About us

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Our Aim

Our aim is to help all learners, regardless of their personal challenges to access engaging educational opportunities to help them achieve their own personal and academic growth.

Maker Arts

Maker Arts is an alternative provision offering a creative approach to learning that will benefit young people who are struggling to engage in mainstream school by specialising in developing their social, emotional and mental health alongside a rich and varied arts based learning environment.

What do we do?

All of our programmes are embedded with creativity and art and we currently offer 12 week courses, which can be extended if required, in Employability skills, the Arts and creative science. Each programme is centred around the learner with 121 or small group sessions.

The power of Art

The power of art

Art in many forms can help encourage self-expression and improve resilience and it has been known to reduce stress and anxiety, build confidence and self esteem and also challenge intellect and here at Maker Arts, we aim to do that and more. By offering a nurturing learning environment where young people can thrive in a supportive, safe, therapeutic surroundings and offering a bespoke curriculum where the pressure of exams are not enforced, we plan to encourage our young people to fall in love with learning through different mediums and bring positive change to their outlook and to their own future choices.

Who is Maker Arts for?

Art in many forms can help encourage young people who are school phobic, NEET or at risk of becoming NEET can attend our flexi provision where they can access a variety of therapeutic art based activities delivered by passionate, skilled mentors and tutors. This will allow them to explore many different methods of creativity and have the opportunity to experience different types of art expression.

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