Teacher CPD: Mega-Zines with Francesca Telling

Explore zine-making techniques to empower student voice and inspire cross-curricular learning.

Discover how zine-making can engage students in their learning and support their emotional wellbeing in this practical session with artist educator Francesca Telling.  

Learn simple DIY publishing techniques that can help students with exploring their identities, finding community and feeling empowered in their voices and ideas.  

Through an accessible, low-pressure format, Francesca will share a range of creative activities to develop student’s skills in literacy, design, collaboration, reflection and self-expression – which you can adapt to all classrooms, ages and abilities. 
 
The workshop is open to all levels of experience. All materials will be provided.     

For more details or if you have any enquiries, please contact learning@bowarts.com. 

This event is taking place in the Courtyard Room at Bow Arts Trust Office, 183 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ.

About Bow Arts’ Public Teacher CPD Programme:  

The Bow Arts Public Teacher CPD programme is a professional development opportunity designed specifically for educators seeking innovative, arts-based approaches to education and pedagogy.  

Bow Arts is uniquely placed to deliver effective and relevant teacher CPD, with a long-standing commitment to supporting educators through high-quality, arts-based training. The programme is designed to be affordable, accessible and relevant to your everyday classroom practice.  
 
Led by our experienced artist educators, this innovative programme features hands-on workshops designed to empower you to:  

• Explore creative, arts-based techniques to enrich your classroom practice  

• Discover engaging methods for cross-curricular learning  

• Create inspiring lesson ideas aligned with the national curriculum  

• Refresh your teaching toolkit  

The programme is an opportunity to connect and collaborate with a vibrant community of fellow teachers and educators to share insights and inspiration. 

Nearest station(s): Bow Road (District and Hammersmith and City lines) is a 6-minute walk away, and Bow Church (DLR) is a 3-minute walk away.    

Bus: 205, 25, 425, A8, D8, 108, 276, 488 and 8 all service the surrounding area.    

Bike: Bicycle parking is located at Bow Church Station. The nearest Santander Cycles docking station is at Bow Church Station. 

Accessibility: The Bow Arts Trust office has step-free access throughout from street level, including to the accessible toilet, and is service animal friendly. This venue does not have a hearing loop system. Accessible parking is not available on-site.   

If you have any questions regarding accessibility at this venue or event, would like to make us aware of any access requirements that you have in advance of visiting, or would like this information in an alternate format including Easy Read, please email learning@bowarts.com or call 020 8980 7774 (Ext. 2)