Spike Island is excited to announce a new Engagement partnership with Streams Learning Hub , a co-learning space for young people in central Bristol. From October 2025, Spike Island will be hosting Streams Learning Hub’s new GCSE Art course, embedding their students into Spike Island’s creative community, and offering their young people opportunities for professional development. The GCSE Art sessions will be led by Gemma Lane, founder of Green Fox Workshops . Gemma shares he

During the October half-term, MoSAIC in partnership with Streams Learning Hub and Kelpi, ran a two-day STEAM workshop at The Learning Lab (Science Creates Incubator), blending science and creativity. Young participants explored real-world STEM work, created visual artworks inspired by cutting-edge research (from recycled-plastic alternatives to seaweed bioplastics), and pitched their ideas, giving them a unique, hands-on taste of science through art. Read full blog. .

Jo wrote a full blog post for www.streams.education here is an excerpt: The idea of a Hub did not emerge fully formed. It came from many conversations, longings, experiments, and failures. It was the connection with two courageous women who caught the vision and chose to join the team that enabled it to become a reality. Some of the early seeds: • We saw many home-educated young people yearning for a place to gather, to explore, to belong outside conventional school setting

Before Christmas, we had the opportunity to participate in the City Challenge, a fantastic event organised by the University of Bristol

"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together,”

..we explored the relationship between data, AI, and the body, with a focus on ethical implications.

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