Secondary school jointly run with orchestra opens
A new state school run in partnership with a professional orchestra has opened in the West Midlands, offering enhanced music educa…
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Gender blind theatre course launched at Chichester University
The University of Chichester has launched a new postgraduate master's course in musical theatre that will offer gender non-con…
Partnerships with universities yield long-term impact
Oliver Mantell examines the many benefits of working in close collaboration with university partners on developing skills in the a…
South Yorkshire bids to become music education hub
South Yorkshire has thrown its hat in the ring to become the home of a new music education hub. The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combin…
Music industry urges investment in teachers
Government must recruit "an army of music teachers" to avert the risk of a lost generation of talent, leaders in the mus…
Ex-dancers allege ‘toxic’ culture at top ballet schools
Former students of Royal Ballet School and Elmhurst Ballet School claim they were bullied and encouraged to lose weight.
Lessons from Black British theatre
Kimberly Harding’s desire to study Black British theatre was born decades ago. This summer she travelled to London to make i…
How do you get into dance?
Zoie Golding and Ollie Webb are 20 years apart in age and experience. Coming from backgrounds where a career in dance would be unl…
Schools in deprived areas get music equipment funds
Money will go to 29 schools in areas of high deprivation to provide access to musical instruments to young people facing the bigge…
Entries to GCSE arts exams hit new low
The total number of exam entries to all creative arts subjects falls by 4% compared with last year, representing its smallest ever…
London drama school investigated by charity regulator
Watchdog escalates inquiry into Kogan Academy of Dramatic Arts as accounts for three financial years remain outstanding.
Green light for BRIT School in Bradford
Approval is heralded as a signal government recognises the importance of cultural education, but there are questions around the la…
Entries to creative A-levels fall again
Sector leaders reignite call for educational reforms as entries to exams in creative subjects make up just over 10% of all A-level…
Lack of creative careers awareness
Concerns raised that school leavers are not being informed of opportunities in the creative industries.
English Heritage launches £11m apprenticeship programme
The charity aims to train a new generation in vanishing heritage skills needed to preserve endangered historic properties, includi…
DCMS launches enrichment programme for schools
Pilot scheme aims to improve the provision of enrichment activities such as art and drama in up to 200 secondary schools in areas…
We cannot afford to undervalue arts and humanities degrees
Hardly a day goes by without a fresh attack on arts and humanities degrees as ‘low value’. Stuart Croft, Vice-Chancell…
Cultural education ‘at risk’ following ACE shakeup
Report identifies risk of patchier arts provision for young people following Arts Council England's decision to stop funding B…
Acosta dance centre to open in Greenwich
Dancer, choreographer and director, Carlos Acosta, and the Acosta Dance Foundation (ADF) have announced the launch of a new dance…
Boost to creative opportunities for young people in Newham
Newham Council and the University of East London (UEL) have announced a partnership aimed at increasing cultural and creative oppo…
Music education hub reforms ‘immensely challenging’
Leading figure in music education warns the top-down nature of planned government reforms has created 'more challenge, more cr…
New arts campus for Medway following UCA closure
Medway School of Arts is set to open its doors in September on a site at The Historic Dockyard, Chatham. The new school will be ru…
Campaign urges education reform to save arts subjects
Open letter to Education Secretary, with more than 1,150 signatures, calls on government to review and reform Ebacc and Progress 8…
Government plans for ‘low value’ degree cap criticised
Admission restrictions to be placed on so-called 'low-value' degrees with high drop-out rates and poor employment prospect…
