The value of youthfulness
Jessica Stockford tells how Arts & Business’ programme to recruit young employees of big companies to arts boards has pr…
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Arts are low cost, but have low impact on children’s learning
An educational spending toolkit says creative activities are beneficial but the positive impact on academic learning is low.
Olympics have inspired young people to participate
The Games and Cultural Olympiad were a catalyst for involvement but have left an expectation of more opportunities for young peopl…
Closing the gap
Kirsten Bodley believes that creativity is crucial to scientific and technical innovation, and in turn technical skills have a hug…
Freedom writers
Cila Warncke discusses the role of literature in promoting democracy and social change in a country like Myanmar. &…
Forever inspired?
London 2012 promised to inspire a generation in both sport and the arts. Recent research makes Moira Swinbank believe that this is…
Art in the desert
Lisa Ball-Lechgar describes how Abu Dhabi has placed culture as a vital element in its ongoing development and growth.
A most deserving audience
The North East Children’s Theatre Consortium ensures that fantastic theatre for children and young people remains centre-sta…
Here today and tomorrow
Rachel Adam argues that the Juice festival is not a ‘here today, gone tomorrow’ event unconnected to the year-round cu…
Music education bodies join together
A new body to represent those working in music education is to be formed as the National Association of Music Educators (NAME) and…
Arts to integrate with the primary curriculum
A new project is aiming to help integrate the teaching of core subjects with various artforms by linking primary schools with acto…
Life after funding
When Box Clever learned that it would be losing its small but significant funding from Arts Council England, Michael Wicherek fear…
Bookshop: Oily Cart: all sorts of theatre for all sorts of kids
As a compendium and celebration of thirty years of inspirational children’s theatre, this book serves its purpose with clari…
In defence of cuts
Nick Forbes of Newcastle City Council is furious that he’s being forced to slash funding to the arts, but it’s about e…
Education can help youngsters be copyright aware
Although education programmes are effective, more needs to be done to educate young people about what can be legally downloaded fr…
Arts at the heart
At the end of a year in which Paul Hamlyn Foundation celebrates 25 years of grant-making, Robert Dufton discusses his organisation…
Kids give up arts due to bullying
Over a quarter of school children report giving up an activity they enjoy doing due to fear of bullying, including arts activities…
Keep dancing
Linda Jasper calls for the proposed EBacc qualification to include the opportunity for young people to continue to study dance.
Cultural education for London schools
The future of education in London should include schools engaging with cultural institutions, teaching about the city’s cult…
Digital interaction
Clayton Shaw describes how a volunteering project in digital technology appealed to young people in Birmingham.
100 per cent commitment
The success of Harrow Arts Centre’s 100% programme of events and festivals is based on the many young people involved in both pr…
London leads the way
The Mayor’s Education Inquiry arrived last month, following extensive consultation with stakeholders across London. But what…
London’s Kids week gets award
Following the Society of London Theatre’s (SOLT) dramatic increase in sales for this year’s Kids Week scheme, the sche…
Reading from the same page
Oldham Libraries and the Oldham Coliseum Theatre have been working together while the theatre undergoes rebuilding work. Andrea El…
