Arts are down-played in Teaching White paper
Any changes to cultural education will be based on the findings from the review of music provision in schools
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I’m all right Nick
Great to see the Nicks and Neils of this world patting themselves, and ACE, on the back for having protected "front-line"…
The sector speaks
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Louise de Winter, Mark Pemberton, Roy Clare, Marcia Hutchinson, Stephen Cottrell, Hannah Nicklin, Michael Boyd, Fra…
The sector speaks
Comment on the Spending Review and ACE funding decisions
Trevelyan Wright’s Job Ladder
Trevelyan Wright reveals the path he took to his current role.
Counting the cost
Creativity, Culture and Education (CCE) has always been committed to developing a strong evidence base, and indeed The Natio…
Music matters
Your focus on music education in AP226 was timely, coming as it did just days after Michael Gove announced his review of mus…
Dance education funding lags behind music
The government’s inquiry into music education (AP225), launched by Education Secretary Michael Gove last month, has se…
Band of glory
From classrooms to concert halls, music is instrumental to the success of the UK economy says Deborah Annetts
Winning when you’re singing
You don’t have to be a professional to enjoy the benefits of singing – Sarah Robinson explains why Making Music insists we all…
Musical blues
Just one-third of children today play a musical instrument compared to two-thirds of their parents at the same age, according to r…
The kids are alright – in Scotland
In stark contrast with England, where the future of the creative education scheme ‘Creative Partnerships’ is under thr…
Creativity in numbers?
In response to our special news story published online last week, Liz Hill unpicks the figures used by CCE to justify its existenc…
Last word
The big C word Overused, allegedly undervalued, and bouncing off the pages of any arts report worth its weight in words: Creativit…
An education
A conclusive evaluation of Creative Partnerships (CP) is set to reveal the scheme’s economic impact. It will also look at th…
Measuring the impact of Creative Partnerships
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has concluded that, for every £1 invested in the Creative Partnerships (CP) scheme, approximate…
An educational experience
Opportunities for Theatre in Education are on the increase. Mike Ingham explains why, even in a recession, high-quality TIE should…
Mission, Models, Money – Mission Unaccomplished
Policy-makers, cultural professionals and cultural commentators have failed to grasp the notion that arts education could be…
Arts in the curriculum – Drive for creativity
Schools Minister David Miliband writes about the Government’s efforts to place the arts and creativity at the heart of the c…
Creative partnerships – Creativity in the curriculum
Performances with the Birmingham Royal Ballet, garden designs in Slough, and building exhibits for a science museum in Norfolk are…
Arts squeeze in schools continues
A survey conducted amongst teachers and headteachers in 1,000 primary schools across the UK has revealed a determination amongst s…
