Wigmore Hall to withdraw from ACE’s National Portfolio
London’s Wigmore Hall will leave Arts Council England’s (ACE) National Portfolio in April next year, saying it has raised enou…
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Worcester co-creation initiatives awarded £800k
Arts Council England has awarded Worcester a grant of £800,000 to support co-creation initiatives across the city. Funded through…
Technological innovation and the future of creative education
The pandemic had major repercussions for the higher education sector. Dean of Ravensbourne University Andy Rees thinks the subsequ…
Theatre cancels shows amid ‘viability’ concerns
Guildford’s Electric Theatre has cancelled its events while the institution that operates it considers its long-term future, it ha…
DfE announces National Centre for Arts and Music Education
A National Centre for Arts and Music Education will be established to promote opportunities for children and young people to pursu…
Government curriculum review ‘must try harder’ to boost creative subjects
Bodies representing the theatre sector have criticised an interim report of the government’s review of the educational curriculu…
Extracurricular arts must be ‘hardwired into education system’
Structured extracurricular enrichment opportunities focusing on arts, storytelling and heritage projects should become a permanent…
Kent Music appoints new CEO
GERRY STERLING has been appointed chief executive of Kent Music, taking over in April from PETER BOLTON, who has led the charity f…
Growing number of grassroots youth music projects face closure
A growing number of grassroots music projects for young people are at risk of closure, according to research from Youth Music. A s…
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra receives ‘game-changing’ grant
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has set out plans to extend its community work after being awarded its largest ever single gr…
LIPA Multi Academy Trust holds ‘constructive discussions’ with union amid concerns from MPs
The National Education Union (NEU) and Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA) Multi Academy Trust have held “constructive…
ArtsEd names principal for ‘new chapter’ after bullying controversy
London drama school ArtsEd has selected LOUISE JACKSON as its new principal from July 2025. Jackson’s appointment follows the de…
BFI awards funding for film and TV skills package
A new skills package designed to support creatives in the West of England will launch in Bristol after receiving funding from the…
University teams up with theatre company to train future doctors
The University of Sunderland is working with north-east theatre company Operating Theatre to support second-year medical students…
RSC to train teachers in ‘rehearsal room’ techniques to boost pupil outcomes
A new research programme led by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) wi…
New campaign aims to put arts at the heart of teaching in schools
A new campaign is seeking to put arts subjects at the heart of teaching in British schools. The Arts and Minds campaign has been d…
Henley urges investment in cultural education
Addressing inequality in cultural education requires sustained long-term investment, not “short-term governmental funding cycles”,…
Music in curriculum leading to pupil benefits
A musician-in-residence scheme in a Nottinghamshire primary school has improved pupils’ concentration and behaviour, and crea…
Music education hubs facing £160m ‘black hole’
There is a £32.3m annual budget shortfall between the demands being placed on music education hubs to deliver the National Plan f…
Making great things happen
Christoph Lindner, vice chancellor of the Royal College of Art, has spent his working life embracing the freedom to follow his cre…
Making a difference in cultural policy
The Cultural Policy Unit is a new, independent think tank dedicated to formulating bold, imaginative and practical policy ideas in…
Key dates for the arts sector in 2025
As 2025 gets into swing, the year ahead will bring a raft of events that will have significant implications for the arts and cultu…
Arts University Bournemouth considers compulsory redundancies
Jobs at Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) could be at risk as the institution tries to address ongoing financial pressures, it has…
New foundation formed to advance education in the visual arts
A new charitable foundation dedicated to education in the visual arts has been created by a long-established fine art publisher. T…
