Frazer vows to grow creative industries by £50bn
Culture Secretary commits to creating an extra million jobs in the sector by 2030 in speech prioritising growth and career opportu…
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Worthing College to close performing arts department
More than 2,000 people have signed an online campaign to save the department after its planned closure was announced.
New fund to help film sector tackle climate crisis
The British Film Institute (BFI) has announced a new package of industry support for awardees who can demonstrate that they are po…
New programme to boost disabled and neurodiverse leadership
A team of learning disabled and autistic creatives from Access All Areas have banded together to create a new national arts progra…
Educators warn of decline in dance education
A survey of educators working in higher education institutions finds the number of higher education dance courses and the number o…
Opera North and Newcastle University launch three-year partnership
Organisations plan to build on previous work together through formal partnership to improve audience accessibility.
Children create performance space in London theatre
Primary school children from four schools in London have built a temporary performance structure at South London theatre Brixton H…
New cultural programme at London College of Fashion
The fashion college will commence an annual cultural calendar to coincide with its move to Stratford’s East Bank.
New £6m immersive tech programme for cultural organisations
A new £6m programme aims to equip the UK cultural sector with the skills to develop projects using immersive technology. The…
Music education charities partner on curriculum framework
Two music education charities are joining forces to deliver a programme focused on improving the provision of the music curriculum…
Decarbonisation funding for University for the Creative Arts
A £4.5m government grant has been given to the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) to help decarbonise heating across its…
Museum of London relocation hit by spiralling costs
Funding of £73m has been released to allow redevelopment of new premises to begin, but project has been hit by rising costs…
Schools facing shortage of drama teachers, Labour claims
Schools are facing shortages of specialist teachers in key areas including drama, posing a threat to children’s education, L…
Guildhall to launch performance training network for children
Guildhall School of Music and Drama is set to launch a new national training network in performance and production for children an…
Creativity ‘expunged’ from school curriculum, report warns
Creative Policy and Evidence Centre raises concerns over lack of focus on creativity within schools across the UK.
Bazalgette: Creative industries must address skills gap
Creative Industries Council co-Chair says the sector must better explain career pathways to parents, teachers and pupils to recrui…
Creative degrees can deliver skills and employment
In Culture Minister Lucy Frazer's first address to the sector, she highlighted the skills gap facing the creative industries….
National Portrait Gallery set for new learning centre
The National Portrait Gallery will boast a new learning facility when it reopens in June. The centre, which will be called Mildred…
Utopia Theatre secures premises for new Youth Academy
African theatre company Utopia Theatre has secured dedicated new premises for its recently launched Youth Academy in Sheffield. Th…
Task force to address screen sector skills gap launches
Leaders from across the UK’s screen sectors are set to work together through a Skills Task Force that will address skill sho…
The arts in schools: Foundations for the future
The 1982 publication ‘The Arts of Schools’ was hugely influential with local education authorities and arts profession…
Swansea performing arts schools under new ownership
A performing arts franchise in Swansea is under new ownership following a six-figure funding package from HSBC. Swansea’s St…
Where’s the Arts Premium for schools?
The cultural learning sector was hoping Jeremy Hunt would use his first budget to deliver one of the Conservatives’ manifest…
Libraries provide a much-needed home for digital culture
Linda Cockburn shares how bringing digital culture into Coventry’s libraries is building communities and helping to bridge a…
