Academic warns of crisis in arts education
GCSE pupils are choosing not to study art and design becasue of government messaging around the EBacc, a survey of Norfolk schools…
GCSE pupils are choosing not to study art and design becasue of government messaging around the EBacc, a survey of Norfolk schools…
The Garage in Norwich and Travelling Light Theatre Company are among those to receive a grant from the one-off £40m fund.
Adults – parents, teachers and theatre-makers included – need to stop trying to control children’s experien…
Noticing that families were under-represented in their audiences, art galleries in the North of England decided to take a collabor…
The number of students taking EBacc subjects at GCSE has risen by 8%.
A new report examining diversity in the arts says change is impossible until there is “comprehensive data” on class.&n…
Almost half of respondents to a YouGov poll said more young children must learn a classical instrument if the artform is to surviv…
A ‘pay it forward’ pilot campaign aimed to help families most in need attend dance theatre performances, but it wasn&r…
In its long-overdue response to a public consultation on the implementation of the EBacc, the Government has ignored calls for a b…
While the EBacc may be causing concern for the status of the arts in UK schools, there are opportunities to ensure creativity is a…
Every child in the last year of primary school in the London borough of Newham has the opportunity to see world-class theatre for…
Lord Nash said numerous students had been taking creative subjects “not because they suited them, but because they were easi…
Billed as the first of its kind in the UK, the Commission will conduct research and seek submissions about barriers into music for…
For some children with physical disabilities, access to music making is barred by a lack of well-designed adapted musical instrume…
When her circus arts company was invited to perform in a library, Camille Bensoussan feared there would be endless health and safe…
Why do boys tend to give up dance classes when they reach their teens? Kate Laho and Natalie Holasz discuss the findings of a…
Programming both Cantonese and western opera, the Hong Kong Arts Festival has a challenge when it comes to audience development. T…
With fewer students studying creative subjects at school, the UK’s Bridge organisations have taken on the challenge to promo…
Bedside theatre performances in hospitals are helping children escape from stress and anxiety. Persephone Sextou explains the work…
Male graduates earn slightly more than women just one year after graduating from a Creative Arts and Design course.
Cockpit Arts’ programme of support for apprenticeships in the craft sector is delivering tangible benefits among micro craft…
Wales is two years into an ambitious national initiative to improve education outcomes by embedding creative approaches to learnin…
The financial imperative to sell tickets can lead to a ‘bums on seats’ mentality, but a different approach has helped…
Don’t be afraid of fun, catch them early and remember that everyone loves LEGO – Michelle Lally shares her tips for en…