in the Round are recruiting a WeCompose Project Coordinator, helping deliver their transformative in-school composition project across schools and music hubs — part-time (21-28 hrs/week), fixed-term to 31 July 2028. £24,633 FTE. Deadline 10am, Friday 31st July. https://musicintheround.co.uk/wecompose-project-coordinator/

👉 FREE CPD TRAINING for TEACHERS/EDUCATORS
MakerFutures is a University of Sheffield programme supporting educators to get children tinkering, exploring, problem solving and creating. Educators in early years, KS1, KS2 or SEND settings – you can access free 'Getting Started with Maker{School}' online training, a research-informed CPD programme in 4 bitesize modules. Start dates in September, January or April. https://makerfutures.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/what-we-do/makerschool

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As part of Sheffield’s UK City of Culture 2029 bid, Culture Sheffield & Opus are running a series of Creative Assemblies. These are spaces for shared thinking, learning and action, bringing together people from different sectors, communities and disciplines to imagine what Sheffield could become.

Next week there’s a Creative Assembly all about Future Generations and we’re helping to facilitate. How can children and young people play a key part in the bid and their vision/ideas be represented? Join us!

📅 Tue 21 July, 1–3.30pm
📍 Sheffield Town Hall

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As you probably know, Sheffield is longlisted for UK City of Culture 2029 🎉

As part of the bid, Culture Sheffield are running Creative Assemblies — spaces for shared thinking, learning and action, bringing people together to imagine what Sheffield could become.

The next one is all about children & young people — and we’re proud to be delivering this one in collaboration with Opus and Culture Sheffield.

📅 Tue 21 July, 1–3.30pm
📍 Sheffield Town Hall

Join us and help shape what culture for the next generation looks like in Sheffield.

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Oo hello summer holidays!! ☀️ Have a look at this juicy line up of stuff for Sheffield families and young people in search of summery creative experiences. They're all brought to you with love by Sheffield creatives, and there are loads more to discover 💝

🎮 PLAY at Showroom — a brand new festival of interactive creativity for families, watch, game and make across big and small screens. Ages 2–18. 29th July – 9th August. Full programme/tickets released today ⏳ https://showroomcinema.org.uk/festivals/PLAY2026

🕵️ Whodunnit? Victorian Crime Investigators at National Emergency Services Museum — step into the shoes of a Victorian detective and explore the museum through crime-solving activities. Families. 25th July – 30th August. https://visitnesm.org.uk/event/summer-holidays-whodunnit-crime-investigators/

📖 Tablestories — bespoke storytelling workshops for small groups of young people, from Grimm & Co and Forced Entertainment. Ages 13–17. Dates in July & August. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tablestories-forced-entertainment-and-grimm-co-tickets-1992116501081

💛 Door 43's Festival of Wellbeing — creativity, connection and good vibes for ages 13–25. Throughout July & August. https://www.sheffieldfutures.org.uk/news-and-blogs/door-43-festival-of-wellbeing

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👋 Connecting Creatives NEXT TUESDAY!

Don’t miss our informal networking meet for creatives working with children and young people — this time with a focus on Reaching Families and Young Audiences, and generously hosted by the National Emergency Services Museum!

As well as the usual catchups and networking, we’ll be sharing our experience, learnings and questions on connecting with these audiences.

We're delighted to be joined by Murray Wood from Culture Sheffield, who will share insights and top tips from his work in comms and marketing, including the support and resources Culture Sheffield offers for those wanting to grow their reach.
Friendly, informal, all welcome (no worries if you're not a current Create Sheffield partner) — whether you come to share, listen, make new connections, or you’re just in it for a biscuit fix (no judgement☕🍪).

👉 1-2.30pm, Tuesday 30th June, National Emergency Services Museum, West Bar Green, S3 8PT

🔗More on our website: https://www.createsheffield.co.uk/createsheffieldevents/connecting-creatives-create-sheffield-monthly-networking

📩 If you’d like to join and you’re not already on the list, send us a brief email to [email protected] & let us know you're coming 🙏

Opportunities 🤩

➡️ Our friends at LinkLearning are looking for new trustees

They're a brilliant organisation offering high quality, creative activities that encourage children to explore, discover and experiment. They work with schools, children's hospitals and community centres in Sheffield. To find out more or request an information pack, please contact Sam Richardson directly at [email protected].

