In May and June 2022, 12 students aged 14 and 15 from Brinsworth Academy’s Writing Club joined us for our first Young Critics programme.

Together, we went on trips to the Millennium Gallery and National Videogame Museum. The Young Critics explored these spaces and put their questions to people who work behind the scenes in them (shout outs to Leah and Gordie at the museum and Graham at the gallery). They then reflected on their experiences and formed their honest responses in a series of writing workshops.

This pilot of the Young Critics project was a partnership between Our Favourite Places and Rotherham Children’s Capital of Culture. Big thanks to Sophie Turner at Brinsworth Academy for the support, and to our ace guest writers Sile Sibanda and Akeem Balogun for running inspiring workshops.

The Young Critics: Blanca, Dasna, Ellie, Grace, Liv, Majeedah, Maliaka, Mallika, Mia, Nefeli, Star, Zunaira.

Read the Young Critics' reviews below.