children learning bodhrán as part of the CREATE / Celtic Connections Education programme

Fostering Tradition: Glasgow CREATE and Celtic Connections enrich young lives with Scottish Music

Glasgow CREATE and Celtic Connections Education Partnership In a significant collaboration, Glasgow CREATE, an initiative by Glasgow Education Services, has partnered with Celtic Connections to offer a unique musical experience to all Primary 7 children in Glasgow. This project, supported by Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative Formula Fund, aims to develop the musical skills of …

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Flyer describing the launch of Glasgow Schools' Youth Theatre

Glasgow Schools’ Youth Theatre

Glasgow Schools Youth Theatre is BACK! GSYT is open to all pupils in S1-6 in Glasgow’s secondaries, regardless of experience. We will be based in the Gaelic School in Finnieston with rehearsals taking place on Tuesday evenings. For more info & to sign up click here 🎭

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Glasgow CREATE Christmas Concerts 2023

Dear Parent, Carer, Glasgow CREATE Schools’ Christmas Concerts 2023 The 2023 Showcase Christmas Concerts will take place in City Halls on Monday 4th & Tuesday 5th December at 19.30. The Chamber Concerts will take place on Saturday 9th December at 1100-1200, and 12.15-13.15 Ensembles will perform on the following days and times: Monday 4th December …

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CREATE Standards & Quality Report 2022-23

CREATE Standards & Quality Report 2022-23

We are delighted to share our Standards and Qualities Report for session 2022 – 2023 which highlights the variety of high quality, exciting initiatives and opportunities which our service provides, across all of Glasgow City Council Primary and Secondary Schools. Since CREATE was established in 2016 our journey supporting all areas of Expressive Arts has …

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Early Years & Primary Music CLPL

!! PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATES !! Due to planned industrial action we have re-scheduled all CLPL sessions due to take place on 26th-28th September. If you have signed up on CPD manager for Early Level Music & Phonological Awareness your booking will be valid on the re-scheduled date. Dates for re-scheduled First Level sessions …

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Creativity in Education: Glasgow

Creativity in Education: Glasgow is a website which has been developed by Glasgow CREATE in partnership with Apple, and is dedicated to highlighting the talent and creativity taking place in teaching and learning across Glasgow City Council. It’s a platform for showcasing best practice with colleagues, and a space for teachers to share curriculum aligned …

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City Orchestras & Bands Now Recruiting

Welcome Back

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our FREE city groups, orchestras and ensembles, which will be starting back in just a few weeks time. You can find out more details of our various groups and sign up here.  We look forward to welcoming returning members and meeting our newest members …

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Highland Cathedral Premiere

Tune in tomorrow, Thursday 1st June, at 9.30am for the premiere of our YMI 20th Anniversary project, Highland Cathedral. 2023 is a very special year, as we celebrate twenty years of Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative. We invited primary schools from all over Glasgow to take part and we were overwhelmed by the response to this …

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Scottish Young Musicians 2023

Well done to Caleb Reid from Hillpark Secondary School, who delivered a fantastic performance representing Glasgow in the recent Scottish Young Musicians competition. The competitions are open to every school student in Scotland who sings or plays an instrument, and you can enter as a soloist or an ensemble. Keep an eye out on our …

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