East London Arts and Music

Who we are

ELAM is a world-class 16-19 Academy which opened in September 2014 in one of the most deprived areas of the UK.  ELAM offers young people everything that they will need to lead successful lives within the Music, Games Design and Film and Television sectors. ELAM supports its trainees (students) to have all of the technical and personal qualities that allow young adults to progress into the workplace or onto university. This includes the recognition, the access and the relevant skills to become Industry Ready. ELAM was rated Outstanding in all categories by Ofsted in May 2017.

Underpinning the development of our Trainees and the practice of our staff are ELAM’s Values of Collaboration, Excellence, Innovation, Integrity and Drive. These Values align ELAM with our partner industries and are embedded at every level of the school as a signpost of the behaviours and characteristics that we strive for.

Vision: ELAM aims to develop the next generation of young creative and business talent to better the creative industries of tomorrow.

Mission: ELAM will equip its Trainees with the right expertise and the right personal qualities to move into excellent destinations with the creative sector. At the same time, we will work with these industries to increase the access routes into these positions across the sector.

Strategic Objectives: We have three strategic objectives (Access, Recognition and Skills) which link to the outcomes we believe will provide Trainees with the opportunity to achieve our mission and vision.