Rotherham Children’s Capital of Culture gets £275k boost
Rotherham Council’s cabinet has agreed to allocate a further £275,000 of funding for Rotherham as Children’s Cap…
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Funding shortfall puts Margate art school at risk of closure
The Margate School has announced it is at risk of closure due to a funding shortfall of £150,000. The independent post…
UK’s largest museum collaboration plans to inspire children
Around 500 museums will collaborate on project aimed at inspiring children to visit museums and create artworks responding to the…
Southbank Centre and Apple unveil plans to support Black creatives
Initiative to improve access to the arts for emerging Black creatives has announced details of residencies in London, Manchester,…
National Youth Theatre to offer free auditions
The National Youth Theatre (NYT) is to hold free auditions in five cities and online next month February. The auditions will take…
Historic hospital secures £4.9m for restoration work
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded £4.9m for the restoration of historic buildings at St Bartholomew’s Hos…
Not all actors have to go to drama school
As the National Youth Theatre Rep Company approaches its 10th anniversary, its co-founder and Artistic Director Paul Roseby shares…
Gateshead’s Trinity Centre to undergo £1.4m redesign
A former church in Gateshead is set to become a community and arts hub after restoration plans secured funding from the National L…
National Portrait Gallery launches youth initiative with Raheem Sterling
A charity established by England footballer Raheem Sterling has joined forces with the National Portrait Gallery to launch a creat…
Drama school to remain open thanks to crowdfunding
READ College in Reading has been saved from closure after raising £40,000 to help pay for the building’s running costs…
Drama school ‘faces closure in weeks’
A drama school in Reading has warned that it will be forced to close by the end of the year if it cannot raise sufficient funds wi…
EBacc will not be amended to include the arts
There are no plans to amend the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) to include creative subjects, Education Minister Robert Halfon has s…
Northern Ireland brings artists into the classroom
Eleven schools in Belfast and Londonderry will receive funding enabling them to participate in a pioneering education programme in…
Study highlights lack of diversity in school drama texts
Drama texts by white playwrights account for the vast majority of plays taught in secondary schools across England and Wales, a st…
Headteachers ‘fear arts and drama cuts’ due to budget pressures
Subjects including art, drama and design technology are in danger of being withdrawn in many state school schools due to financial…
Bridging the divide for children in the North
At the heart of the cost-of-living and Covid storm, children and young people have fewer opportunities to engage in arts and cultu…
Germany to launch culture pass for young adults
The German government is introducing cultural vouchers for young people early next year. A pilot of the KulturPass, expected to co…
Drama school to open in Suffolk
A new drama school offering students a diploma in musical theatre industry preparation is opening in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. CAS…
Music exam discount scheme aims to remove financial barriers
A new music exam discount scheme hopes to remove the financial barriers for students who struggle to pay exam fees. The pilot sche…
Industry professionals in support of music education
Music industry professionals are ready to support music education provision, writes Lissy Kelleher-Clarke, but the refreshed Natio…
‘Being with’ in theatre
A new report from Oily Cart explores making theatre for and with children who have the most barriers to access. Ellie Griffiths su…
Being a young ambassador ‘inspired me to bring about change’
A key goal of UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK has been to support young people entering the creative industries. Here three of them…
First country house for children opens
The National Trust has opened what it says is the world’s first stately home entirely reimagined for children. Sudbury Hall,…
Prioritising children’s well-being
Poor mental health among young people is on the rise. And with it, the broader conversation about how theatre can be a useful tool…
