Schools + Colleges
A day designed to educate, inspire and engage young people in the fashion industry.
From illustration and design to visual merchandising and styling, there are thousands of skills required to keep the UK’s fashion industry leading on the global stage. Our world leading education system is only as strong as the talent that participates in it, and as such, we launched Schools & Colleges day in 2024. The curated day of workshops, panels, exhibition tours and a catwalk show, exist to showcase to young creative people across the UK, that this could be their future!
It is curated to give all students, no matter their background, the chance to envision themselves as part of the £62million fashion and textiles industry, an industry that supports more than 1.3million jobs.* With a chance to speak directly to university students and graduates across more than 30+ stands across the exhibition, Graduate Fashion Week provides the most comprehensive view of the industry today, with multidisciplinary educational development opportunities across merchandising, textiles, design, digital, communications, promotion and more.
“It hits the nail on the head for what we’re trying to deliver in our curriculum”
School & Colleges Day 2025
Graduate Fashion Week School & Colleges Day takes place in on Thursday 18th June 2026. Join us to experience the exhibition of more than 30+ universities, brands and businesses, a series of creative workshops with experts, a live catwalk show featuring university graduate work, speak directly with students and graduates about their educational experience, alongside lecturers and tutors for application processes.
School & Colleges day tickets will go on sale in Autumn 2025. For every 10 tickets purchased, a free teacher ticket is issued. There will be two sessions available to book - one starting at 9:30am and one at 11:00am, to allow for those travelling from further away. Please be aware that we cannot issue refunds once the booking has been finalised - as the event often sells out, we aren’t able to refund or reissue tickets.
Tickets cost £20 per student and can be booked directly with the Graduate Fashion Foundation team on enquiries@graduatefashionweek.com. If you would like to be contacted when the tickets go live, please register your interest below