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, photography, ceramics, costume and character drawing and lino printing.

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 workshops include:

• Photography studio with James Cant
• Architecture with Virgile & Partners
• Ceramics with Romi Sloboda

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

Start Date: 12 October 2024

End Date: 28 June 2025

Location: London Metropolitan University Aldgate Campus,  Old Castle Street, London, E1 7NT

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, Senior Widening Participation Officer Priya Khambhaita, 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 include: · 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: October 2024 

End Date: July 2025 

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

Society and Change Saturday Club

Society and Change is our newest club in our Saturday Club offer. This club offers the space to explore your world through the lens of politics, economy, society, media, identity and culture . We are looking for social disruptors who want to learn how to be impactful in today’s world. Find your voice and develop ways to create social change.

Our sessions are taught by University Lecturer Rebecca Warren and Senior Widening Participation Officer Priya Khambhaita as well as a range of other staff with interest in this area. Delivered at our Holloway Road Campus, you will experience university teaching in a fun, exciting and engaging ways.

Members will shape the curriculum ensuring that current topics and challenges are investigated. This will be an lively club, where the possibility of change can be explored in different mediums.

As part of the Saturday Club offer members will take part in a Masterclass with industry experts, and showcase a final project during the summer show at Sommerset House.

Club timings: Saturday in term time 10.30-1pm

Start Date: January 2025

End Date: July 2025

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

We are now accepting applications for our National Saturday Clubs.

To apply, please complete the online form here: Application Form

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 before applying please don't hesitate contact Renzo and Priya, the Saturday Club team, by emailing saturdayclub@londonmet.ac.uk or call 020 7133 4192.