Registered Charity
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Who we are
Open School East is a free, independent art school which is committed to making the arts a more open, diverse and accessible sector.
Our culture and values
We support cultural practitioners to develop and sustain their practice; we enable adults and young people to learn new and transferable skills, and to shape their creative voice by becoming active learners and co-producers of OSE’s programmes. We respond to our locality by providing a free, informal and welcoming learning environment for people from all walks of life.
Equality, diversity and inclusion policy
Open School East values and celebrates individuals from all backgrounds and worldviews; we value the expertise, creativity, experience and excellence of women, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ cultural workers.
OSE aims to create a working environment in which every person is valued as an individual and treated in a manner which preserves their dignity, identity and self-respect. OSE values diversity in its staff, artists and learners, and will ensure that different groups are represented in our programmes and decisions to give wider perspectives, greater creativity and innovation, and a better understanding of the needs of those with whom we work.
