National Saturday Club About

Young people across the country are spending Saturday mornings at their local university, college or museum discovering subjects they love. London Met is delighted to host two Saturday Clubs which are  are open to 13–16-year-olds of all abilities and are FREE to attend.

Joining the National Saturday Club is a unique opportunity to learn new skills, try new things, discover talents, make new friends, and find out more about creative pathways and careers.

Art and Design Saturday Club

At London Met, classes are taught at the School of Art, Architecture and Design. Our sessions are led by professionals in the creative industries as well as academics from our University. In addition, they are supported by our student ambassadors who are attending the School of Art, Architecture and Design.

We explore a range of different disciplines, such as painting, drawing, performance design, model making, creating environments, mural and scenic painting, costume and character drawing and digital design.

Club members also visit some of London's best museums and galleries, and exhibit their work in their own summer show at Somerset House, London. They are also given the opportunity to attend a masterclass with some of the UK's foremost designers or artists. Recent guest workshops include:

• behind the scenes masterclass with the V&A
• architecture with Allford Hall Monaghan Morris 
• jewellery design with Peter Marigold 

Club timings: Saturdays in term time, 10.30am to 1pm

Start Date: Saturday 29 October 2022

Location: Calcutta House, Old Castle Street, London, E1 7NT 

National Writing and Talking Saturday Club

The Writing & Talking Club at London Metropolitan University challenges you to become writers, poets, podcasters, actors, directors, filmmakers, journalists, barristers and more. You will get to try out a huge variety of creative, writing and talking specialisms in a fun and relaxed environment with new friends.

Our sessions are taught by theatre maker and director Tory Sandars, improvisor Charlotte Gaughan and a range of creative professionals. You will also get to explore our amazing facilities including bringing a trial to court in our mock courtroom, creating radio shows and films in our TV studios and acting in the London Metropolitan University drama studios.

Club members also visit some of London's best museums and galleries, and exhibit their work in their own summer show at Somerset House, London. They are also given the opportunity to attend masterclasses with some of the UK's foremost writers, poets, film-makers and theatres. Past masterclasses incliude: 

• Film-making masterclasses with director Lewis Rose and Adobe
• Creative writing masterclasses with authors Libby Rose and Sean Taylor
• Theatre masterclasses with the English National Opera and Shakespeare's Globe

Club timings: Saturdays in term time, 10.30am to 1pm

Start Date: Saturday 29 October 2022

Location: Tower Building 166-220 Holloway Road, London, N7 8DB 

The applications form for the 2023 - 24 academic year is now open. To apply, please complete our online Saturday Club application form here: Application form

Once we have received your application we will get in touch with further details including term dates, how to find us and joining information. 

We welcome all applications, however, priority places will be given to any young people that fit any of the following criteria:

• are/have been in local authority care
• are estranged from their families
• are young adult carers
• have a disability or learning difficulty
• are/have been eligible for free school meals
• neither of whose parents attended university

If you need any help completing the form or have any questions please don't hesitate contact Renzo and Charlotte, the Saturday Club team, by emailing saturdayclub@londonmet.ac.uk or call 020 7133 3980.