Grow Creative Wellbeing in Lancashire

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Help School of You deliver free or low-cost therapeutic creative wellbeing sessions for SEND, older adults, carers & marginalised groups across Lancashire—building inclusion and connection.

£27,495 Raised of £27,484

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Costs

Facilitation of 48 (8 x 6 week blocks)creative wellbeing sessions - with two educators/therapists £12,000
Administration, Marketing, Project Managing, Planning & Session design, Training volunteers. £7,548
16-18 x Pop-Up Creative wellbeing Workshops/taster sessions to reach communities £4,000
Room Hire £1,050
Resources to help run creative therapy sessions. £1,000
Refreshments £288
Website hosting - annual fee £242
Insurance for the year £125
Business administration fees £49
Target: (inc. fees) £27,483

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Our work is rooted in personal experience and shared passion

Kate, one of our co-founders, spent many years as a primary school teacher before retraining as a creative therapist. Her own mental health journey helped her see how vital creativity is not just as expression, but as survival, healing, and connection. Her insight into how children and adults alike respond to art, storytelling, and play shaped the core of our creative therapeutic model.

Sim, our other co-founder, is a BACP-registered counsellor, lecturer in higher education, and an advocate for inclusive wellbeing. She brings lived experience to the project, having grown up with and supported her brother, who has SEND. Sim has spent much of her professional life working alongside neurodivergent individuals, carers, and families navigating support systems. Her background provides her with a deep understanding of the barriers faced by individuals with additional needs and the importance of creating safe and affirming spaces.

Together, Kate and Sim bring a unique blend of clinical, educational, and creative expertise. But more than that, they bring heart, purpose, and a commitment to building something sustainable and community-led. School of You was never meant to be a top-down service; it was created as a space for people to rediscover themselves, be seen, and be part of something meaningful.

Since launching, we’ve delivered sessions in schools, day centres, community halls and outdoor spaces. We’ve seen the difference it makes when people have a space to create without pressure, to talk without judgment, and to be accepted just as they are. Our workshops are full of colour, calm, laughter, sometimes tears, but always connection.

We’re running this campaign to expand that reach, so more people can benefit, and so we can continue developing a thoughtful, inclusive model of creative wellbeing. We want to keep building opportunities not only for participants, but also for volunteers and students stepping into the wellbeing space.

We believe creative wellbeing isn’t a luxury—it’s a lifeline.

Project Owner: School Of You The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.