Schools & Creative Careers
Schools Linking Programme
HOME lead The Manchester Schools Linking Programme which brings together pupils from different schools and different social, ethnic, faith or geographical backgrounds to explore identity and celebrate difference. This artist-led creative project is designed to be manageable for teachers. Includes trips to HOME, teacher CPD and in-school artist sessions. Delivered in Primary and Secondary Schools and with Young Carer Groups across Manchester.
Key dates for your diary:
· Thu 9 Oct 2025, 12:30 - 16:00 – CPD 1 at HOME.
· Thu 5 Feb 2026, 12:30 - 16:00 – CPD 2 at HOME.
Free Schools and Colleges Visit
Join HOME's Creative Engagement team for a visit to our Cinemas, Theatres and Galleries. Learn about what we do at HOME, inspire your students and gain insight into creative careers. You’ll get chance to view our exhibitions, learn more about theatre, visual arts and film – and you may even get to go backstage! The session is adapted to your age group and can be subject area specific for KS4 onwards.
Creative Careers Week
For Creative Careers Week 2025, Mon 17- Fri 21 Nov, we have a week of careers-focused workshops across Visual Art, Film and Theatre. This programme is aimed at students in Years 9-12, and sessions will be led by our art form specialist practitioners. Students will learn about career pathways in the arts sector and see how we create and share our programme at HOME.
Manchester Artist Teacher Collective (MATC)
Manchester Artist Teacher Collective (MATC) brings together artist-teachers from secondary schools and colleges across Manchester, alongside gallery educators from Manchester Art Gallery, the Whitworth, and HOME. Together, we collaborate with art educators, local artists, studios, and gallery spaces to enrich creative practice across the city.
Through this collaboration, we seek to develop and share artistic and educational expertise, enabling teachers to engage with contemporary practices and sustained personal making. By centering on the artist teachers’ own creative development, the collective highlights the local cultural ecology and future opportunities within Manchester for the young people they teach.
The MATC are currently working on Art Matters a two-year programme funded by Freelands Foundation, where the Manchester Artist Teacher Collective has undertaken action research to rediscover our arts practice, deepen making skills and embed our work in Manchester’s arts ecology. There will be opportunities for Art Teachers in Greater Manchester to get involved with activities across the city in summer 2026, dates and activities will be released in spring 2026.