Inside a TICE Workshop: One Day, Big Impact
Not every creative experience needs to last weeks to make a difference.
At TICE, our one-day workshops are designed to ignite curiosity, spark new skills, and show students what’s possible in the creative industries, all in a single school day.
These sessions are more than just tasters. While they do bounce off our wider TICE projects, they’re also stand-alone creative experiences in their own right, immersive, hands-on, and purposefully designed to reflect real-world themes, roles, and industry standards.
We partner with cultural venues, creative professionals, and industry organisations to make every workshop feel like a step into the working world. Whether it’s styling a shoot in collaboration with a creative agency or creating soundscapes inspired by a national gallery collection, these experiences connect students to the creative sector in meaningful, lasting ways.
What Makes a TICE Workshop Different?
Each workshop is built around a big idea, one that reflects current or future creative industry trends. We combine hands-on making with meaningful context, helping students understand why something matters, not just how to do it.
Here’s what’s always included:
A real-world brief grounded in industry insight
Time for students to research, experiment, and produce something of their own
Support from a TICE mentor with industry experience
Encouragement to reflect on their process and ideas
Workshops can run in schools or at one of our brilliant partner venues around the North East, from cultural centres to creative hubs.
Examples of Workshops We Deliver
Beyond the Buy x TTM Management
In collaboration with TTM Management, students explore the environmental impact of fast fashion, style outfits from their own wardrobes, and create a trend-led fashion shoot using nothing new.
“I didn’t think I could make fashion look this good without buying something, turns out I just had to see it differently.”
- Student, Newcastle
Echoes of Our Heritage x Laing Art Gallery
Using sound design and storytelling, students explore audio as a way to bring history and heritage to life, creating soundscapes inspired by real exhibitions and cultural stories.
“I’d never thought about how sound could tell a story. It felt really creative and quite powerful.”
- Student, Durham
Plantopia x Belsay Hall, Castle & Gardens
Set in the extraordinary landscape of Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens, students use photography, AI, and visual storytelling to explore future-facing ideas around nature, design, and innovation.
“I loved mixing technology with the outdoors, it was something completely different.”
- Student, Northumberland
Where They Happen
Our workshops take place:
In your school, delivered by DBS-checked TICE mentors
At cultural venues, like museums, galleries, heritage sites, and creative spaces
In collaboration with real industry, including agencies, studios, organisations, and professionals working across the creative sector
These aren’t just enrichment days, they’re immersive glimpses into how creative careers actually work.
Why Teachers Book Them
TICE workshops offer:
Creative enrichment for KS3–KS5 students
Curriculum links to careers, arts, design, media, sustainability, music, and digital literacy
Minimal setup for schools, we bring all resources and a full risk assessment
The chance to introduce new ideas or support future pathways with real-world relevance
One Day. Real Insight. Lasting Impact.
Whether it’s fashion, photography, sound design, or digital storytelling, our workshops help students explore their interests while learning how creativity connects to the world of work.
They’re tasters, yes, but they’re also stepping stones.