Letter: A matter of deepest regret
Following revelations of elitism in music education, Principal of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Professor Jeffrey Sharkey,…
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Specialist arts colleges among the most elitist in the country
Two arts institutions accepted a lower proportion of students from a state school background than Oxford or Cambridge last year.
Arts should stop ‘pleading’ for more curriculum space
CC Skills Chief Executive Pauline Tambling has warned arts subjects in schools are becoming irrelevant and arts-led education work…
Languages prioritised over arts in Government teacher plans
The Government is gearing up for the proportion of teaching time devoted to music, drama, art and design in secondary schools to d…
Why the EBacc will divide society
Over 100,000 children a year will lose the chance to study the arts when the EBacc becomes compulsory in schools, and the least pr…
EXCLUSIVE: EBacc would exclude 133,000 pupils from the arts
Figures reveal that children living in the most deprived areas and those with lower attainment are the most likely to lose their o…
Creativity in schools to be compared across the world
The PISA test, traditionally used to compare literacy and numeracy around the globe, will measure creativity in recognition that t…
Where are the next Stormzys and Adeles?
Urban music is an economic success story, but music education is not serving the young creators of this work, many of whom come fr…
A creative approach to science and technology
Despite not teaching the arts, the University of Bath has always embraced creativity. Jamie Eastman explains how its new arts cent…
Making the most of time
A music-making project within HMP Inverness is helping offenders develop skills for life, learning and work. Stacey Toner describe…
Making meaningful work – and measuring it
Helping prisoners devise and perform a piece of children’s theatre for their families may help reduce re-offending rates, bu…
Fresh call to prioritise arts and sciences in curriculum
A new joint briefing from the Cultural Learning Alliance and Nesta says changing ‘STEM’ to ‘STEAM’ could i…
Call for health ministers to push forward arts in health agenda
The need for a cross-government approach to arts in health – including education reforms – has been highlighted by MPs…
Becoming an expert in an unexpected area
Sheila Benjamin never thought she’d know so much about construction. She reveals what it was like overseeing a £28m ca…
Arts GCSE entries at their lowest for a decade
New research revealing declining exam entries for arts subjects comes as Education Minister Lord Nash denies that arts take-up in…
Academic warns of crisis in arts education
GCSE pupils are choosing not to study art and design becasue of government messaging around the EBacc, a survey of Norfolk schools…
GCSE results confirm 8% drop in arts subjects
The number of students taking EBacc subjects at GCSE has risen by 8%.
A level results show 2% drop in arts subjects
Last week’s A level results appear to confirm a feared knock-on effect of the introduction of the EBacc at GCSE level.
Fair wage for artists should be ACE funding condition, Labour says
A new report examining diversity in the arts says change is impossible until there is “comprehensive data” on class.&n…
One in three think classical music must drop ‘elitist’ traditions
Almost half of respondents to a YouGov poll said more young children must learn a classical instrument if the artform is to surviv…
Government to force schools to conform on ‘pointless’ and ‘short-termist’ EBacc
In its long-overdue response to a public consultation on the implementation of the EBacc, the Government has ignored calls for a b…
A global vision of arts learning
While the EBacc may be causing concern for the status of the arts in UK schools, there are opportunities to ensure creativity is a…
A borough of young theatre-goers
Every child in the last year of primary school in the London borough of Newham has the opportunity to see world-class theatre for…
Education Minister: ‘Don’t worry about decline in arts subjects – computing is on the rise’
Lord Nash said numerous students had been taking creative subjects “not because they suited them, but because they were easi…