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7470799845537136640/

➡️ And our other friends at Greentop Community Circus Centres are recruiting a Community Events Manager

An excellent opportunity for someone who loves working with people, enjoys creative environments, and wants to help bring circus and community engagement to life across Sheffield. 20 hours per week for 24 months, £13,500 pro rata (FTE £27,000). Apply by 9th July.

https://www.greentop.org/were-hiring-community-events-manager-at-greentop-community-circus-centre/

Please share with anyone who may be interested 🙏.

Something VERY exciting is happening in Sheffield next week 👀

Our partners at The Sheffield College are hosting their very first Sheffcol Creates Festival (co-ordinated by Laura Poole) — 22nd–26th June.

Student work being shown in the city's most important cultural spaces. The next generation of Sheffield's artists and creative professionals having their moment.

We love it, and we'll see you there! 💫

Follow the link for the whole programme.

https://www.sheffcol.ac.uk/sheffcol-creates

✨ Create Sheffield Network Spotlight ✨

Every day, artists and creative professionals across Sheffield work to nourish creativity in children and young people's lives. Follow our series to meet them!

This time: Angie Hardwick 🏺- Ange Made Ceramics

Angie is a Sheffield-based ceramicist and visual artist who works with schools, community groups and cultural venues to create large-scale sculpture and ceramics.

Angie works with young people because she believes creativity builds confidence and pride: "I love enabling young people to creatively express themselves… [to] be proud of their achievements and have a sense of belonging", she says.

Her projects connect heritage, place and identity, and her generosity and artistic skill help young people connect with themselves.

In a recent project, Angie helped children aged 5-14 across Sheffield to make their own ceramic fishes — one to take home, and one that formed part of an installation in the Winter Gardens. In the installation, all the fish travel in the same direction apart from one. The message: it's OK to swim against the tide 🥳🐟

Then last year, Angie worked with Springfield Primary on a heritage-in-schools project coordinated by Create Sheffield in collaboration with Historic England & local heritage partners. Building on tailored heritage lessons, Angie supported pupils to make beautiful ceramic pieces of local buildings that meant something to them. Can you recognise which ones they are from the pics? 🤔

Thanks, Angie, for all that you do! 🙏

🔍 Explore Angie's other amazing projects or get in touch via her website at www.angiehardwick.co.uk, or at Ange Made Ceramics. Schools and community groups — if you'd like to work with Angie on a project, get in touch!

💡 Discover more remarkable creatives in our website directory - https://www.createsheffield.co.uk/partners, read more about the Heritage in Schools project https://www.createsheffield.co.uk/news/know-your-place, or sign up to our newsletter for much more like this - https://www.createsheffield.co.uk/getupdates.

🤝 If you're working with children & young people in Sheff, join us! Become part of the Create Sheffield network (it's free 🌱) - https://www.createsheffield.co.uk/becomeapartner

It's festival season in Sheffield...😎⛈️🎉

..and there are some ace creative things for families, children and young people to get involved with!

☠️Horrible Histories fan? DocFest is kicking off next week, and you can meet the show's cast and crew for a Thoroughly Horrible Morning 13th June 10-11.15 at The Lyceum (city centre). Or, try out mask-making, a family rave & loads more - all as part of the GEN DocFest programme for children, families & young people. https://www.sheffdocfest.com/festival/2026/special-programmes-presentations/gen-docfest

🎵 Want to try South Asian Folk Dance or a Ceilidh (no experience necessary) & hear talented young folk musicians from across the city? Join Sheffield Youth Folk Festival at Upper Chapel/Channing Hall (city centre) on 20th June - it'll be a party not to be missed! https://www.soundpost.org.uk/sheffieldyouthfolkfestival.html

🐯 Animal lovers can join Showroom for some big screen nature this May-June with the Our World programme - starring humpback whales, kangaroos and a very hungry caterpillar! Part of their Children and Families programme, in partnership with Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust, DocFest & Sheffield Adventure Film Festival. https://showroomcinema.org.uk/festivals/our-world

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Enjoy!