The Royal Opera House Design Challenge is a hands-on design skills programme for students studying at KS4 and KS5. Students are challenged to follow the processes of a professional designer to meet a brief set by a professional director.

Understand a brief ∙ Research ∙ Develop ideas ∙ Generate concepts ∙ Sketch and hand render ∙ Prototype and complete  ∙ Use design software ∙ Self-evaluate and iterate ∙ Present. 

What the programme provides

A creative learning resource, created with teachers, providing FREE access to up to four creative pathways for students in secondary schools and FE/HE nationally:

• Secondary (KS4) - Set Design, and Costume Design

• FE / HE (Levels 3 & 4) - Set Design, Costume Design, Hair, Wigs and Makeup Design, and Marketing Design. 

• Classroom-based and digital activities -  with strong curriculum links, to give better understanding of creative problem-solving and design process for students, unlocking their imagination and creativity and professional process.

• CPD - classroom films, lesson plans and resources to use in ways that suit the needs of teachers and students.

The documents below are not time specific and cover both the competitive and non-competitive use of the learning resource. 

Download Info Sheet: Hair and Make-up

Download Info Sheet: Marketing

Download Info Sheet: Set Design

Download Info Sheet: Costume