EBacc is narrowing the curriculum, research finds
A survey of teachers has found that school funding cuts are having a disproportional impact on the arts and other subjects that fa…
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Culture Minister repeats misleading EBacc claims
Matt Hancock MP told a Lords inquiry that saying the arts are being sidelined risks encouraging schools to drop creative subjects.
Misleading analysis underpins report finding arts GCSEs unaffected by EBacc
During a period when the number of entries for arts GCSEs rose by 2%, entries for non-arts GCSEs rose by 15.7%.
UK census to paint picture of live music scene
The university-led project will record details of venues, musicians and audiences in six cities, to gain a better understanding of…
Creative sector key to the night-time economy
A new report is calling on public bodies to use their powers to support and protect cultural hubs, music venues and nightclubs.
Mayor bids to make Thames Estuary centre for creative industries
Several new national hubs, including theatre-making studios, a centre for experiential arts and large-scale artwork foundry, could…
Unlocking cultural potential
UK cities must be granted freedoms to attract inward investment and build the country’s reputation as a creative powerhouse,…
Brexit speech prompts fears for mobility of creative workers
Negotiations with the EU will need to consider the status of freelance workers as well as employed staff, the Creative Industries…
More Grant in Aid must go to regional arts organisations, MPs say
The DCMS, Arts Council England and national arts organisations must all do more to support culture in the regions, a select commit…
Further consultation to inform Gift Aid donor benefit rules
The Treasury’s initial consultation failed to result in consensus about reform to the value test.
UK must stay in Creative Europe, arts leaders say
Two reports summarising the cultural sector’s views on Brexit identify funding, free movement for workers and access to the…
Education policy is “economic madness” says creative industries body
The Creative Industries Federation has laid into Government plans to make the EBacc compulsory, demanding an audit of education an…
Tax relief to benefit temporary and touring exhibitions
A Government consultation on how tax relief can best be used to encourage more exhibitions and touring activity is now underway.
Spotlight falls on Arts Council England in DCMS review
Feedback on the work of the Arts Council is being gathered to contribute to a wide-ranging review of its role and effectiveness.
Parliamentary inquiry seeks arts in health examples
A cross-party group is gathering evidence of the arts improving people’s health and wellbeing for a new study.
Industry bodies pledge to support UK arts through Brexit
Concerns have been raised about international artistic exchange and the export of cultural products, following the UK’s vote…
Arts should “do more” to protect from botnet ticket tout attacks
An independent report has found significant problems in the ticket resale market, which both primary and secondary sellers must ad…
Creative industry leaders to vote remain
The popular press has dismissed anti-Brexit arts figures as ‘luvvies’ after a survey revealed the vast majority of wor…
Inquiry aims to grow the civic role of the arts
Arts organisations are being invited to get involved in an inquiry, launched by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, into how arts…
Cultural policy favours a minority elite, academics tell Committee
The words ‘great’ and ‘art’ should be taken out of Arts Council England’s strategic framework, a Sel…
First Culture White Paper in fifty years prioritises access
The Government has revealed plans to improve access to culture for the disadvantaged, to help arts organisations develop new incom…
Education reforms could open school doors to more musicians
A lack of formal teaching qualifications will no longer be an entry barrier to musicians wanting to teach in state schools under p…
EBacc protestors push for Parliamentary debate
If a petition to include the arts in the new English Baccalaureate can attract 100,000 signatures then the issue could be debated…
Building the talent pipeline
Creative subjects are essential to relieving the skills shortage in the UK job market, but they are being sidelined. Louise Jury e…
