Music scheme improved deprived children’s creativity and wellbeing
A new report on the impact of a music making programme has highlighted positive changes in the “creativity, emotional litera…
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Giving all children access to the arts: Finland’s plan for cultural education
Every teenager in Finland will get free visits local and national arts institutions, thanks to the country’s “innovati…
Your questions answered on ACE’s new strategy
Arts Council England’s policy leads respond to questions on its plans for the next ten years.
Five non-graduate routes into creative work
A recent report highlighted the barriers facing young people entering the sector – but there’s no need to give up on y…
Decline in creative GCSEs continues
The number of students taking Art and Design has increased, but campaigners said it is “not enough to correct several years…
Parents more likely to visit galleries with children, says survey
New research finds that a lack of play areas and parking were the most common reasons for negative experiences when taking childre…
Decline in creative A Levels accelerates
About 6500 fewer students sat A Levels for creative subjects this year, outpacing a general decline in the number of exams taken b…
Cultural Education Partnerships’ development stalls
Four years after the scheme was launched, only a third of partnerships believe they are established and delivering.
Nothing but a number? Young people on boards
It's great that arts organisations are recruiting young people to their boards – but they need to really think about why…
‘If you can’t find the work, make it’: helping young people take the creative initiative
Programmes that nurture imagination and ambition can help re-establish the arts as a transformative force, says Robert West.
Tackling diversity in children’s arts: what we’ve learned in a year
Tara Lopez identifies three key themes that have emerged so far from the four-year Vital Spark initiative.
‘They let us pick any artist in the world’: the freedom to create relatable theatre
The Contact Young Curators programme gave Wez Thistlethwaite the opportunity to re-engage his creative muscles by co-curating a wo…
Austerity is undermining children’s access to culture, finds research
An LSE researcher said children’s development is being thwarted by Government policy, but argued the situation could be impr…
Government should fund young creatives to build diversity, says report
Many BAME young people interviewed felt that “drama and acting was more for white people and that music was more for Black p…
Four ways the Durham Commission can create a lasting legacy
As the Commission gets ready to publish its recommendations on creativity and education, Joe Hallgarten puts forward four ideas he…
Watchdog questions trustworthiness of DfE statistics
The UK Statistics Authority has called for greater clarity in the way the Department presents statistics, after investigating conc…
Standing out from the crowd
Many young people dream about breaking into the performing arts industry, but without some work experience it can be almost imposs…
Giving youth a voice
Engaging with young people is a sound investment in future audiences, says Annabel Thomas – provided you are clear about why…
Children from deprived areas shut out of music qualifications
Research finds that “large geographical areas are completely without music provision at A level”.
No let-up in arts A level decline
Early figures suggest that the trend away from studying some arts subjects at GCSE may be bottoming out, but A level entries conti…
Russell Group scraps A Level subject guidance
The move by the elite university group has led to renewed calls to reconsider the controversial EBacc performance measure.
Join the club
Adam Szabo shares seven principles that have helped Manchester Collective attract younger audiences to its classical concerts.
Access to entry-level roles
Many entry-level roles in the arts are taken by overqualified graduates, but a project in Wales is opening up opportunities to tho…
Change education policy to save arts in schools, say MPs
A new report demands a “clear explanation” from DCMS and the Department for Education on why they have dismissed evide…
