Thriving in an unequal world
Being a young, female leader in the arts is a novelty – one Isobel Colchester has come to realise she must explore and celeb…
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The arts effect
Do arts projects in schools boost pupils’ health and wellbeing? Ros McLellan finds the current evidence posit…
Children’s literature centre gets funding go-ahead
Restoration of the house and garden that inspired ‘Peter Pan’ will provide a new home for children’s literature…
A very grand departure
Pat Cochrane describes how Cape UK has produced educational resources for the Yorkshire Festival, part of the Tour de France&rsquo…
ACE impact report in the firing line
A withering letter signed by senior academics raises serious concerns about the recent ACE review of the impact of the arts and th…
Writing a different script
As the Writing Squad recruits its seventh group of talented young authors, Danny Broderick and Steve Dearden explain how their for…
Writing in a hidden world
Lucas Stewart reports on the difficulties involved in ‘Hidden Words, Hidden Worlds’, a British Council project in Burm…
More Shakespeare for schools
Globe Education will extend its free schools ticket scheme as Deutsche Bank commits to a further three years’ support.
A funding fog
Kate Massey-Chase discusses the impact of personal budgets on participants at CoolTan Arts.
Freedom writers
Cila Warncke discusses the role of literature in promoting democracy and social change in a country like Myanmar. &…
Digital start-up
Katy Carr sees an online future for literature
The new publishing
Writing courses are helping new writers to forge connections and networks that live on after graduation, writes Sam Kinchin-Smith
Palmer returns to Poetry Society
Following internal disagreements and difficulties which saw multiple resignations, including Director Judith Palmer, the Poetry So…
Art as reconciliation
Ayla Lepine looks at how an organisation working with bereaved Israelis and Palestinians is hoping to promote reconciliation throu…
New literature agency for Wales
Academi, the literature promotion agency and society for writers, and Ty Newydd Writers’ Centre, have joined together to for…
Boost for poetry and literature
A new £1m funding programme has been created with the aim of enabling children and young people to experience literature and…
Rhymes and reasons
Poetic justice? Eleanor Turney reports on the future of contemporary poetry
