Creative economy skills shortage looms, report warns
Research finds enrolment in creative further education is declining in all parts of the UK, prompting concerns of a future pipelin…
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Serota moots early education ‘Arts Start’ programme
Arts Council England Chair Nicholas Serota says the 'moment of transition' provided by a change of government offers the o…
Chichester theatre gets approval for new venue
Chichester Festival Theatre has received planning permission for a new 120-seat studio theatre. Called ‘The Nest’, the…
Shining a light on schools: Rethinking art in education
Following their collaboration on a groundbreaking project, Sarah Bailey, Kate Houlton and Danielle Lewis-Egonu reflect on how a so…
The small moments and why they matter
The arts bring moments of creativity, joy and imagination, but what do they mean to the lives of children and young people, famili…
Sheeran funds school’s arts subjects after government cuts
Musician Ed Sheeran has been funding a local state school's music, art and drama education programmes for the last seven years…
School blames financial position for arts cuts
Having spent £500,000 on a purpose-built art block a decade ago, London school ceases contract of 'inspirational' ar…
Welsh vocational qualifications are meeting needs, report says
Post-16 vocational qualifications in art, creative and media subjects are meeting the needs of learners, according to findings fro…
Orchestral music as an agent for change
In a radical reimagining of the classical music paradigm, Sarah Alexander shares the National Youth Orchestra’s model for en…
Putting arts education in place
With the general election looming, Jason Jones-Hall explains why all parties should embrace an arts-led approach to place to enhan…
Uncomfortable truths
Arts organisations are committed to reaching marginalised young people through their creative practice. But what happens when youn…
Birmingham: ‘An extraordinary jewel of a city’
In the latest in our series on the arts in education, Steve Ball shares an initiative which connects schools and arts organisation…
Teacher professionalism and the arts
Regardless of the setting, every school deserves a teacher who is afforded the space and professional trust to teach an inspiring…
Liverpool Philharmonic extends health programme
Alder Hey Children's Hospital is the sixth NHS organisation to become part of Liverpool Philharmonic's Music and Health pr…
Theatre rails against ‘clickbait’ general election policies
Theatre company Zest is launching a pop-up youth club to address a lack of creative spaces for young people following "13 yea…
Government must ensure children’s right to theatre
Directors of Education and Learning from some of the country’s most high-profile theatres are calling on all political parti…
Music charity opens ninth funding round for young creatives
Young people’s music charity Youth Music has announced a ninth funding round of its NextGen fund. The fund is designed to he…
Fears Tory plans to scrap university degrees will damage arts
Conservative party says it will close the 'worst-performing' degrees that have high drop-out rates and 'poor' job…
Parents and carers in the performing arts face growing pay gap
Report finds evidence of unsustainable working conditions and a growing pay disparity for parents and carers working in the perfor…
Arts education: Call for four hour minimum entitlement
Campaign group says fundamental changes to the schooling system are necessary to address 'erosion and inequality'…
Education system facing ‘arts apocalypse’, sector warns
Concerns raised over 'decimation' of arts provision in schools and colleges across England.
One in four schools failing to meet one-hour music target
Almost a quarter of secondary schools are not meeting a new government expectation for Key Stage 3 pupils to be taught an hour of…
Music education hubs: ACE seeks fresh bids for two areas
Two areas of England are yet to have an organisation appointed to run their music education hub later this year after bids by pros…
Camden youth arts scheme creates £3.7m in social value
Research from Social Change UK estimates that for every £1 invested by Roundhouse in its youth film and digital projects, &p…
