We are a network of organisations and individuals who represent the education, youth and arts and culture sectors in the borough of Rochdale.

Our aim is to ensure that all children and young people living in Rochdale have access to high quality cultural education. 

Our steering group meets once a month and currently consists of the following partners:

• Altus Education Partnership
• Breaking Barriers
• Cartwheel Arts
• Culture Co-Op
• Falinge Park High School
• Hopwood Hall College
• M6 Theatre Company
• Positive Steps
• Rochdale Borough Council Youth Services
• Rochdale Town Hall
• Rochdale Virtual School, Children’s Services
• Skylight Circus Arts
• Your Trust (Touchstones)

More organisations and professionals contribute to the network via working circles and benefit from our communications and events.

Why?

Cultural Education gives young people opportunities to discover, create, learn and have fun together. There’s considerable evidence that participating in creative and heritage activities early in life improves health and wellbeing, educational attainment and employability.

What do we do?

We work collaboratively and strategically, utilising the information, resources and skills within our network to:

• Facilitate regular working circle meetings focused on specific topics and action.
• Identify and secure funding for cultural education in the borough of Rochdale. 
• Collate and share evidence of the value of cultural education
• Deliver activity for children and young people that responds to identified priorities or gaps in local provision. 
• Collate and share data to inform priorities
• Deliver CPD (Continuing Professional Development) events
• Act as ambassadors for cultural education 
• Share information, opportunities and resources via a monthly newsletter 

Get Involved

If you want to receive news and information about cultural education in Rochdale, sign up to our newsletter here.

If you want to find cultural education activities for children and young people in Rochdale, we recommend visiting REACH which is an online directory of local enrichment activities.

If you’d like to attend Create Rochdale meetings or join our steering group use the contact details on this page to get in touch.