One Day Creative Education

12/08/2026

This month, we celebrated 13 years of One Day Creative 🎉 That first photo was taken 13 years ago, as we delivered our very first workshop in a school in Leeds 📸

We were quickly nominated for Start-Up Business of the Year in 2014, and I (Becky!) was nominated for Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2015. Then, a few years down the line in 2021, I was included in Yorkshire's 42 Under 42 – recognition for pivoting during Covid and developing our innovative online workshop platform.

Since then, we've grown a team, thrown a 10 year party, and delivered workshops in more than 6,000 schools right across the UK. Always with the same mission: keeping children healthy, happy and safe, with creativity at the core of everything we do.

Thank you to every school, every facilitator and every child who's been part of the story so far. Here's to what's next...

20/07/2026

15/07/2026

Before we sign off 'til September, an enormous thank you to the many schools, teachers and pupils we've worked with this year. One Day has reached over 1 million pupils since our beginnings in 2013! Will you be next?

Our office remains open over the summer, so feel free to get in touch with requests for the 26-27 academic year (September is an amazing month to give your curriculum topics a creative kickstart, while Black History Month in October and Anti-Bullying Week in November are already filling up!). Until then, happy holidays and see you in September.

Love, the One Day team x

10/07/2026

Summer holidays are just around the corner, so keeping children's attention and engagement remains high on the priority list 😅 Not long to go...

07/07/2026

This is your sign to hit the ground running in September! 🏃🏃

Grab our special September offer of two school workshops for £775+VAT (saving up to £155 off your second workshop) and give your Autumn topics the creative kickstart they deserve. How about:

⏱️ Kingdom of Benin
🌋 Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tsunamis
🔥 Great Fire of London
🦴 Stone Age
📣 British Black History (to begin Black History Month in October)
.. or pick from any of the in-school workshops on our website www.onedaycreative.com/workshops! Depending on the topic we can work with up for four classes in a day, so this is a fantastic chance to double the fun and give as many pupils as possible the chance to work with us. We operate all over the country, please get in touch on [email protected] or 01937 372 131 to discuss availability in your area.

03/07/2026

Silence is bullying’s best friend – but for Anti-Bullying Week 2026, we’re turning the volume up to 10!

We're so excited to share our newest Anti-Bullying workshop for primary schools: 'Break The Silence' 🎤 Built around this year's theme from Anti-Bullying Alliance, it's a vibrant, hands-on session that helps KS1 and KS2 children find their voice. Through drama and role-play, pupils explore how bullying relies on silence, how to spot it (in real life and online), and how to challenge it safely and confidently.

Spaces for Anti-Bullying Week in November are already filling up, so get in touch soon to book. We operate all over the country and can work with up to four classes in a day ✨

Silence is bullying’s best friend – but for Anti-Bullying Week 2026, we’re turning the volume up to 10!

29/06/2026

Last week, Becky and Georgina swapped their usual school visits for something a little different: an afternoon at the polo! 🐴

We were lucky enough to be invited to a fundraising event organised by Yorkshire Children's Charity, and what an afternoon it was. Stunning horses, beautiful surroundings, and brilliant company.

Yorkshire Children's Charity does incredible work supporting children across the region. As a nationwide business with a Yorkshire home, whose whole purpose is keeping children healthy, happy and safe, it felt like a pretty perfect fit for a team day out 💛

19/06/2026

A little throw back to Safer Internet Week in February for today's , and an insight into how creative exercises can help cement pupils' understanding in a very practical and purposeful way 💫

Also, a reminder that our workshops are a wonderful way to mark special events throughout the year. Anti-Bullying Week, Lunar New Year, Children's Mental Health Week, Safer Internet Day, Holi Festival, Earth Day... there's plenty to choose from (we have a handy teaching calendar on the way 👀) and Summer Term is a fab time for planning. Get in touch and secure your 26-27 key dates!

16/06/2026

What a pleasure to visit this primary school earlier in the month, for a full day of Religious Festival celebrations with Years 1, 2, 4 and 6 🎊🎊 On the itinerary were Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Sikhism, with some classes using these workshops as topic hooks and others to rediscover previous learning.

These sessions were booked as part of the school's annual Religion Day, which also featured crafts, food tastings, guest visits and cultural displays. We were delighted to be part of this special occasion – thank you for inviting us!

12/06/2026

Our 💥Facilitator Spotlight💥 series continues... This time, we’re proud to introduce the brilliant Emily 👋

In this series, we shine a light on the talents, passions and insights of our incredible in-school facilitation team. From a childhood diet of classical musicals to running her very own theatre school for 10 YEARS (🥳), Emily brings creativity and enthusiasm to everything she does. Let’s find out more…

🎭 I grew up surrounded by theatre. I grew up on the classic musicals, and when I was a teenager my mum started a local am-dram group which I helped with until I went off to university – to study drama, of course!

🌟 My theatre school, , turned 10 this year and we are working towards a double showcase in July! We started with six students and a big idea: to give every child a voice. Since then, the academy has grown into a much-loved part of the local creative community, with over 380 young people having come through our doors.

🇮🇹 My career highlight by far was travelling to Vicenza, Italy to teach English through performing arts three times. The best summers ever, the hardest I’ve ever had to work, but it taught me so much as a teacher and it was such fun too.

(Honourable mention goes to directing Blackadder Goes Forth for the centenary in 2018!)

🎬 I’m much more of a director now, but directing and teaching use the same skills: how do I get my message across in a clear and concise way, and keep everyone engaged? Whether it’s a group of actors, performing arts students, or pupils in the classroom, it’s all about communication.

🙃 How would pupils describe me?
A student at my theatre school turned to me recently and said: “Emily, you’re just a big kid really!” And I think that is absolutely fair. It’s probably why I love what I do!