Millions more visit major museums
Several museums and galleries have recorded their highest visitor numbers in a decade – leading DCMS to claim it was a &ldqu…
Posts
‘Thank you for encouraging me to express myself’: how the arts are supporting mental health in schools
Two secondary schools in the North East have used the creative arts to help students explore their emotions, reports Elvie Thompso…
Drama Centre advisory council resigns over suspension of courses
All eleven advisors of the London drama school have quit in protest at Central St Martins' decision to halt admissions for two…
Future workforce, are you out there?
Sara Whybrew explains how employers across the creative industries are making sure there’s a new generation of skilled worke…
Durham Commission calls for national network of creativity hubs
The ACE and Durham University collaboration says that prioritising exam technique over deep understanding is “far from ideal…
DCMS reports drop in arts engagement
New figures show a continuing trend of disabled adults engaging with the arts – but an ongoing decline in creative pursuits…
Who can afford to do an apprenticeship?
Apprenticeship reforms have offered new opportunities for organisations who want to take on a trainee, writes Madeleine Lund. But…
‘Serious structural deficiencies’ in music creation, survey finds
A survey of arts leaders, teachers and musicians finds composing is being sidelined, with unclear progression routes and declining…
Bridging the gap between art and academia
The University of Lincoln's School of Fine and Performing Arts is thought to be unique in employing a professional producer to…
Music scheme improved deprived children’s creativity and wellbeing
A new report on the impact of a music making programme has highlighted positive changes in the “creativity, emotional litera…
Giving all children access to the arts: Finland’s plan for cultural education
Every teenager in Finland will get free visits local and national arts institutions, thanks to the country’s “innovati…
Your questions answered on ACE’s new strategy
Arts Council England’s policy leads respond to questions on its plans for the next ten years.
Five non-graduate routes into creative work
A recent report highlighted the barriers facing young people entering the sector – but there’s no need to give up on y…
Decline in creative GCSEs continues
The number of students taking Art and Design has increased, but campaigners said it is “not enough to correct several years…
Parents more likely to visit galleries with children, says survey
New research finds that a lack of play areas and parking were the most common reasons for negative experiences when taking childre…
Decline in creative A Levels accelerates
About 6500 fewer students sat A Levels for creative subjects this year, outpacing a general decline in the number of exams taken b…
Cultural Education Partnerships’ development stalls
Four years after the scheme was launched, only a third of partnerships believe they are established and delivering.
Nothing but a number? Young people on boards
It's great that arts organisations are recruiting young people to their boards – but they need to really think about why…
‘If you can’t find the work, make it’: helping young people take the creative initiative
Programmes that nurture imagination and ambition can help re-establish the arts as a transformative force, says Robert West.
Tackling diversity in children’s arts: what we’ve learned in a year
Tara Lopez identifies three key themes that have emerged so far from the four-year Vital Spark initiative.
‘They let us pick any artist in the world’: the freedom to create relatable theatre
The Contact Young Curators programme gave Wez Thistlethwaite the opportunity to re-engage his creative muscles by co-curating a wo…
Austerity is undermining children’s access to culture, finds research
An LSE researcher said children’s development is being thwarted by Government policy, but argued the situation could be impr…
Government should fund young creatives to build diversity, says report
Many BAME young people interviewed felt that “drama and acting was more for white people and that music was more for Black p…
Four ways the Durham Commission can create a lasting legacy
As the Commission gets ready to publish its recommendations on creativity and education, Joe Hallgarten puts forward four ideas he…
