Dance as a catalyst for change?
In devising a new Master’s degree in dance, Jo Parkes’s aim has been to interrogate the artform – not as a subje…
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Music hubs losing pupils and schools over rising costs
Research finds music hubs and services are being forced to increase prices amid rising costs and funding gaps, but parents and sch…
Hastings schools chosen for art education pilot
A pilot project to develop a new approach to arts education will be run across a group of schools in Hastings, East Sussex. The Cl…
Refugee music programme needs further funding to continue
A music academy supporting Ukrainian refugees has said it requires further funding to continue its programme. Last week, the Londo…
Youth culture collaboration launches
An initiative designed to nurture young and emerging talent from East London has launched. The partnership, based at Stratford You…
Ofsted finds inequalities in music education persist
An Ofsted report examining music in schools has found inequalities in opportunities to learn an instrument continue to impact pupi…
Former NPO opens venue in London
Theatre company Stockroom, which ceased to be an Arts Council England-funded organisation last year, has opened a new performing s…
AHRC cuts funded PhDs by 30% after loss of income
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has announced that it will cut the number of PhD students it funds by almost a thi…
Secondary school jointly run with orchestra opens
A new state school run in partnership with a professional orchestra has opened in the West Midlands, offering enhanced music educa…
Gender blind theatre course launched at Chichester University
The University of Chichester has launched a new postgraduate master's course in musical theatre that will offer gender non-con…
Partnerships with universities yield long-term impact
Oliver Mantell examines the many benefits of working in close collaboration with university partners on developing skills in the a…
South Yorkshire bids to become music education hub
South Yorkshire has thrown its hat in the ring to become the home of a new music education hub. The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combin…
Music industry urges investment in teachers
Government must recruit "an army of music teachers" to avert the risk of a lost generation of talent, leaders in the mus…
Ex-dancers allege ‘toxic’ culture at top ballet schools
Former students of Royal Ballet School and Elmhurst Ballet School claim they were bullied and encouraged to lose weight.
Lessons from Black British theatre
Kimberly Harding’s desire to study Black British theatre was born decades ago. This summer she travelled to London to make i…
How do you get into dance?
Zoie Golding and Ollie Webb are 20 years apart in age and experience. Coming from backgrounds where a career in dance would be unl…
Schools in deprived areas get music equipment funds
Money will go to 29 schools in areas of high deprivation to provide access to musical instruments to young people facing the bigge…
Entries to GCSE arts exams hit new low
The total number of exam entries to all creative arts subjects falls by 4% compared with last year, representing its smallest ever…
London drama school investigated by charity regulator
Watchdog escalates inquiry into Kogan Academy of Dramatic Arts as accounts for three financial years remain outstanding.
Green light for BRIT School in Bradford
Approval is heralded as a signal government recognises the importance of cultural education, but there are questions around the la…
Entries to creative A-levels fall again
Sector leaders reignite call for educational reforms as entries to exams in creative subjects make up just over 10% of all A-level…
Lack of creative careers awareness
Concerns raised that school leavers are not being informed of opportunities in the creative industries.
English Heritage launches £11m apprenticeship programme
The charity aims to train a new generation in vanishing heritage skills needed to preserve endangered historic properties, includi…
DCMS launches enrichment programme for schools
Pilot scheme aims to improve the provision of enrichment activities such as art and drama in up to 200 secondary schools in areas…
