Arts organisations benefited from the digital development opportunities presented by The Space, but limited marketing, safe content and technological barriers undermined its impact.
An extra 20% investment in arts programming, re-launching the digital arts platform ‘The Space’, and the digitisation of the BBC’s Shakespeare archive all feature in the BBC Director General’s plans.
Funding cuts have forced museums and galleries to employ more unpaid volunteers and reduce the numbers of museum professionals, affecting education and outreach programmes.
New support and resources for teachers are part of a six-year initiative aiming to inspire a generation of young people through a new approach to teaching Shakespeare.
Theatres are opening their doors to more child-friendly performances suitable for children with autism, following a successful national pilot project and the development of a model for best practice.
Schools are playing a critical role in levelling access to the arts in London, but those in outer London are still missing out, according to new research.
