Founded in 2016, The Diversity School Initiative is a non-profit campaign organisation set up to address under-representation and diversity in UK drama schools. We are committed to campaigning and achieving greater diversity.

We are currently not funded by any organisation, trust, foundation, individual or even school, at the moment we fund the work ourselves, however, we cannot continue like this, especially as we are students. We have some exciting projects in the pipeline, such as our introductory to drama school workshops, where we will encourage more culturally diverse students to apply to drama schools and know more about all the different courses. These workshops will be delivered at colleges, secondary schools and centres who offer drama related courses. We are therefore looking for £3,500 seed-funding to kick-start this programme and get this work in schools underway.

Whether it's through our mentorship scheme for drama school students or our workshops, the work we do is beneficial in diversifying drama schools for the foreseeable future. Your support plays a vital role in achieving our goals and helping us make drama schools more accessible and inclusive. By making a donation to us, you will join others who together are having a shared impact on the future of our schools and are making the arts accessible to all.

Set up by the students and for the students!