Eastside

What an amazing gathering of educators from primary to higher education across Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, and Waltham Forest coming together under the East Ed umbrella last week! The event offered professional development and networking opportunities, exploring how digital developments can offer an opportunity for innovation, and how schools and partners can work together to develop skills, career awareness, and healthy digital habits for the young people we work with. The evening included a range of presentations from educators and employers, round table discussions, and practice sharing. We also shared opportunities via the amazing East Ed partners. ⭐️ East Ed is a cross-organisational effort between the world-leading East Bank partners: BBC, UCL, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, Victoria and Albert Museum and SADLER'S WELLS LIMITED supported by the London Legacy Development Corporation. The programme also features collaborations from other incredible local partners. ⭐️ Eastside is the delivery partner for the East Ed series of events for educators 2024-2026, lead by our East Ed programme manager Francesca Gkotsi. 🎤 Speakers Ahmed Hussain, Head of BBC Asian Network shared his views on what employers need, what digital tools teachers and young people have at their fingertips and how the world of work has changed. Peter Rutherford, Computing Lead at Jenny Hammond Primary gave inspiring examples of creative digital project-based learning, tried and tested. Sammy Yoka Lindo Engele from the Digital Institute, Staffordshire University based at Here East, Queen Elizabeth park taled about how will digital development impact future careers and what can we do as educators to support this. 🔗 Find out more... About East Ed: https://lnkd.in/ercVvbea Next East Ed events: https://bit.ly/4eKqikq

The wonderful Stephen Fry, a close friend of Eastside, wishes us a happy birthday as part of Eastside’s 30th Anniversary celebrations. 🔗 Find out more about our 30th Anniversary celebrations: https://bit.ly/4bisxs9

We are so grateful to Smiley Movement for creating this wonderful film - it is very much needed as we continue to work hard on vital fundraising...enjoy watching the film - it's great and do support us if you can...https://lnkd.in/ejDKHwWH Thank you!

Last week we held our annual Celebrating Wellbeing livestream for KS2 students, using interactive drama and poetry exercises to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week. Over 5000 students joined from across the UK, using movement and poetry techniques to find their peaceful places and celebrate wellbeing together, guided by Eastside’s Artists. Our next livestream is in October, on the topic of Celebrating Diversity. 🔗 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/exuqzjQk

Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming Izzy to the team for a week-long placement. Izzy wrote a blog post reflecting on her time with us, read the full piece via our website: https://lnkd.in/g2dfm28S "I felt so included and valued by all the staff and am extremely grateful to be part of something so impactful. Every single person I met who is part of the charity is so committed to the values and aims and to be able to feel part of it, if only for a short length of time, was a treat. I look forward to keeping in touch with everyone who makes this wonderful charity able to do what they do, and reading about the exciting plans and programmes that Eastside will go on to facilitate going into their 4th decade. I can’t thank everyone enough for allowing me to be part of the team and explore opportunities that will most definitely help form what I go on to do in the future. Thank you Eastside!" #charityplacement #charityworkexperience

Fantastic Away Day! Onwards and upwards…

Today we had our annual Eastside Away Day, at the wonderful new UCL East Bank campus. The theme of the day was ‘Launching Eastside’s 4th Decade’ Eastside staff and trustees took part in workshops, team building games and presentations, helping us to map out the next chapter of Eastside’s work. A massive thank you to everyone who joined today! #artscharity #teamawayday #charitystrategy #eastside30

Wednesday 22nd May: Primary Teachers Training Session run by the BBC & London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London. We are excited to invite you to a training session looking at music and costume for primary teachers and educators to support them to run school shows 🎭 Join fellow educators for a fun, interactive professional development session to help elevate your primary school student performances, led by BBC & London College of Fashion. 📍 Please note: this event is only open to educators across Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest 🔗 Find out more and sign up: https://bit.ly/3UGL8YW

A big thank you to Dairy Meadow Primary School in Southall for sharing this lovely article about our Artists in Residence programme, currently running throughout the Summer Term in 12 schools across London. “Sophie taught us all about the materials and skills used when creating a range of animations. Our young creatives learned about claymation and stop frame animation, hopefully inspiring the next generation of Nick Park’s!” 🔗 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eVXZTzgA

We have some exciting news… In the last few months, our Creative Schools programme has been making some big changes following the amazing news that we will be supporting the development of East Ed for the next 2 years. East Ed is a cross-organisational effort between the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) and the cultural venues with new sites in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: BBC, UCL, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, Victoria and Albert Museum and Sadler's Wells. ⭐️ To kick off this incredible partnership, we are excited to invite you to a training session led by BBC & London College of Fashion for primary teachers and educators to support them run school shows. Join fellow educators on Wednesday 22nd May, 4.30-7pm for a fun, interactive professional development session to help elevate your primary school student performances. Please note: this event is open to educators across Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest 🔗 Sign up to the event: https://bit.ly/3UGL8YW 🔗 Find out more about the East Ed programme: https://bit.ly/3UwcbpD