A charity in the West Midlands is championing young people’s voices and youth leadership through a range of different activi…

As the U.Dance National Festival returns in an online format this month, Cameron Ball shares how the event connects the nation&rsq…

The Scottish Government has become the first in the UK to commit to free instrument tuition. A similar policy in England “se…

The Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson, has announced substantial cuts in funding for arts degrees. Jane Ide asses…

An upward trend in people studying postgraduate creative courses in 2020 and 2021 suggests arts workers aren't looking to…

Support spans the political spectrum, placing pressure on the Government to abandon its plan for a 50% funding cut.

The conservatoire is the fourth in two weeks to face allegations of historic staff misconduct. What's driving the rise in…

Drama schools would do well to interrogate their practices and culture now before the calls for reform begin.

The Welsh Government says it will deliver the long-awaited scheme to “make sure that lack of money will no longer be a…

Sophie Handy shares her experience of a civic arts programme with a genuine grassroots approach to local development in the hands…

The Durham Commission on creative education has refocussed its priorities in light of Covid-19, saying success depends on bridging…

Jonathan Savage says the Government’s latest intervention in music education is just another clumsy attempt at curriculum re…

Employers in arts, culture and heritage face hard choices about what to invest in and how to effectively plan for the long term, w…

Ava Hunt and Roger Wooster explore whether applied theatre has a future in a post-Covid world.

The Government faces calls to ensure music education is part of the catch-up curriculum after up to 10% of schools stopped teachin…

Europe’s largest ethnic minority is perhaps the most marginalised in the arts. Carl Woodward says addressing this means chan…

Performers and providers often treat young children as a passive audience. Dr Angela Pickard says they can actively create and eng…

With new demands being made for skills and training, Jane Ide asks: is this going to help young people into work? 

Researchers say we should be "especially worried" about a huge drop in creatives under 25 that could lead to greate…

About £6m has been committed to give unemployed young people a foot in the door of the arts and cultural sector.

The Department for Education’s employment skills policy document offers scant support for the creative industries…

The creative sector will bounce back, writes Jane Ide. What matters is building a more inclusive sector – and not just becau…

Supporting creative practitioners with opportunities at this time is vital, but do so wisely, says Guy Armitage. Running an o…

Drama schools are being urged to axe "absurd" fees for virtual and self-taped auditions to protect diversity in the thea…