ABOUT SPOTLIGHT FUTURES
CREATIVE FUTURES.
MADE REAL.
Spotlight Futures creates professional creative-education programmes that connect young people with real-world creative work.
Based in Hertfordshire, our work ranges from regular local school partnerships to programmes designed for schools across the UK and internationally.
THE IDEA
DON’T SIMULATE THE CREATIVE PROCESS.
USE IT.
Young people learn differently when there is something real to make.
That is why Spotlight Futures programmes are built around genuine creative outcomes: a finished record, an original contest entry, a performance, a deadline or a piece of work that has to exist by the end.
The learning happens through making decisions, solving problems, collaborating and improving the work.
FOUNDER
ALEX LARKE
Professional musician, songwriter, producer, recording engineer and music educator.
Alex represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 following an earlier recording career with BMG. Alongside his professional creative work, he has nearly 20 years’ experience in music education including sixth-form Music Technology and specialist SEMH/SEN provision.
HOW WE WORK
DISTINCTIVE PROGRAMMES.
ONE STANDARD OF DELIVERY.
Each Spotlight Futures programme has its own purpose and personality. What they share is a commitment to meaningful creative outcomes, professional delivery and a clear experience for schools from enquiry through to completion.