DCMS Minister: EBacc partly to blame for decline in music at GCSE
Digital Minister Margot James’s comments to a parliamentary inquiry are in marked contrast to previous comments from Governm…
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MPs to assess ‘class ceiling’ in the arts
A new parliamentary inquiry will report on the barriers to social mobility and identify practical action that can be taken by char…
Trusting young people in care
Nathan Geering explains how a hip-hop dance production has helped give a voice to young people in the care system.
A vital contribution
Vital Spark is a national initiative aiming to create more inclusive and diverse performances for children and young people. Tara…
Is there a music education crisis?
Secondary schools have been subject to cutbacks in music education, but we shouldn't lose sight of the many recent successes a…
Measure breadth of curriculum to protect arts education, MPs urged
An acclaimed headteacher said that ringfenced funding for arts subjects will amount to ‘throwing money down the hole’…
Waltham Forest embraces urban nature for culture year
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the borough’s diversity was ‘an asset to be unlocked’.
Advice on arts A Levels is not Government’s business, says minister
Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Education Lord Agnew said that arguments for music to be viewed as a ‘facilitating s…
Report calls for ‘arts premium’ for schools
6,000 students from across England shared why and how they engage in cultural activity, with a quarter saying that their school in…
The value of creative thinking
What exactly do we mean by creativity, and how will the UK measure up when the world education league tables start assessing it in…
Peers voice concern for post-Brexit arts in ‘beautifully one-sided’ debate
The Government representative did not provide any further clarity on the future of EU arts funding, progress on reciprocal agreeme…
Ofsted to refocus on ‘broad curriculum’
Campaigners against the EBacc have welcomed the move, but say it will not be enough on its own to save arts subjects.
£5m scheme to increase young people’s access to performing arts
Places with fewer opportunities to take part in performances will be prioritised in the scheme.
Letter: Recognition where it’s due
English teachers are arts teachers too – and should be recognised and supported as such, says Amanda Rigali.
Arts venues aim to make Newcastle ‘best place to be young’
The City of Dreams strategy aims to engage 165,000 under-25s in the arts every year for the next 10 years, and hopes to address po…
EBacc blamed for growing gender imbalance in GCSE choices
Female entries for GCSE music outnumbered those from males by almost 4,000 in 2017/18, compared to just 764 five years ago.
Fostering young talent
Nurturing young people’s talent is a key part of improving diversity in the arts sector, says Jacqueline Haxton.
The circus comes to hospital
A circus artist helped older people and children develop their confidence and communicaton skills in workshops at Guy’s and…
Using data to find the right schools
How can an arts organisation be sure it is working with schools that represent the community? Lucie Fitton and Ashleigh Hibbins su…
Arts in schools: the end of an era
As performance targets squeeze the arts to the margins of the curriculum, only the most courageous of state schools are continuing…
Music A-level “in danger of disappearing from state schools”
The sharp warning from the Association of School and College Leaders comes as A-level data reveals the decline in entries for arts…
Cultural visits continue to fall amid terrorism fears
London galleries were hard hit last year, as school children admissions fell for the fourth consecutive year.
“Class gap” holds back young people from the arts, finds research
Two reports commissioned by Arts Council England found that cost and lack of confidence are major barriers to youth engagement.
Apprenticeship barriers under scrutiny
New research is responding to employer demands for the apprenticeship system to be made more attractive to the creative industries…
