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Creative UK Collective Newsletter July 2025

POLICY UPDATES  Creative UK research finds ‘worrying’ generational and class divide when it comes to how public perceive creativity This week we launched our latest policy report: Perception & Potential: Public Attitudes Towards Creativity in the UK. Based on a poll of over a thousand people, Perception and Potential delves into the way people in the UK view creativity from the viability of creative careers, through to the economic impact of the sector.  Released shortly after the Government’s Creative Industries Sector Plan, our report comes at a defining time for the cultural and creative industries and finds a worrying generational and class divide when it comes to how public perceive creativity. These findings make it clear that where people live, how much they earn and how they vote are all influential factors when it comes to perceptions. Together, we must work to overcome this challenge. Creative careers are for everyone – and creativity is a key driver of our economy.  If you follow our social channels, you’ll be able to engage with our Perceptions social media campaign which raises the voice of young people studying at some of our Further Education member organisations. In these posts, you can see what this group of 18-year-olds have to say about the way they perceive creative jobs, the definition of creativity and the challenges faced by young people in pursuing creative careers. Download the report

Are you an employer in the fashion industry? The Discover! Creative Careers programme is back, and this time for a whole month in 2025! This means more time to get involved, more creative career encounters for young people, and more IMPACT. If you’re an employer in the creative industries, spend some time this November showing 11–18-year-olds what a career in the fashion industry looks like through in-school, workplace or online activities. Wondering where to start? Head over to Discover’s website where you can explore their industry toolkit, getting started guide and encouraging case studies on what industry employers have done in previous years. Let’s inspire the future tailors, fashion historians and designers for the sector. Register now

MEMBERSHIP UPDATES  Help shape our creative future by becoming a Creative UK member Fancy joining the only UK network spanning all creative and cultural industries? Creative UK provides members with unparalleled access to valuable connections, profiling benefits, knowledge-sharing, networking and development opportunities right across the sector. Here's a few things our members have benefitted from recently, and you could too: Access to a brand new Members Area on the Creative UK Portal, providing a personalised digital experience that is packed with exclusive content, insights and more Discounted tickets for influential sector events, such as the World Design Congress 2025 Partner opportunities for pivotal policy events, like the Labour Party Conference 2025 Invitation to member-exclusive events like our Creative Conversations series; we recently hosted a roundtable on Culture as Growth Infrastructure which you can read a write-up of here Submission to our new Members Spotlight, a recurring feature shouting about the work and perspectives of our diverse, wide-reaching members network, platformed to our expansive community across social, website and email - read the latest edition here ⬇️ Get to know some our newest members from July so far ⬇️ Premier League / Heehaw / Games Leadership / University College London / The Old Vic / Graeae Theatre Company / Heart of the Era / Gidi Groove Entertainment Become a member This creative college is developing first-class creative students and priming them for industry In our latest edition of the Members Spotlight, Sacha Corcoran MBE, Principal of Big Creative Education, shares how the creative college prioritises forging strong pathways with employers in the creative industries, what more can be done to protect the inclusion of creative subjects in the curriculum, and the exciting horizons of a new education Foundation. Creative UK's monthly Members Spotlight is a recurring feature where we get to know the faces and voices in our world-leading cultural and creative industries through a question series, amplifying everything from specific projects to proudest moments to planning for the future. Read more

REGIONAL PROGRAMMES UPDATES  Get to know some of the new cohorts on our regional Create Growth Programmes Creative businesses who were selected for the Create Growth Programme have started their journey in some of Creative UK's delivery regions. The new cohorts have had their first workshops where they had chance to connect with fellow creators on the programme, meet the team, and engage with panel discussions featuring voices from across their respective region and the wider sector.   🟡 Meet the new West Midlands cohort 🟡 Meet the new Devon cohort 🟡 Meet the new Cornwall cohort The faces of our new Cornwall Create Growth Programme cohort pictured with Creative UK's programme leads and coordinators.

FILMING IN ENGLAND UPDATES  Curious which English locations feature in F1 The Movie? From a quaint pub in Buckinghamshire to Silverstone Circuit itself, the Filming in England team round up locations which appear on the big screen in Apple TV's F1 The Movie. Plus, the team speak to their partners at Silverstone, West Northamptonshire Council, Buckinghamshire Film Office, Kent Film Office and National Trust - who all supported the production. Read more

CREATIVE ENTERPRISE UPDATES  Closing soon: Applications for the Screen Launchpad Programme Creative Enterprise's Screen Launchpad is a 3-month programme designed to support aspiring founders from underrepresented communities in the screen industries with expert-led workshops, 1:1 mentoring, and a supportive peer network. 📅 Applications close Monday 21 July 2025