We cannot afford to undervalue arts and humanities degrees
Hardly a day goes by without a fresh attack on arts and humanities degrees as ‘low value’. Stuart Croft, Vice-Chancell…
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Cultural education ‘at risk’ following ACE shakeup
Report identifies risk of patchier arts provision for young people following Arts Council England's decision to stop funding B…
Acosta dance centre to open in Greenwich
Dancer, choreographer and director, Carlos Acosta, and the Acosta Dance Foundation (ADF) have announced the launch of a new dance…
Boost to creative opportunities for young people in Newham
Newham Council and the University of East London (UEL) have announced a partnership aimed at increasing cultural and creative oppo…
Music education hub reforms ‘immensely challenging’
Leading figure in music education warns the top-down nature of planned government reforms has created 'more challenge, more cr…
New arts campus for Medway following UCA closure
Medway School of Arts is set to open its doors in September on a site at The Historic Dockyard, Chatham. The new school will be ru…
Campaign urges education reform to save arts subjects
Open letter to Education Secretary, with more than 1,150 signatures, calls on government to review and reform Ebacc and Progress 8…
Government plans for ‘low value’ degree cap criticised
Admission restrictions to be placed on so-called 'low-value' degrees with high drop-out rates and poor employment prospect…
A-Level students’ street art removed after complaints
A-Level students in Bury St Edmunds have had their street art removed after less than a week due to complaints. The art students f…
House of Lords debates creative industries policy
Peers say government must consider skills development, careers guidance and research and development tax relief in discussion on c…
Starmer promises greater emphasis on creativity in education
Labour leader says every child will be given the opportunity to take arts subjects until the age of 16 as part of the party’…
Royal Ballet School widens membership scheme
The Royal Ballet School has launched a digital membership programme to widen access for those wanting to support its operation. Th…
APPG inquiry recommends action on decline of arts education
Government must urgently address a crisis in training, recruitment and retention of art and design teachers, according to an inqui…
Consent workshops for teens attending first festival
Music festival Boardmasters says it is investing in workshops for young people and webinars for their parents to tackle consent is…
Protest over Brighton Centre for Contemporary Art closure
University stakeholders and artists call for University of Brighton to reconsider the decision to close the gallery and make its s…
NT’s Let’s Play offered free to primary schools
The National Theatre has announced its Let’s Play programme is now free to all state primary schools across the UK. The prog…
BBC offers reassurance on future of classical music
Broadcaster shares update on how it plans to provide a future for its concert orchestra and BBC Singers, in letter to the Musician…
Chichester university gains accreditation for new dance science degree
The University of Chichester is to become the first institute in the UK to have its Dance Science degree course accredited by the…
Labour slams government’s arts education provision
Shadow Arts Minister Barbara Keeley says Labour would ensure all children have access to high-quality arts education as she critic…
RSC expands Shakespeare in schools scheme
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is expanding its partnership scheme with schools across England to five new locations. It will…
University of Warwick opens new space in Venice
The University of Warwick has relocated its base in Venice to a historic Palazzo overlooking the Grand Canal. The new site, on the…
Mackintosh Foundation launches technical apprenticeship programme
A new apprenticeship programme for technical theatre professionals has been launched to address a shortage in the sector. The inau…
Arts and humanities bear brunt of University of East Anglia cuts
Staff at University of East Anglia reveal that the majority of proposed academic cuts will be in arts and humanities.
Large reduction in music education hub numbers confirmed
Music hubs to begin working over larger geographic areas, as application guidance for prospective Hub Lead Organisations and…
