Claire combines her contemporary art practice with cross curricular learning at educational settings including Primary, Secondary, Early years and Further Education. Her projects in schools use Claire’s skills in drawing, sculpture, photography and animation to create artworks which can connect to PSHE themes such as community and responsibility, relationships and mental health. Sessions typically involve working as a team, encourage creative thinking , problem solving and develop a practical skill.
Claire is a director of Sensory Creative Lab CIC. We combine technology, sensory integration and creative pedagogy to enable children, young people and those with SEND to experience exciting interactive learning spaces.
Sensory Creative Lab CIC was founded in 2026, uniting a dedicated team whose collective experience in education and community engagement exceeds 90 years. Our mission centres around embedding creative processes throughout the curriculum, recognising the benefits this approach brings to learners of all ages and backgrounds.
Available to book – Storytelling and visual arts workshops
Claire’s creative workshops combine storytelling with practical creative activities. Workshops include:
The Giant’s Blankets
A lonely giant shelters from the storm under a mountain of blankets. Travelling two giant steps at a time, she secretly gifts her blankets of kindness and care to people and animals in the town, but nobody notices the giant.
A 25-minute storytelling performance can be followed by creative activities adapted for ages 3-12. These include den building, movement sessions, collage, design or animation. Watch the trailer, and get in touch to discuss your requirements.
Constellations of Kindness
A day workshop suitable for KS2 classes that includes a collective live art activity to express kindness and empathy, storytelling about how the stars connect our communities and the creation of an immersive pin-prick-drawing globe full of positive imagery about community;
“The session with Claire was fantastic. The pin pricking activity was simple (this helped that everyone of all abilities could participate) yet extremely effective. The children had a great day and I will definitely be using some of the ideas provided by Claire”
Y5 teacher, Sutton Oak Primary School, St Helens
Wishes on the wind
A day that combines observational drawing, relief printing processes and a communal activity to collect wishes and hopes from across the school. The activity focuses on how seeds are symbols of hope, that can be planted and grown, a mirror to the learning journey that happens within a school.
Being part of this session was a great bit of CPD. I’m definitely going to use the drawing techniques and exercises with my classes in future
Y4 teacher and TA, Broken Cross Primary School, Macclesfield
CPD for Teachers
Claire also offers CPD and INSET sessions for teachers at KS1 and KS2, including ‘Basic Drawing skills and interesting ways to teach them’, and ‘Displaying Artwork: Creative Curation for Schools’ which can be booked in St Helens through Cultured, or outside the area by contacting Claire directly.
Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your course – I tried a few things out this afternoon and the children really enjoyed it !
Primary teacher on ‘Basic drawing skills and interesting ways to teach them’
In my workshops I aim to take people on a journey, from understanding an idea; deciding how to show that visually; using or learning new practical skills; resulting in the production of individual and group artworks by the end of the process.
– Claire Weetman
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If you’d like to invite Claire to come and work in your education setting, get in touch.