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Alumni Network stories: Martha, “it made me realise that I could use creativity for community work, for activism, for building connections between generations. And honestly, without the Club, I don’t think I would’ve known that was even an option.”

18 June, 2025

Club tutor interview, Art&Design Club at Northumbria University

17 June, 2025

Join the National Saturday Club network – strengthen your community impact; inspire the next generation

10 June, 2025

Alumni Network stories: Karim, “I’ve become more aware of diversity, more empathetic, and more open-minded. These are skills I carry with me into college and hopefully into my future career. “

29 May, 2025

Alumni Network stories: Anna, “it was really good to learn about resilience, not just thinking that it isn’t going to work but to keep going and find solutions”

1 May, 2025

Expansion of free extracurricular creative education for young people across the UK

24 April, 2025

Alumni stories: Syeda, “whatever we did, we did it together – whether we were eating, painting, or doing self-portraits. It was the best experience of my life.”

3 April, 2025

We raised £10,475 during Arts for Impact week – a HUGE thank you!

25 March, 2025

Increasing access to creative opportunity: National Saturday Club launches its first Club in Scotland

19 February, 2025

What’s On? Masterclasses season!

19 February, 2025

Alumni Network stories: Florrie, “something changed after I joined the Club, and my teachers saw it too. I became a lot more confident.”

31 January, 2025

We are recruiting for a Relationship Manager in Scotland

16 January, 2025

Join the Board of Trustees – Seeking a Further Education Specialist

19 December, 2024

Alumni stories: Julia, “I would have never got to where I am now if it wasn’t for the Club.”

12 December, 2024

Manchester Visit 2024: Highlights!

3 December, 2024

What’s On? Manchester Visit 2024

28 November, 2024

Alumni stories: Lillie-Mae, “art was a form of therapy”

26 November, 2024

London Visit 2024: Highlights!

26 November, 2024

Meet the 2024 Youth Board!

25 November, 2024

What’s On? London Visit 2024

21 November, 2024

The Visit 2024: two new cities added!

20 November, 2024

Annual Review, extracurricular education – a vital right

14 November, 2024

Annual Review, exploring the National Saturday Club’s pedagogy

14 November, 2024

Annual Review, the impact of local partnership working

14 November, 2024

National Saturday Club Appoints Angela McDermott as Chief Operating Officer

14 November, 2024

Alumni stories: Shannon, winner of the Freelands Painting Prize 2024

22 October, 2024

Anne Morrison is appointed to the Board of Trustees

1 October, 2024

Craft&Making at Birmingham City University, “you don’t need to be the best artist or the best maker or the best crafter, it is about using your creative skills to make your voice heard”

4 September, 2024

Highlights from the 2024 Summer Show!

19 July, 2024

What is it like to be a member of the Youth Board?

9 July, 2024

Hannah Travers is appointed to the new role of Development Director

8 July, 2024

5 reasons to join a National Saturday Club

26 June, 2024

Society&Change at Manchester Metropolitan University, ‘it’s solutions-driven, and that’s so powerful’

3 April, 2024

Performance&Theatre at St Mary’s University, ‘we’re sociable beings by nature’

19 March, 2024

What’s On? It’s Masterclass season!

19 March, 2024

Club member interview: Harm, Society&Change

19 February, 2024

Fashion&Business at the University of Central Lancashire, ‘choosing to do a degree in the creative industries is not the failure it is often seen as’

8 February, 2024

We are recruiting: Content Marketing Assistant

19 January, 2024

Club member interview: Simeon, Art&Design

15 January, 2024

We are recruiting: Development Director

11 January, 2024

We are recruiting: Marketing and Communications Manager

15 December, 2023

London Visit 2023: We couldn’t do it without you!

12 December, 2023

Cultural Access: A Way in for Young People

1 December, 2023

London’s cultural venues open their doors to 13–16-year-olds from across the UK for the National Saturday Club London Visit

28 November, 2023

What’s On? London Visit 2023

27 November, 2023

Society&Change at the University of West London, ‘when we work with partners, we want them to be able to offer a unique perspective’

17 November, 2023

Club member interview: Harvey, Writing&Talking

12 October, 2023

Welcome to new Saturday Clubs!

10 October, 2023

ZSL London Zoo’s Holly Bestley, ‘we know conservation works, and we have the power to make a difference’

2 October, 2023

Club member interview: Aaliyah, Film&Screen

17 September, 2023

We are recruiting! Applications open for two new roles at the National Saturday Club

24 August, 2023

Club member interview: Evie, Craft&Making

1 August, 2023

Club member interview: Amy, Science&Engineering

31 July, 2023

We couldn’t do it without you! Ten highlights from the Summer Show

20 July, 2023

Performance&Theatre Saturday Club launched in partnership with Clore Duffield Foundation

17 July, 2023

Club member interview: Evie and Lexi, Fashion&Business

14 July, 2023

Professor Nona McDuff OBE is appointed to the Board of Trustees

19 May, 2023

Cultivating Creativity and Critical Thinking at the National Saturday Club by Dr David Parker

19 May, 2023

Adobe’s Sam Adeyemi, ‘outside of the comfort zone is the growth zone’

18 May, 2023

We are recruiting for an Office Administrator (Operations)

24 April, 2023

The Saturday Club Trust is delighted to announce the establishment of an Advisory Board

27 March, 2023

Nona McDuff OBE and Krishna Maroo discuss ‘Widening Access and Participation’

23 March, 2023

Yvonne Kelly and Sir Nigel Carrington discuss ‘Opening Doors to Further Study’

14 February, 2023

National Saturday Club receives £1.5 million from the BFI, awarding National Lottery ‘good cause’ funding, to establish 40 Film&Screen Saturday Clubs across the UK

10 February, 2023

A warm welcome to new Saturday Clubs

24 January, 2023

The most ambitious Masterclasses to-date!

