Creative agency launches free workshops for schools

The Foundry Agency, a leading creative design, PR and events agency in Liverpool, has launched a series of media workshops for local schools that will invite pupils to experience the world of work.

The Foundry Agency, which has a large education client base, will hold different workshops at its city centre based office for pupils to gain experience in the areas the company specialises in: PR, publishing, print and digital design.

Fiona Barnet, director of The Foundry Agency said: “At The Foundry Agency we are passionate about education and giving pupils different opportunities outside of the classroom through our work experience programmes.

We’ve launched the workshops as a way to invite pupils of all ages into our world of work and give them a taste of the opportunities available in a more informal setting.

“We held a similar workshop last year with a local primary school and because that worked so well, we wanted to think of a way we could bring this to more schools and more pupils.

“Holding different workshops that will look at how PR, publishing, print and digital design work, whilst also giving pupils a chance to work on their own project, is a great way for them to learn about creative careers and grow creatively themselves.”

The workshops are being launched for the academic year 2015-16 and are available to primary and secondary schools. The Foundry Agency is inviting schools to apply to take part by sending an email outlining how their school will benefit from the workshop.

Schools should submit their applications to Fiona Barnet: fiona@thefoundryagency.co.uk