Arts & Heritage Education

Sharing the past, developing skills for the future

Our ethosOur programmes

What we do

Sharing the past to create a better future

Illuminate UK are an experienced team of arts and heritage education professionals whose aim is to ensure participants learn about the past while developing skills for the future.

Working in museum and heritage learning with community groups, schools, training providers and education.

Tools and methods

  • Drama workshops
  • School and community performance projects
  • Tours
  • Object handling
  • Junior Tour Guides
  • Storytelling and writing
  • Skills training in visitor services and tour guiding
  • Design and delivery of interdisciplinary learning heritage site programmes

Our mission

  • Develop our learner’s confidence
  • Nurture wellbeing
  • Build communication skills
  • Develop the young workforce
  • Inspire a love of heritage and the arts.

WORKING WITH YOU 

From small community groups to national oganisations, we work with everyone

We know it’s not always possible to have the in house expertise and time to run the projects you want.  Tell us what learning outcomes you want to achieve and we will deliver it for you – with our trade mark flexible, friendly approach – and drawing on our talents in drama, tour guiding, object handling and heritage activity development both live and online.

  • Short on budget and time? Talk to us. We can adapt to suit time frames and budgets
  • Concerned about inclusion and accessibility? We are passionate about inclusion and experienced in adapting workshops and roles so that everyone working with us, regardless of their barriers, can participate, feel safe and can make a valuable contribution

This approach has been valued by our diverse range of clients including Historic Environment Scotland, National Library of Scotland, National Trust for Scotland and the Royal Collection Trust at the Queen’s Gallery.

Our programmes

How we can help you & your learners

Junior Tour Guides

Award winning

Children and young people learn presentation and tour guide skills. They present their local place of interest to other learners live, online and on film

Employability & Training

Unlocking and nurturing potential

Supporting employers and training providers, our workshops develop employability skills, build confidence and teach tourism and heritage career skills.

Trinity House Maritime Museum Leith

Learning programmes to inspire and include all

Funded by Historic Environment Scotland, you will find a wide range of visits and learning opportunities to suit your school, learning or community group’s needs.

Primary School Performance Project

Experience the thrill

Experience the thrill of your class participating in live performance
Funded by Historic Environment Scotland, allow your pupils to delve into history and bring it to life in your school for invited audiences

Heritage Learning & Outreach

Tailor made projects, events & workshops

Bringing communities, families and schools into your site, live or virtually, for fun and inclusive learning experiences.