Cultural DNA and ecosystems of success
Jonothan Neelands warns that although creativity and cultural vibrancy are part of our shared DNA, the flourishing Creative Indust…
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Youth ensembles are active but challenges lie ahead
Young musicians are benefiting from youth ensembles, but concerns are growing over their financial stability and the difficulty of…
Shakespeare’s Globe makes £3.6m reaching 1 million people
Three-quarters of income at the self-financing venue came from ticket sales and admission charges in 2013, though almost a half of…
From STEM to STEAM, demands Shadow Minister
MPs and Lords are questioning the ‘discounting’ that devalues GCSE arts subjects in the school league tables.
Funding out of step with In Harmony ambitions
An interim report reveals promising results but an uncertain future for England’s ‘El Sistema’ schools music pil…
Much more than a name change
With its new name and status as an independent charity, Peckham Platform is a very different organisation, according to&…
How the other Stratford lives
Liz Pearson is certain that partnerships between educational and public cultural bodies are maintaining the momentum behind Stratf…
A bridge over the arts
Richard Clark explains how Bridge organisations are enriching children and young people’s experience of the arts.
Call for evidence on the Future of Cultural Value
Answers from the cultural sector to seventeen questions on four specific themes will form the basis of an investigation by the War…
Cultural hub to be centrepiece of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Chancellor George Osborne has pledged support for a major new higher education and cultural district on the former Olympic site in…
Seeing sense
Henry Vann looks back over a busy year since the Government announced its plan to create English Baccalaureate Certificates.
A creative boost
Grant Brisland believes that The Courtyard’s work in primary schools in Herefordshire is helping to raise literacy standards…
The ladder for success
Antony Dunn believes that making youth dance more inclusive starts with keeping it in the national curriculum.
Playing with Shakespeare
Playful interaction is at the heart of all Globe Education’s digital activities for school-aged children, writes Patrick Spo…
More music-making
Karen Irwin describes the vital work Live Music Now is doing with children with special needs, and its plans for the future.
Arts accreditation in schools
How can accreditation add value to creative work with young people? Alice Young discusses Arts Award, the qualification for the ar…
Plans to put creativity at the heart of learning in Scotland
Scotland’s Creative Learning Plan has set out a vision for creativity in education over the next 10 years.
Wales considers creativity-focused curriculum
An arts-rich approach to teaching could be a “game-changer” for education in Wales, according to a new report.
More dancing
The government’s new primary sports funding will increase dance provision in primary schools. Sally Fort urges dance practit…
Arts education has intrinsic value, but wider impact is unproven
Claims that arts education brings wide benefits in terms of creativity, social skills and academic performance are at best optimis…
Collective voice for arts education
A strategic alliance between five of the leading professional subject associations for art, dance, drama and music is aiming to en…
More Shakespeare for schools
Globe Education will extend its free schools ticket scheme as Deutsche Bank commits to a further three years’ support.
Lords debate arts and wellbeing
Concerns that funding for arts and health research could be scaled down were among issues raised in a House of Lords debate on the…
Curriculum change and progress incentives for arts subjects
Cultural education report reflects new Government proposals for the arts in schools as well as Henley’s 2012 Review findings…
