Welcome to Telford Culture Zone

For our first three years we were part of the national DCMS Cultural Hubs programme and worked mainly with schools. We have developed an excellent network of partners and our long term creative education programmes.  We also provide ongoing professional development and support for teachers, educators, artists and arts organisations. Over the past 5 years Telford Culture Zone has delivered over 284 innovative projects to over 59,000 children and young people within schools and community groups and engaged a further 25,000 parents and family members in Telford & Wrekin.

Further to our success through the Cultural Hubs programme we were fortunate to become one of the ten national Find Your Talent pathfinder programmes from autumn 2008, which gave TCZ the opportunity to expand our offer for children and young people aged between 0-19yrs old. It gave us the chance to try out different cultural and creative activities by engaging further partner organisations and strengthening our network. We continued to work with a variety of high quality arts and cultural delivery partner organisations and individuals (see ‘Partners’ page for full list) alongside various teams within the Local Authority including Looked after Children, Early Years, NEETs, Youth Offending Service, Music Service and Connexions 4 Youth. We also engage with families and the local community, enhancing their access to cultural activities and improving their connection with the local area and environment.

Telford Culture Zone uses the arts to engage, inspire, raise aspiration, increase confidence and help young people feel empowered. TCZ helps to develop innovative and creative approaches to engaging young people in the curriculum, thereby raising standards in our schools and raising the aspirations of our children and young people.