Creative Inclusion Collective runs creative sessions, clubs, and programmes for children who find busy classrooms overwhelming, who struggle to join in, or who just haven't found their thing yet. Joyful, unhurried, and designed around how every child actually works. Launching in London soon.
What we do
Every child we work with has a different way of experiencing the world. Our sessions are built around that — not despite it. Art, movement, music, and making, shaped by specialists who understand how children's bodies and minds work together.
For families
Whether you're looking for a regular Creative Club, a holiday workshop, or something more tailored — we'd love to help you find what fits.
Get notified when we open →For schools & organisations
We work with schools, Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs), and health and community organisations to deliver workshops, programmes, and inclusion support that makes a real difference to the children in your care.
Make an enquiry →Community
Regular weekly sessions for children to explore art, music, movement, and making — in a small group where they can be themselves. Based in community venues across London, open for families to book directly.
Community & Schools
One-off and short-burst creative sessions — available for families to book directly, or for schools and organisations to bring in as part of their enrichment offer.
Schools & Organisations
Our structured longer-term programme for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) — combining creative enrichment, belonging, and participation over a sustained period of weeks.
Schools & Leaders
We work alongside school leaders, Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCOs), and Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) to strengthen inclusion in ways that go beyond ticking boxes — practical, honest, and grounded in what actually works.
Our co-founders are occupational therapy (OT) specialists — which means every session we design starts with a question most creative programmes never ask: what does this child need in order to actually participate?
You won't hear clinical language in our sessions. Children experience creativity, movement, and connection. We handle the thinking behind it — so they just get to show up and create.
What to expect
No clipboards. No assessments. No sitting still for longer than feels right. Just children, creativity, and enough space to be exactly who they are.
A child arrives — perhaps a little cautiously, perhaps bouncing through the door. The space is calm but alive: music playing softly, materials laid out on tables, something interesting already happening in the corner. There's no pressure to dive straight in.
Sessions might involve printmaking, collage, or building with found materials. They might include movement — a warm-up that gets everyone's bodies awake, or a wind-down that brings the energy back to settle. Music, storytelling, and collaborative making all feature. The mix changes, but the feeling doesn't: unhurried, warm, and genuinely fun.
Groups are small — always. Children are never lost in a crowd. Facilitators know every child's name, their preferences, and how they like to work before the session even begins. If something isn't working for a child today, we adapt. That's not exceptional — it's just how we do things.
🎨 What children might make or do
Printmaking · collage · collaborative murals · clay · movement sequences · music-making · storytelling · textile art · construction and building · nature craft
🕐 How a session flows
Arrival and settling time · gentle warm-up activity · main creative focus · a calmer, reflective close · time to share (always optional) · consistent, predictable structure every week
👥 Who's in the room
Small groups of up to 8 children · at least two trained facilitators · a space where sensory needs are anticipated, not managed as an afterthought · no competitive pressure, no wrong answers
📍 Where sessions happen
Community venues across Southwark and Newham · school settings for in-school programmes · accessible spaces, always checked in advance · outdoor elements where possible
Our Podcast
We also think publicly about inclusion, belonging, and the systems around children. Listen to Episode 1 →
Who we work with
We work across two worlds — and we know they ask very different questions.
"My child struggles in mainstream settings — where do they actually get to just be a kid?" That's the question we're here to answer. Our community sessions are relaxed, creative, and designed around children who experience the world differently.
You know which children in your school aren't thriving yet. We can work alongside you — through workshops, in-school programmes, or consultancy — to build something that actually reaches them.
Consistent, meaningful inclusion across multiple schools is hard. We help MATs build it — with training, consultancy, and programmes that can be embedded across your trust.
Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are waiting. We provide creative enrichment in community settings that supports children while they wait — non-clinical, evidence-informed, and genuinely enjoyable.
We can work with local authorities to develop community-based provision that sits alongside — and reduces pressure on — statutory services for children with SEND.
Already working with neurodiverse or disabled children? We can train your team, co-deliver sessions, or help you build inclusion into what you already do.
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Get in touch
We'd rather have a conversation than send you a brochure. Tell us a little about your child, your school, or your organisation and we'll come back to you with something genuinely useful. We're taking enquiries now ahead of our launch.