Dancing to a new tune
A programme in Stockton-on-Tees has helped young people excluded from mainstream schools learn new skills, develop self-worth and…
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Time to walk the talk
Frustrated with the decline of arts and creative subjects in schools, Nick Corston gave up his day job to form a not-for-profit en…
The arts in a backpack
An Action for Children’s Arts study recommends that every child at primary school should have five quality arts experiences…
4 in 10 arts workers who leave sector cite caring responsibilities
Researchers say parents and carers are being “pushed out” of arts careers due to low wages and a lack of job security.
Making the tea or changing the game?
Anne Torreggiani explains why participating in an EU-funded Erasmus programme has prompted her to re-evaluate the ability of inter…
Finding a voice
As composition becomes increasingly sidelined in school music, Natalie Watson discusses a mentoring scheme providing professional…
Crafting their next steps
Katy Sadler explains how a festival in one of Birmingham’s busiest thoroughfares enables craft and design graduates to test…
A year of exploration
Amy Lawrence outlines the wide-ranging benefits arising from her Jerwood Creative Fellowship at Manchester International Festival.
Inspiring tomorrow’s classical composers
Contemporary classical music aligns naturally with children's playful approach to sound, says Nancy Evans.
Five projects to lead £5m performing arts skills programme
Croydon, Plymouth, Derby, Salford and Medway are to share government funding to teach children on- and off-stage skills to improve…
Playing for high stakes
Aenne Lotze and Francesca Cross explain how a recent project harnessed young people's passion for online gaming to develop the…
Listening to children on climate change
What does climate change mean to the generation it will impact most? Brad McCormick explains how primary schoolchildren have been…
Temporary pension hike reprieve for music education hubs
Arts Council England warns that without extra funding, rising teacher pension costs could eat up to 10% of a hub’s budget in…
MPs to examine effectiveness of arts activities in First World War commemorations
A DCMS inquiry will assess whether arts and education initiatives were more successful than traditional approaches in connecting w…
Young people ‘overwhelmingly positive’ about creative writing
An evaluation of a three-year scheme finds writing programmes should prioritise writing for pleasure, rather than trying to improv…
Diversity organisation celebrates placing 1000th paid intern
Creative Access, set up in 2012, has placed hundreds of candidates from under-represented backgrounds with organisations including…
T levels ‘will fail without 25% increase in student funding’
The Association of Colleges warns that the skills gap will continue to widen and UK prosperity will be at further risk without an…
Connecting urban children with nature
Megg Nicol and Alan Rickett explain how a musical has helped raise awareness of the importance of trees among London primary schoo…
Report challenges Minister’s claim of ‘stable’ arts GCSE takeup
An analysis of the Department for Education’s own figures finds that since 2014, the proportion of students taking music GCS…
Exclusive: Music A level denied to ever more students
A student’s academic ability and the wealth of their parents are key indicators of the likelihood that they will get the cha…
How did we get here?
The over-hyping of projects, initiatives and schemes really grates at a time when creative education in schools is being systemati…
Major study to track impact of creative activity on children aged 0-25
The joint Arts Council England and De Montfort University initiative will follow 100 children born in Leicester for the first 25 y…
Primary schools lament decline in arts provision
A new report calls for an arts education premium for every primary school to address worsening lesson quality and offer opportunit…
Universities challenge call for fewer creative arts degrees
Claims by the Onward thinktank that young people should be steered away from “low value” degrees because they leave ta…