24 January, 2023

Meet the Youth Board

24 January, 2023

Welcome to a new National Saturday Club term!

10 January, 2023

Now live: Online Self-Portrait Gallery 2022

6 December, 2022

London Visit 2022: We couldn’t do it without you!

29 November, 2022

London Visit in Photos

29 November, 2022

What’s On? London Visit 2022

17 November, 2022

Craft&Making: A New National Saturday Club Subject

15 November, 2022

New Saturday Clubs join the network

28 September, 2022

Launch of the Youth Board

28 September, 2022

Sim Scavazza is appointed to the Board of Trustees

22 September, 2022

New Director of Programmes, Dhikshana Turakhia Pering

21 September, 2022

Saturday Club Alumni Ben Lintell Exhibits His Glass Art in Venice

20 September, 2022

Seven highlights from the Summer Show!

4 July, 2022

Now open: Summer Show 2022

6 June, 2022

Coming soon: Summer Show 2022

5 May, 2022

A National Portrait Tour: London, Plymouth, Manchester

22 February, 2022

Launch of the Society&Change Saturday Club in partnership with Chatham House

10 February, 2022

Just launched: Online Exhibition of Club members’ Self-Portraits

21 January, 2022

Meet the National Saturday Club’s Tutors Advisory Group

5 January, 2022

Krishna Maroo is appointed to the Saturday Club Trust Board of Trustees

5 January, 2022

Sir Nigel Carrington is appointed Chair of the Saturday Club Trust’s Board of Trustees

5 January, 2022

We are recruiting: Masterclass Facilitator

16 December, 2021

Creativity, Culture and Cardboard!

22 November, 2021

Alumni stories: Chris Gregory

20 October, 2021

New Saturday Clubs joining the network

15 September, 2021

The New Film&Media Saturday Club

15 September, 2021

We are recruiting: Digital Marketing and Communications Assistant

18 August, 2021

National Saturday Clubs respond to ‘Design In An Age Of Crisis’

23 June, 2021

Join us for ‘I Love My Work’ – Saturday 19 June, 11.00

16 June, 2021

Just launched: Summer Show 2021

12 June, 2021

The Saturday Club Trust welcomes Sir Nigel Carrington to the Board of Trustees

28 May, 2021

We are recruiting: Kickstart Scheme

11 May, 2021

April Masterclasses: Incredible career insights and creative projects

28 April, 2021

Me, Human x Birkbeck University: ‘Science Saturdays’

27 April, 2021

Marvellous March Masterclasses!

30 March, 2021

Paul Allnutt, UK Network Director

30 March, 2021

Podcast: Katie Greenyer, If Not Now Then When?

29 March, 2021

New Saturday Clubs joining the network

29 March, 2021

Open Call: design brief for under 18s!

15 March, 2021

It’s Masterclass season!

3 March, 2021

Online Self-Portrait Exhibition 2021

1 February, 2021

We are recruiting: Freelance Grants Writers

12 January, 2021

‘Expressions of Self’

25 November, 2020

Alumni story: Lauren Barnes

17 November, 2020

Tutor insights: Teaching the Saturday Club remotely

6 November, 2020

Special Advisor on Widening Participation and Diversity: Nona McDuff

21 October, 2020

Applications are open at Clubs across the UK

15 October, 2020

New Saturday Clubs joining the network

15 October, 2020

Welcome to a new Saturday Club year!

15 October, 2020

Summer Show 2020: Virtual Saturday Club and Online Learning

24 July, 2020

Summer Show 2020: Local Collaboration

23 July, 2020

Summer Show 2020: Process and Technique

22 July, 2020

Summer Show 2020: Climate Change and the Natural World

21 July, 2020

Summer Show 2020: Identity and Expression

20 July, 2020

Just launched: National Saturday Club Summer Show 2020

17 July, 2020

National Saturday Club Summer Show 2020 goes online!

9 July, 2020

Saturday Clubs Online: What have they been up to?

29 May, 2020

Online Masterclass: Building a bridge with Tim Lucas

28 April, 2020

Launching National Saturday Club: Online

3 April, 2020

The 2020 Masterclass programme so far

12 March, 2020

Saturday Club Highlights: February 2020

2 March, 2020

Scale Rule Masterclasses at Tate Exchange: Image gallery

10 February, 2020

Saturday Club Highlights: January 2020

4 February, 2020

A new Scale Rule Masterclass at Tate Exchange

10 January, 2020

Saturday Club Highlights: December 2019

17 December, 2019

Catching up with: Abigail and Chloe Baldwin

11 December, 2019

Saturday Club Highlights: November 2019

5 December, 2019

London Visit 2019: Image gallery

28 November, 2019

The 2019 London Visit was a great success!

22 November, 2019

The view from London’s City Hall

15 November, 2019

London Visit: trips and tours

6 November, 2019

The Greater London Authority hosts the 2019 London Visit

23 October, 2019

The National Saturday Club self-portraiture project

18 October, 2019

Saturday Club Highlights: October 2019

17 October, 2019

National Saturday Club: Frieze charity partner 2019

2 October, 2019

National Saturday Club Bonhams Charity Auction

26 September, 2019

New Saturday Clubs in locations across the UK

12 September, 2019

Summer Show 2019 Highlights

2 July, 2019

Summer Show 2019: Certificate Presentations

2 July, 2019

10th Anniversary Celebration

2 July, 2019

National Saturday Club Summer Show 2019

20 May, 2019

2019 Masterclass Highlights

2 May, 2019

Introducing the 2019 Masterclasses

26 February, 2019

Scale Rule Masterclasses at Tate Exchange

25 January, 2019