Creative apprenticeships drop to lowest level in a decade
Sharp fall in creative apprenticeships prompts call for a "radical rethink" of career routes into the sector.
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ALRA students join Rose Bruford College
A total of 142 former ALRA students are to continue their studies with Rose Bruford College following the academy’s closure…
Norwich University of the Arts expands campus
Norwich University of the Arts (NUA) has acquired central Norwich venue 20 Bank Plain. Work will now begin to transform the former…
Unions blame DfE for ALRA closure
The Department for Education (DfE) bears "significant responsibility" for ALRA's sudden closure, unions say. In…
£8.9m for youth music making
£8.9m is being invested in two funds to support young people's music making, learning and earning potential. Youth Music…
UK arts universities perform well in rankings
The UK's arts universities have held on to top spots in the QS World University Rankings. The Royal College of Music was named…
Shock as ALRA closes without warning
Trustees missed the warning signs in 2020, reporting a "very low risk" of closure just six months ago.
UAL plans 30 online degree courses
University of the Arts London (UAL) will offer 30 online and "low residency" degree courses in the 2022/23 academic year…
Children’s theatre ticket scheme doubles offering
Children’s theatre Polka is making 4,000 free school tickets available before the end of the school year through Curtain Up!…
Music education survey paints bleak picture
Almost all music teachers agree the government should consult them on the much-anticipated refreshed National Plan for Music Educa…
‘Highbrow’ culture doesn’t influence GCSE grades
"Highbrow" cultural experiences like museum visits don't affect GCSE grades, but reading can be influential, researc…
New Chinese art fellowship to launch
A postdoctoral fellowship in Chinese and Sinophone contemporary art will provide a "unique opportunity", its funders say…
DfE plans ‘worrying’ for creative degrees
Disadvantaged groups could miss out on future university places as creative degrees fail to feature in funding for “strategi…
Higher education lends support to LEEDS 2023
The University of Leeds and Leeds Beckett University will lead a strand of the LEEDS 2023 programme with the support of other…
OfS proposals could ‘discourage creative talent’
The education regulator says skills development and graduate earnings may be considered when measuring degree programmes’ su…
Plastics collection awarded nationally significant status
A collection of designs in plastic has been designated as nationally important by Arts Council England. Held by the Museum of Desi…
Digital key to removing music education inequalities
Funding digital innovation will be key to overcoming inequality in music education, a new report says. Youth Music Charity NYMAZ l…
‘Overworked’ theatre school pupil sewed through her hands
A former student of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School says she was "overworked" when she sewed through both her hands. Step…
Keir Starmer: Government is ‘attacking’ British creativity
Labour Leader promises action on EU touring if elected and says the creative industries deserve more "respect".
Creative teachers offer the most industry experience
A new report recommends long term funding to allow more schools to embed opportunities to work with industry partners.
BBC orchestra moves to Great Yarmouth
The BBC Concert Orchestra is taking up a three-year residency in Great Yarmouth. The move is part of Create Yarmouth, a collaborat…
Ways of working with universities revealed
One of the largest surveys ever undertaken between the arts and academia produced some new perspectives on how collaborations can…
Three-year inquiry into GSA fire inconclusive
A three-year investigation into a fire at Glasgow School of Art has given no answers. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service&rs…
Call to scrap GCSEs amid paltry arts entries
The summer exams must go, former education secretaries say, as a new commission reports the need for students to develop creativit…
