Exciting times! Exciting careers! Inspire your pupils from as little as £5 per head with our variety of Discover packages. Your students can find out about the diverse pioneering businesses based at or Space Studios , ranging from companies who specialise in VR development and digital forensics through to film production and animation.

One in 20 creative, digital and tech jobs are currently unfulfilled due to the digital skills gap – this is higher than any other sector. With new job titles emerging every day, your students could be the CEOs, directors and key change makers of businesses that don’t even exist yet. Students have the opportunity to learn about future careers such as memory augmentation surgeon, haptic programmer, avatar manager and more, whilst also receiving an in-depth view of the opportunities available on their doorstep.

Teachers have described our experience days as “Engaging, exciting and excellent value for money”. Our packages open the doors to the world of work where students explore new careers, are inspired by industry leaders and discover new and exciting pathways into this fast growing sector.

sharpfutures.org.uk/discover [email protected] DISCOVER PACKAGES AT A GLANCE

The Sharp Project or Space Studios Manchester Tour and Creative Digital Careers Overview. For up to 30 young people & 2-3 staff members. This takes 1 hour. £150 + VAT

The Sharp Project or Space Studios Manchester Tour and Creative Digital Careers Overview plus one workshop. For up to 30 young people & 2-3 staff members. £350 + VAT

Half day experience, The Sharp Project or Space Studios Manchester Tour and Creative Digital Careers Overview plus two workshops. For up to 30 young people & 2-3 staff members.

£450 + VAT

Full day experience, The Sharp Project or Space Studios Manchester Tour and Creative Digital Careers Overview plus four workshops. For up to 30 young people & 2-3 staff members with lunch provided. £1500 + VAT

Work Experience, Students are immersed into the world of work in the creative digital sector by supporting the SharpFutures office in basic administration as well as creating animations, a short film, content for social media and working on the live website mcrgreater.co.uk

£20 + VAT, per student per day DISCOVER PACKAGES TOUR & OVERVIEW £150 + VAT

SharpFutures offers a full tour of The Sharp Project where young people hear about and witness the variety of careers available in this sector, followed by a Creative Digital Overview. Young people will get an insight into the wide variety of jobs across the sector, how they can start to develop their futures potential and how to find that first foot on the ladder.

Space Studios is a purpose built facility for large scale TV & film production. The site has more than 85,000 sq. ft. of high spec stages plus purpose designed dressing and make up facilities. Some of the productions filmed at Space Studios are , Cold Feet and Dragons Den.

Located in Newton Heath, The Sharp Project is home to over 60 digital entrepreneurs and production companies specialising in digital content production. It’s based in a 200,000 sq ft refurbished warehouse previously occupied by electronics company Sharp. DISCOVER PACKAGES EXPERIENCE DAYS

SharpFutures have access to a range of pioneering creative digital businesses based at The Sharp Project. On your Creative Digital experience day, you will get to experience the world of work in this ever-growing sector. As well as a tour around The Sharp Project plus a Creative Digital careers overview, you can also add on some bespoke, hands on workshops ran by professional businesses in the Creative Digital sector. These workshops are:

• LOGO AND BRANDING DESIGN • FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHY • VR CRIME SCENES • CREATIVE STORYTELLING • CODING • AR & VR IN THE CLASSROOM • SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE WORKPLACE • DIGITAL FORENSICS • IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA

If you would like any bespoke packages or workshops, please contact us directly.

TOUR PLUS TOUR PLUS TWO TOUR, FOUR WORKSHOPS ONE WORKSHOP WORKSHOPS AND LUNCH £350 + VAT £450 + VAT £1500 + VAT Fantastic opportunity into the world of work. Very professional delivery engaging students, providing them with relevant experience in a growing and developing industry. Mike Whiteside, ICT Teacher, St Pauls RCHS

It was fun and informative, it was beneficial to see all the different careers available in the creative industry. It was a fantastic opportunity and opened my eyes to all the different jobs and uses in creative media. Year 12 Student at Connell Sixth Form

The students loved the experience day and were really considering what they could do with their futures - which is superb. The day was great for inspiring our students and widening their knowledge base about the jobs that may be available to them in the creative digital sector, while giving them a glimpse into what that could look like. Marina Bowden, Careers Teacher, Manchester DISCOVER PACKAGES WORK EXPERIENCE £20 + VAT, per student per day

Students are immersed into the world of work in the creative digital sector by supporting the SharpFutures office in basic administration as well as creating animations, a short film, content for social media and working on the live website mcrgreater.co.uk

Work experience is available to Secondary Schools, Academies, Sixth Forms, Colleges, Universities, Year 6 Primary Schools, Youth Groups, Housing Associations, Community Groups and any other organisations interested in the skills and development of young people. SharpFutures The Sharp Project, Thorp Road, Manchester M40 5BJ [email protected] | +44 (0) 161 282 8380 www.sharpfutures.org.uk/discover