Music teachers ‘have less job security and lower pay than ever’
A report by the Musicians’ Union warns instrument teaching could become an unviable career because of growing contractual an…
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If I were 22: Lucia Masundire
If Lucia Masundire were 22 again and looking to further her career, she’d become a trustee and consider running off to…
Fewer teenagers engaging in music activities than ever before
The decline in young people participating in dance appears to be reversing, although the gender gap among children has never been…
Bridge organisation establishes endowment to secure legacy
The Culture Bridge North East Fund will award grants of up to £1,500 to help young people in the North East access quality a…
Arts GCSE entries at their lowest for a decade
New research revealing declining exam entries for arts subjects comes as Education Minister Lord Nash denies that arts take-up in…
Academic warns of crisis in arts education
GCSE pupils are choosing not to study art and design becasue of government messaging around the EBacc, a survey of Norfolk schools…
Arts projects share youth development windfall
The Garage in Norwich and Travelling Light Theatre Company are among those to receive a grant from the one-off £40m fund.
No more ssshhing or custard creams
Adults – parents, teachers and theatre-makers included – need to stop trying to control children’s experien…
Definitely for families
Noticing that families were under-represented in their audiences, art galleries in the North of England decided to take a collabor…
GCSE results confirm 8% drop in arts subjects
The number of students taking EBacc subjects at GCSE has risen by 8%.
Fair wage for artists should be ACE funding condition, Labour says
A new report examining diversity in the arts says change is impossible until there is “comprehensive data” on class.&n…
One in three think classical music must drop ‘elitist’ traditions
Almost half of respondents to a YouGov poll said more young children must learn a classical instrument if the artform is to surviv…
Families go free
A ‘pay it forward’ pilot campaign aimed to help families most in need attend dance theatre performances, but it wasn&r…
Government to force schools to conform on ‘pointless’ and ‘short-termist’ EBacc
In its long-overdue response to a public consultation on the implementation of the EBacc, the Government has ignored calls for a b…
A global vision of arts learning
While the EBacc may be causing concern for the status of the arts in UK schools, there are opportunities to ensure creativity is a…
A borough of young theatre-goers
Every child in the last year of primary school in the London borough of Newham has the opportunity to see world-class theatre for…
Education Minister: ‘Don’t worry about decline in arts subjects – computing is on the rise’
Lord Nash said numerous students had been taking creative subjects “not because they suited them, but because they were easi…
New Commission to assess musical progression of young people
Billed as the first of its kind in the UK, the Commission will conduct research and seek submissions about barriers into music for…
Inclusive instruments
For some children with physical disabilities, access to music making is barred by a lack of well-designed adapted musical instrume…
A perfect match
When her circus arts company was invited to perform in a library, Camille Bensoussan feared there would be endless health and safe…
Boys really can dance
Why do boys tend to give up dance classes when they reach their teens? Kate Laho and Natalie Holasz discuss the findings of a…
Lessons from Hong Kong
Programming both Cantonese and western opera, the Hong Kong Arts Festival has a challenge when it comes to audience development. T…
Increasing creative options
With fewer students studying creative subjects at school, the UK’s Bridge organisations have taken on the challenge to promo…
Escape from hospital stress
Bedside theatre performances in hospitals are helping children escape from stress and anxiety. Persephone Sextou explains the work…
