University students fight to save music department
Students at Oxford Brookes University have launched a petition to save a music course after plans to axe it emerged last week. The…
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Young people as changemakers
For ten years, The Agency has supported young people to create social change projects for their communities. Andrew Westle shares…
Birmingham Hippodrome launches teacher support initiative
Birmingham Hippodrome has launched a new programme for teachers and educators in the West Midlands in a bid to get more young peop…
ACE commits £1.2m to young people’s initiative in Sunderland
A multi-year programme providing free arts and culture activities to young people in Sunderland has been backed by a £1.196m…
Autumn Statement: Creative industries urge action on arts education
Lack of investment in art and design education is having a 'damaging impact' on one of the UK’s most successful sect…
Partnership offers hundreds of gigs for young artists
A partnership between two organisations based in Manchester is offering hundreds of paid gigs to young emerging artists. Live musi…
Creativity classes boost confidence of pupils and teachers
Teaching creativity in primary schools can help students and teachers improve their skills, according to new research funded…
Liverpool orchestra partners with Cumbrian port town
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra will provide a three-year programme of concerts, community events and educational acti…
Henry Moore Institute to close for major renovation
The Henry Moore Institute in Leeds will close next month for renovation works expected to last until next summer. The refurbishmen…
‘Institutional change’ needed to boost creative sector diversity
Access to creative Higher Education courses is ‘highly unequal’ and institutional change is required to improve divers…
Music hubs losing pupils and schools over rising costs
Research finds music hubs and services are being forced to increase prices amid rising costs and funding gaps, but parents and sch…
Hastings schools chosen for art education pilot
A pilot project to develop a new approach to arts education will be run across a group of schools in Hastings, East Sussex. The Cl…
Work on Portsmouth Guildhall renovation begins
Work to transform the basement of Portsmouth Guildhall into a new creative space for young people to collaborate and perform in wi…
Refugee music programme needs further funding to continue
A music academy supporting Ukrainian refugees has said it requires further funding to continue its programme. Last week, the Londo…
Campaign launches to ensure every child visits theatre
A campaign led by Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and UK Theatre is aiming to give every child the opportunity to go to the theat…
Post-NPO life
Following the closure of the Bridge network earlier this year, and an unsuccessful bid for ACE funding, Nick Owen of The Mighty Cr…
Youth culture collaboration launches
An initiative designed to nurture young and emerging talent from East London has launched. The partnership, based at Stratford You…
Ofsted finds inequalities in music education persist
An Ofsted report examining music in schools has found inequalities in opportunities to learn an instrument continue to impact pupi…
Secondary school jointly run with orchestra opens
A new state school run in partnership with a professional orchestra has opened in the West Midlands, offering enhanced music educa…
Music education body assembles youth advisory board
The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) has convened its first youth advisory board. The board is made up of 30…
South Yorkshire bids to become music education hub
South Yorkshire has thrown its hat in the ring to become the home of a new music education hub. The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combin…
Bringing live music to Birkenhead
Covid was a challenging time for live music. But that didn’t stop Future Yard, a new live music venue in Birkenhead, from op…
Schools in deprived areas get music equipment funds
Money will go to 29 schools in areas of high deprivation to provide access to musical instruments to young people facing the bigge…
Entries to GCSE arts exams hit new low
The total number of exam entries to all creative arts subjects falls by 4% compared with last year, representing its smallest ever…
