Call for new national body to support ‘fragile’ youth theatre
Youth theatres in England are calling for a new national body to support their “vital” work, after a survey of hundreds of gro…
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LAMDA ‘never been stronger’ financially, says principal
The principal and chief executive of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), Mark O’Thomas, says the drama school…
Co-creation boosts young people’s library engagement
Almost 90% of young people from marginalised groups felt more welcome in libraries after co-creating projects with them, new resea…
Anthem Music Fund Wales appoints new chair
EMYR AFAN has been announced as the new chair of Anthem Music Fund Wales, succeeding DAVID ALSTON, who established the charity in…
Calls for increased support to young creatives outside formal education
Young creatives who do not go to university should be able to access financing routes akin to student loans, according to the reco…
RSC expands schools touring to ‘record’ levels in 2025
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s schools touring programme will be viewed by an estimated 24,000 young people next year, the larg…
Bradford 2025 aims to ‘transform health and wellbeing’ across district
Bradford 2025 has released details of its Creative Health programme, saying it intends to drive lasting, transformative change tha…
Youth-led heritage projects receive further funding
More than 20 heritage projects across England will receive funding from Historic England to empower young people to explore and co…
Privately educated pupils still outperform peers in creative GCSEs
Private school pupils in England continue to achieve better GCSE results than their state school counterparts in art, drama and mu…
English National Opera outlines Manchester plans
English National Opera has announced plans for its future as part of its move to Manchester. The company, which was controversiall…
‘End school trips to middle-class museums and theatres’ curriculum review told
Schools should reduce “middle-class activities” such as museum and theatre trips and remove references to them from exam quest…
Half Moon unveils joint leadership
Half Moon has appointed BRADLEY TRAVIS as artistic director and LOUISE ALLEN as executive director. The pair will take up post in…
Skills for life: Transforming the arts through T Levels
Next week is Discover Creative Careers Week, a national government-backed industry-led initiative to inspire young people about ca…
Kwei-Armah calls for urgent action on arts in schools
Outgoing artistic director of the Young Vic, Kwame Kwei-Armah, has warned that diversity in the theatre industry will suffer unles…
Glasshouse receives £2m to support work with young people
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead has received a £2m donation from The Foyle Foundation to support its w…
Concern for youth arts services ahead of budget
A national touring theatre company is warning against potential funding cuts to youth services ahead of the government’s autumn…
Royal Academy launches arts education campaign
A new campaign to promote arts education has been launched by the Royal Academy of Arts. As part of the Art is a Serious Subject c…
Arts learning and the budget
As Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver her first budget, Joe Hallgarten makes a last-minute case for increased investment…
Singing ‘supports social cohesion’ for young refugees
Singing and music-making can help benefit social cohesion and language skills for young refugees, a report has found. Published by…
Deafinitely Theatre receives funding for youth theatre programme
Deafinitely Theatre has been awarded £274,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund to help fund its youth theatre programme o…
Bradford 2025: Organisers set out youth legacy focus
Young people will embark on 16-month placements with Bradford’s City of Culture team as part of efforts to secure the legacy of th…
Starmer: Everyone ‘deserves chance to be touched by art’
Prime Minister Keir Starmer uses Labour Party conference speech to re-emphasise his aim to improve accessibility to arts and cultu…
Creative education in London gets £3.6m boost
Programme aims to address barriers that have discouraged and prevented cultural education and arts in schools from thriving.
Museum scheme to support early child development launches
Museums across the UK will work on ways to use culture to support children in their early years as part of a £1m pilot progr…
