Education
Judge rules freelance teacher owed employee rights by drama school
A singing teacher hired by a performing arts school on a freelance basis has successfully argued that he was entitled to paid notice and holiday pay at a tribunal, which ruled his…
Future of Heritage Schools programme yet to be decided
The government has not confirmed if it will continue to finance Historic England’s Heritage Schools programme beyond the end of the current financial year. Asked by Conservative MP…
Calls for increased support to young creatives outside formal education
Young creatives who do not go to university should be able to access financing routes akin to student loans, according to the recommendations of a new report. The Industry Connect…
RSC expands schools touring to ‘record’ levels in 2025
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s schools touring programme will be viewed by an estimated 24,000 young people next year, the largest number ever, the company has announced. Aimed…
Privately educated pupils still outperform peers in creative GCSEs
Private school pupils in England continue to achieve better GCSE results than their state school counterparts in art, drama and music, despite a narrowing of the gap in other subje…
English National Opera outlines Manchester plans
English National Opera has announced plans for its future as part of its move to Manchester. The company, which was controversially dropped from Arts Council England’s National Por…
‘End school trips to middle-class museums and theatres’ curriculum review told
Schools should reduce “middle-class activities” such as museum and theatre trips and remove references to them from exam questions; a government curriculum review will be told….
Creative universities ‘facing liquidity issues’
A total of 17 higher education providers specialising in creative courses will be struggling with their cash flow by 2025/26, the sector regulator has warned. A report published by…
Sutton Trust report ‘shines uncomfortable spotlight’ on class inequalities in creative careers
Education and class background have a significant impact on people’s ability to reach the top of their creative profession, new research into class inequalities in the creative i…
NT’s plans to axe school tours ‘damaging’ to working class communities
Over 50 leading figures in theatre have signed a letter expressing “profound concern” to the National Theatre )NT) over its plans to completely cut its primary school touring p…
Millennium Centre launches digital-first performance venue
Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) has unveiled plans for a digital-first performance venue as well as facilities for production, rehearsal and training as part of a broader development…
Kwei-Armah calls for urgent action on arts in schools
Outgoing artistic director of the Young Vic, Kwame Kwei-Armah, has warned that diversity in the theatre industry will suffer unless government takes urgent action to improve drama…
Royal Academy launches arts education campaign
A new campaign to promote arts education has been launched by the Royal Academy of Arts. As part of the Art is a Serious Subject campaign, posters have appeared in tube stations an…
Singing ‘supports social cohesion’ for young refugees
Singing and music-making can help benefit social cohesion and language skills for young refugees, a report has found. Published by Sing Up Foundation, research was carried out by a…
ACE partners on business case for Midlands musical theatre centre
Arts Council England (ACE) is partnering with universities, local authorities and cultural organisations in Birmingham to commission a report on establishing the UK’s first Natio…
Central School layoffs scheme could open next month
Central School of Speech and Drama (CSSD) has revealed that a proposed voluntary redundancy scheme, which it is currently consulting on with staff, could open as early as next mont…
National Youth Theatre and Microsoft team up on AI workshops
The National Youth Theatre (NYT) is partnering with Microsoft to offer a national programme of free workshops to help young people use generative AI to make creative content. A tot…
Starmer: Everyone ‘deserves chance to be touched by art’
Prime Minister Keir Starmer uses Labour Party conference speech to re-emphasise his aim to improve accessibility to arts and culture.
Creative education in London gets £3.6m boost
Programme aims to address barriers that have discouraged and prevented cultural education and arts in schools from thriving.
Bryant seeks to ‘rescue arts from financial black hole’
Speaking at a fringe event at the Labour Party conference, Arts Minister Chris Bryant sets out his intention to 'transform' the sector.
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