Theatre for young audiences has suffered from low status and under-investment, but perceptions of its quality are changing, says N…

How do you teach young people about collective power? A recent arts project involving three schools in Tottenham aimed to do just…

An international collaboration is helping young people with disabilities in the Ukraine get involved in the performing arts and br…

Delivering schemes that close the gap in arts engagement to reach under-represented groups will be the Government’s priority…

A gender gap in children and young people participating in dance, music and drama activities is highlighted in the latest Taking P…

Turner Prize-winning architects Assemble are one of the ‘Creative Agents’ collaborating with schools in a scheme that…

How did three young people who chose not to go to university end up running one of the most innovative cross-artform festivals in…

The EBacc debate in Westminster prompts Patrycja Kaszynska to reflect on the role of the arts as a force for political and ci…

Eight London state schools are to be supported over four years by £2.8m in funding from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation a…

A dispute over the number of pupils taking arts subjects at GCSE was at the heart of a House of Commons debate, with the Departmen…

The decline in the take-up of arts subjects at GCSE has increased five-fold over the past year, coinciding with a dramatic rise in…

Last year Youth Music more than doubled its fundraising income, exceeding its already ambitious target. Emma Holenstein reveals ho…

A Twitter Q&A for young people interested in a career in the arts will be held on 5 July by Arts Award.

An In Harmony programme has embedded Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in its local community. Susanne Burns reveals how the orchestra…

A new pilot scheme led by Imaginate and National Theatre Scotland will bring live performances to 15,000 schoolchildren this autum…

Is it feasible for primary school children to be based full time in a local museum? Wendy James discusses a pilot project where ch…

A cultural education programme in the north west has shifted its focus from pupils to teachers and is seeing great results. Sarah…

Music teaching provision is becoming incohesive as schools are left to decide whether or not to engage with local hubs, according…

The key to building a loyal audience for a family arts festival? It needs to come from a place of integrity, says Rowan Hoban.

Families are key to audience development, but how do you attract them? Patrick Spottiswoode reveals how Shakespeare’s Globe…

Reaching the milestone of 100,000 signatures means a petition calling for arts subjects to be included in the EBacc will now be co…

Through the Circuit network, 15 to 25 year olds create arts events for other young people. Rachel Escott reveals what they’v…

One Dance UK, Greenwich Dance and Trinity Laban have welcomed increased funding for sport in schools, seeing it as a great opportu…

Headteachers reject the idea of a diluted form of the music and social education programme, saying that funding will be the main b…