As part of the up coming Chelmsford Science Festival\, we are thrilled to invite your school to participa te in the Playable Worlds youth-l ed gaming fringe festival coming to Chelmsford thi s October.
\n \nWe are officially booking s chool groups for our dedicated Careers Exp erience Day on Wednesday 21 October\, and want to ensure your students have the opportunity to attend. This is open to years 9-11.
\n \n < p>To sign your school up to this event\, pleas e complete the simple registration form at: https://forms .microsoft.com/e/r6HQT8wGBh.\n \nCo-created alongside the Spark! youth movement\, Pl ayable Worlds is designed to show young people how a passion for gaming can unlock incredible career paths. The day aligns with the Chelmsford Science Festival's overarching theme\, Future Worlds: Earth\, Space and You\, by exploring the pow erful intersection of science\, technology\, engin eering\, arts\, and maths (STEAM) within the gamin g industry\, and demonstrating that a career in ga ming really can be for anyone.
\n \nYou don 't need to be a coding expert or a technical geniu s to thrive in this industry. Modern gaming sits a t the centre of an incredible variety of fields – blending creative storytelling\, music\, design\, and digital media with traditional science and tec hnology. We want to show students that whether the y are analytical\, highly creative\, or simply cur ious\, their unique skill sets are valuable and th ere is a viable pathway for them in this rapidly g rowing sector.
\n \nThis interactive day is specifical ly tailored for students in years 9 to 11\, enabli ng them to connect directly with local industry ex perts\, university pathways\, and hands-on technol ogy. Attendees will:
\n \nDate: We dnesday\, 21st October 2026
\n \nTimings: A nticipated to be 10am – 4pm
\n \nLocation: Anglia Ruskin University\, Bishop Hall Ln\, Chelms ford\, CM1 1SQ
\n \nCost: Free to attend
\n \nImportant Information: Please note that attending schools are responsible for managing and communicating all student photography\, video and data consent\, as well as coordinating any specif ic accessibility needs for their group. As part of the Festival's reporting\, we will be capturing v ideo and photographs throughout the day\, as well as gathering student feedback. This material and d ata will be shared with Culture Chelmsford and our funding partners for event evaluation purposes.\n \n
To sign your scho ol up to this event\, please complete the simple r egistration form at: https://forms.microsoft.com/e/r6HQT8 wGBh.
\n \nWe will be in touch with tho se who express an interest to allocate spaces (whi ch are limited).
DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n As part of the upcoming Chelmsford Sci ence Festival (https://www.aru.ac.uk/events/chelms ford-science-festival)\, we are thrilled to invite your school to participate in the Playable Worlds youth-led gaming fringe festival coming to Chelms ford this October.\n \n \n \n We are officially bo oking school groups for our dedicated Careers Expe rience Day on Wednesday 21 October\, and want to e nsure your students have the opportunity to attend . This is open to years 9-11.\n \n \n \n To sign y our school up to this event\, please complete the simple registration form at: https://forms.microso ft.com/e/r6HQT8wGBh (https://forms.microsoft.com/e /r6HQT8wGBh).\n \n \n \n What is Playable Worlds?\ n \n \n Co-created alongside the Spark! (https://w ww.culturechelmsford.org.uk/spark-chelmsford) yout h movement\, Playable Worlds is designed to show y oung people how a passion for gaming can unlock in credible career paths. The day aligns with the Che lmsford Science Festival's overarching theme\, Fut ure Worlds: Earth\, Space and You\, by exploring t he powerful intersection of science\, technology\, engineering\, arts\, and maths (STEAM) within the gaming industry\, and demonstrating that a career in gaming really can be for anyone.\n \n \n \n Yo u don't need to be a coding expert or a technical genius to thrive in this industry. Modern gaming s its at the centre of an incredible variety of fiel ds – blending creative storytelling\, music\, desi gn\, and digital media with traditional science an d technology. We want to show students that whethe r they are analytical\, highly creative\, or simpl y curious\, their unique skill sets are valuable a nd there is a viable pathway for them in this rapi dly growing sector.\n \n \n \n Why Bring Your Stud ents?\n \n \n This interactive day is specifically tailored for students in years 9 to 11\, enabling them to connect directly with local industry expe rts\, university pathways\, and hands-on technolog y. Attendees will:\n \n \n \n \n Explore Careers: Discover how skills in gaming translate directly into high-demand STEAM industries\, software desig n\, digital arts\, and event production.\n Connec t with Experts: Engage with local gaming professio nals\, Chelmsford College\, and Anglia Ruskin Univ ersity representatives to discuss academic and pro fessional next steps.\n Learn Interactively: Expe rience a festival atmosphere built around youth-de signed content\, creative workshops\, and immersiv e tech displays.\n \n \n Event Details\n \n \n Dat e: Wednesday\, 21st October 2026\n \n \n \n Timing s: Anticipated to be 10am – 4pm\n \n \n \n Locatio n: Anglia Ruskin University\, Bishop Hall Ln\, Che lmsford\, CM1 1SQ\n \n \n \n Cost: Free to attend\ n \n \n \n Important Information: Please note that attending schools are responsible for managing an d communicating all student photography\, video an d data consent\, as well as coordinating any speci fic accessibility needs for their group. As part o f the Festival's reporting\, we will be capturing video and photographs throughout the day\, as well as gathering student feedback. This material and data will be shared with Culture Chelmsford and ou r funding partners for event evaluation purposes.\ n \n \n \n Sign Up\n \n \n To sign your school up to this event\, please complete the simple registr ation form at: https://forms.microsoft.com/e/r6HQT 8wGBh (https://forms.microsoft.com/e/r6HQT8wGBh).\ n \n \n \n We will be in touch with those who expr ess an interest to allocate spaces (which are limi ted).\n \n CATEGORIES:School & Family CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T100000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T160000 LOCATION:Anglia Ruskin University\n Bishop Hall Lane\n Chel msford\n CM1 1SQ\n United Kingdom\n URL:https://cses.org.uk/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/event/info&Itemid=110&reset=1&id=643 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR