We are dedicated to providing children and young people with opportunities to engage with The Dukes and in cultural education.

We offer engaging workshops and projects that bring the curriculum to life, using theatre, storytelling, and film as tools for exploration. 

We’re currently recruiting primary school partners for a pilot project and would love to hear from teachers, and arts subject leaders who would like to work alongside The Dukes’ creative teams to support in developing our work with schools.

Our practitioners are skilled in leading CPD with teachers and have developed a toolkit of approaches for embedding drama into the classroom. 


For more information about our work with schools, contact: creativecommunities@dukeslancaster.org


SCHOOLS LINKING PROGRAMME: ALL TOGETHER NOW

New for 2025, The Dukes is working in partnership with Lancashire County Council to offer linking sessions in our theatre spaces, bringing pupils together through high-quality drama and theatre related activities. The Linking Programme is a national initiative, which has been running successfully in primary and secondary schools since 2001. The programme has been developed by The Linking Network. It forges links between communities and enables young people to meet others from a different community who they may not get to meet during their normal day to day lives; helping to develop trust, empathy, awareness and respect.

Benefits to Students:

  • Develops skills of enquiry, critical thinking, reflection and communication.
  • Develops trust, empathy, awareness and respect.
  • Provides opportunities for children and young people to meet, build new relationships, work together and contribute to the wider community.

Benefits to Schools:

  • Offers a clear and strategic contribution towards the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development o pupils.
  • Provides a meaningful experience of shared values of British citizens in actions as children respect diversity and celebrate individual liberty.
  • Nationally recognised as offering a positive, age appropriate curriculum in response to the Prevent Duty.


For more information contact: James.orme@lancashire.gov.uk / 01772 538416

Lancashire County Council and The Linking Network logos