Museums’ ad-hoc funding for learning activities jeopardising youth engagement
Project-based funding for museum learning programmes poses a “clear challenge” when it comes to sustaining engagement with chi…
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Youth Music report finds global majority ‘locked out’ of industry
Young people from the global majority are more likely to enjoy going to school than their white peers, and to express greater enjo…
Youth orchestra co-founder says moving on is ‘sign of success’
The co-founder and artistic director of a youth-led orchestral music organisation has announced succession plans after nearly 15 y…
Funding cuts will drive class divide, theatre leader claims
Stratford East executive director Hanna Streeter has warned of an “ever-increasing disparity” between those educated in the privat…
Youth Music head steps away after 13 years of leadership
MATT GRIFFITHS is to depart Youth Music in December after 13 years as chief executive. Under his leadership, the charity expanded…
Art Fund leader demands ‘laser-like focus’ on creative subjects in schools
The director of the UK’s national charity for museums and galleries has asked the government to “get a grip” when it comes to firm…
Content creators get free access to Southbank concerts with TikTok classical music scheme
A scheme designed to support content creators who are passionate about classical music has been launched by a major London arts ve…
Curriculum and Assessment Review: An opportunity not to be missed
Ministers have long argued that background should not be a barrier to opportunity in life. That case can be powerfully made in ter…
Music education boosts skills for ‘any career path’, says study
The vast majority of adults who had access to music education or played an instrument in school credit the hobby with providing th…
Costume legend voices concerns over ‘unfocused’ arts training
Costume designer John Bright has admitted he feels “worry about the future” of the UK’s creative industries, suggesting skills tra…
The first cut is the deepest
With conference season in full swing, CEO of Punch Records, Ammo Talwar calls on policymakers to recognise culture as infrastructu…
How museums are supporting early years development
Art Fund’s Rosheen Murray shares a new programme aiming to ensure every child, regardless of background, has the chance to devel…
Entertainment experts demand Digital Creativity GCSE
Leaders at the likes of Roblox, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Into Film have demanded the introduction of an entirely new GCSE quali…
Arts Emergency embraces shared leadership model
Arts Emergency is to live by its values of “shared power” and “collaborative decision-making” with the introduction of a joint lea…
ACE-funded research into early access to the arts could ‘drive culture spending agenda’
A 25-year research programme investigating the impact of sustained interaction with cultural activities on children and families c…
Girls continue to outnumber boys in music engagement
The proportion of girls participating in National Youth Music organisations (NYMOs) continues to outnumber boys, although the gap…
V&A East director: My biggest ask is for government to reinvest in creative education
The director of V&A East has said it is “a shock” to comprehend how creative education has been “set back a generation” in Bri…
National Theatre to open up its archive across the pond
Schoolchildren in the United States are to enjoy a host of archived recordings from the National Theatre (NT), in a partnership ai…
Young people to be at the heart of cultural decision making in Knowsley
A programme in Knowsley aiming to boost youth engagement and involvement in cultural and creative activity over the next three yea…
A legacy that plays on: From a founding bequest to a community of changemakers
This week is Remember A Charity Week. To mark it, Sanpreet Janjua from Young Sounds UK, shares how the charity is nurturing a circ…
London schools to enjoy return of free arts scheme
A programme designed to support teaching and inspire pupils from reception to Year 6 in both mainstream and special schools will r…
‘Woefully low’ number of disabled people in the arts requires long-term solutions
Long-term funding ringfenced to provide opportunities for disabled young people in the arts is needed to address the “woefully l…
Gen Z bigger fans of arts in school than older adults
Young adults born between 1997 and 2012 are more likely to cite the arts as one of the most valuable aspects of their school exper…
Borough Yards artist’s takeover ‘more democratic’ than galleries
Artist Philip Colbert has said he is “obsessed” with presenting his work outside of official gallery spaces, expressing concern th…
