Welsh vocational qualifications are meeting needs, report says
Post-16 vocational qualifications in art, creative and media subjects are meeting the needs of learners, according to findings fro…
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Orchestral music as an agent for change
In a radical reimagining of the classical music paradigm, Sarah Alexander shares the National Youth Orchestra’s model for en…
Labour: Collapse in music education ‘a disgrace’
Shadow Creative Industries Minister criticises lack of access to arts education in schools and stresses need for a full review of…
Don’t dance, because nobody’s watching
Dance is part of the national curriculum and schools are statutorily obliged to provide it. So why is a blind eye being turned to…
Can apprenticeships address the sector’s lack of diversity?
Apprenticeships offer far more than just a qualification. Charlotte Nicol is convinced they can and will radically change the make…
Welsh stars back drama student scholarship extension
Welsh actor Michael Sheen and his fellow countrymen, The Manic Street Preachers, have renewed their backing of an arts education f…
Putting arts education in place
With the general election looming, Jason Jones-Hall explains why all parties should embrace an arts-led approach to place to enhan…
Uncomfortable truths
Arts organisations are committed to reaching marginalised young people through their creative practice. But what happens when youn…
Birmingham: ‘An extraordinary jewel of a city’
In the latest in our series on the arts in education, Steve Ball shares an initiative which connects schools and arts organisation…
Labour vows to improve arts accessibility
Labour's general election manifesto says arts and music will 'no longer be the preserve of a privileged few', with the…
Teacher professionalism and the arts
Regardless of the setting, every school deserves a teacher who is afforded the space and professional trust to teach an inspiring…
Tories pledge to ‘unleash philanthropy’ for cultural institutions
Conservative Party promises to leverage the power of philanthropy for cultural institutions in an election manifesto light on firm…
Lib Dems pledge to protect arts funding
Party's general election manifesto criticises Conservative government's lack of support for the culture sector, claiming t…
Are arts students a burden on the taxpayer?
The Higher Education sector is up in arms about proposed cuts to creative arts courses which, it says, will further damage the UK&…
Closing the ‘enrichment gap’
The erosion of opportunities to study the expressive arts in school has created a crisis in arts teaching, writes Sally Bacon.
Fears Tory plans to scrap university degrees will damage arts
Conservative party says it will close the 'worst-performing' degrees that have high drop-out rates and 'poor' job…
Music hub changes pose ‘enormous risk’ to provision, MPs told
Education Select Committee hears evidence from music hub managers that recent reform process represented 'the most torrid time…
Scottish Funding Council cuts grants to university museums
University museums, galleries, and collections in Scotland are facing a 20% reduction in the grants they receive from the funding…
London drama school removed from charity register
Kogan Academy of Dramatic Arts had repeatedly failed to file accounts despite being given an official warning and deadline.
Rose Bruford to close Wigan base
Rose Bruford College is closing its acting course and campus in Wigan, two years after taking it over following the closure of the…
Arts education: Call for four hour minimum entitlement
Campaign group says fundamental changes to the schooling system are necessary to address 'erosion and inequality'…
Arts ‘a bridge to success’ after Goldsmiths league table leap
The warden of Goldsmiths, University of London has said that studying creative arts, social sciences or humanities is "a brid…
Education system facing ‘arts apocalypse’, sector warns
Concerns raised over 'decimation' of arts provision in schools and colleges across England.
One in four schools failing to meet one-hour music target
Almost a quarter of secondary schools are not meeting a new government expectation for Key Stage 3 pupils to be taught an hour of…
