A consultation is inviting views on the roll-out of the English Baccalaureate as the default for all GCSE pupils.

A new model for creative education has been celebrated with the formal opening of The Red House in Plymouth.

A collection of 100 recordings of classical music pieces is now available for teachers online, following the launch of a free reso…

Supporting talent and nurturing creativity is vital in a sector that relies on a multi-faceted set of skills, says Graham Sheffiel…

England has some of the unhappiest schoolchildren in the world. But Paul Collard believes bringing artists into the classroom may…

Primary and secondary schools in Wales are being funded to take part in the ‘Lead Creative Schools Scheme’, a key pill…

Bridge organisations will initiate new partnerships that aim to help deliver a consistent cultural education to all children and y…

Jessica Bowles took students from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama to curate the Prague Quadrennial's SpaceLab &#8…

What’s the secret of the success of Brent’s music service? A belief that music education is never over, writes Cl…

Since Cornwall Council closed its schools music service, an independent service has emerged that is no longer at the mercy of poli…

The number of young people taking drama and music at GCSE has fallen over the past five years. According to the latest statistics…

Budget cuts, the introduction of the EBacc and mass academisation of schools has created a “perfect storm” for theatre…

A new report summarises discussions between academics and cultural practitioners about the nature of their working relationships.

The proportion of students studying drama, music and dance is consistently lower for children from backgrounds of high deprivation…

Despite upholding the Government’s decision to exclude the arts from the compulsory EBacc, the Education Secretary has said…

What can cultural place-making today learn from Victorian attitudes? Malcolm Quinn reports on a recent conference on the developme…

The expressive arts will be one of six areas of learning and experience that will take the place of traditional subjects as Wales…

Arts professionals may be unanimous about the value of the arts in the curriculum, but what do schools think? Christy Romer spoke…

43,000 new workers will be needed to support Scotland’s creative industries over the next ten years, according to a new repo…

A debate in the House of Lords about the health of the creative industries was both a celebration and a call to action, with Baron…

Is it worth explaining conceptual contemporary art to ‘old age’ pensioners? Anna Goulding’s research sugges…

Undervaluing the arts will leave young people playing catch-up in a world where creative innovation will be the most highly valued…

Paul Hamlyn Foundation is strengthening its funding for arts education with new channels of support for projects that increase acc…

Do arts projects in schools boost pupils’ health and wellbeing? Ros McLellan finds the current evidence posit…